About this episode
The episode discusses the concept of envy and its impact on society, contrasting the admiration for some professions with the disdain for others, as explained through scripture.
A rookie basketball player earning $104,000 a year is praised, and entertainers making hundreds of thousands are admired. Yet let a small farmer earn $20–30,000 by hard work, or a businessman earn $50,000 by skill, and he is denounced as an exploiter. Why applaud one man’s success but hate another’s? Scripture answers: “Envy is the rottenness of the bones” (Prov. 14:30). Envy drives people to despise the disciplined and productive because their success exposes the sloth and irresponsibility of the envious. As Jesus said, “Is thine eye evil, because I am good?” (Matt. 20:15). The ungodly resent the godly; the unproductive resent the productive; and those who refuse to build character hate those who have it. Our problems begin in sin, and the cure begins with regeneration, not envy.
Topics covered
- envy
- success
- scripture
- character
- productivity
- sin
- regeneration
Keywords
- envy
- success
- scripture
- character
- productivity
- sin
- regeneration
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Envy
Places: Prov. 14:30, Matt. 20:15
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