BITTERNESS
Definition---Dislike, hatred, discontent, animosity and
resentment, a dislike of something or someone.
Bitterness is normally a feeling of resentment toward
someone or something. You feel you have been wronged.
Bible Statement
Jesus said in Matthew as the first commandment: love the
Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul
and with your entire mind. The second commandment is
Love your neighbor as yourself.
Scripture
Hebrews 12:14-15 Make every effort to live in peace with
all men and to be holy; without holiness no one will see
the Lord. See to it that no one misses the grace of God
and that no bitter root grows up to become trouble and
defile many.
Philippians 4:31-32 Eliminate all bitterness, rage,
anger and fighting. Do not slander anyone, eradicate
every form of malice. Be kind and compassionate to
everyone, forgive each other, just as God forgave you.
Matthew 6:14-15 If you forgive men when they sin against
you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if
you don't, your Father which is in heaven will not
forgive your sins.
James 4:11-12 Do not speak against each other, brethren.
He who speaks against a brother or judges his brother,
speaks against the law therefore judges the law. If you
judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but a judge
of it. 12 There is only one Lawgiver and Judge, the One
who is able to save and to destroy; but who are you who
judge your neighbor?
John 5:26-27 Just as the Father has life in himself, so
He has granted the Son to have life in himself. And He
has granted him authority to judge because he is the Son
of Man.
Romans 2:1You have no excuse, while you who pass
judgment on someone else, for at whatever you judge the
others of, you are accusing yourself, because you who
pass judgment do the same things.
Romans 2:16 Judgment will take place on the day when God
will judge man's secrets through Jesus Christ, just as
my gospel declares.
1st. Peter 3:8-10 To summarize, all of you be
harmonious, sympathetic, brotherly, kindhearted, and be
unassuming in spirit; 9 do not return evil for evil or
offense for offense, but giving a blessing instead; for
you were called for the very purpose that you might
inherit a blessing.
Rom 5:1-5 We are justified because of our faith, we have
peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2 through
Him we have obtained our introduction by faith into this
grace in which we stand; and we exult in hope of the
glory of God. 3 Not only this, but we also exult in our
tribulations, knowing that tribulation brings about
perseverance; 4 with perseverance, and proven character,
hope; 5 and hope does not disappoint, because the love
of God has been dispensed out within our hearts through
the Holy Spirit who was given to us.
Romans 15:1-3 Those of us who are strong bear the
weaknesses of those without strength and not just please
ourselves. Each of us should please his neighbor for his
good, to build him up. For even Christ did not please
himself but, as it is written. The insults of those who
insult you have fallen on Jesus.
Ephesians 4:26-32 Be angry, yet do not sin nor allow the
sun to go down on your anger, 27 do not give Satan the
opportunity to step in. Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of
God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.
31 Let all bitterness, wrath and anger be removed from
you. Put it all away from you, along with all malice. 32
Be kind to one another, tender-hearted, pleasant to each
other, just as God in Christ also has forgiven you.
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