satan tries to get us to hate and harm behind each other’s back face to face openly to public
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The Lord commands us to love others•Brother in Christ, 1 Pt. 1:22•Neighbors, Lk. 10:25-37•Enemies, Mt. 5:44, 45
Hatred•“enmity…Rom. 8:7…Jas. 4:4”•“actively, hostile, hating and opposing another”•Gal. 4:16; Phil. 3:18
*SourcesGreek-English Lexicon of the New Testament, ThayerExpository Dictionary of New Testament Words, Vine
Jealousies•“zeal, jealousy…”•“ardor in embracing…contentious rivalry”
*SourcesGreek-English Lexicon of the New Testament, ThayerExpository Dictionary of New Testament Words, Vine
Envy•“is the feeling of displeasure produced by witnessing or hearing of the advantage or prosperity of others”
*SourcesGreek-English Lexicon of the New Testament, ThayerExpository Dictionary of New Testament Words, Vine
Contentions•“strife, contention, is the expression of enmity”•“…wrangling”•Lk. 11:53
*SourcesGreek-English Lexicon of the New Testament, ThayerExpository Dictionary of New Testament Words, Vine
Selfish ambitions•“denotes ambition, self-seeking…self-will…”•“from…a hireling;…seeking to win followers”•“electioneering or intriguing for office…to put one’s self forward…”
*SourcesGreek-English Lexicon of the New Testament, ThayerExpository Dictionary of New Testament Words, Vine
Outbursts of wrath•“hot anger”•“passion, angry heat…anger forthwith boiling up and soon subsiding again”
*SourcesGreek-English Lexicon of the New Testament, ThayerExpository Dictionary of New Testament Words, Vine
Dissensions•“a standing apart”•“division”
*SourcesGreek-English Lexicon of the New Testament, ThayerExpository Dictionary of New Testament Words, Vine
Heresies•“choosing, choice…self-willed opinion”•“a body of men separating themselves from others and following their own tenets”
*SourcesGreek-English Lexicon of the New Testament, ThayerExpository Dictionary of New Testament Words, Vine
Denominations: strife, contentions, heresiesPhil. 3:1-3•Names•Doctrines, creeds•Worship: instrumental music
Discontent member in local churchPhil. 2:1-4•Jealous of another’s blessings•Push pet project or doctrine•Seeks to put self first