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The Potential Evil Within: Against Others, God and Ourselves

Ecclesiastes 10:8-9 –  He who digs a pit will fall into it, and a serpent will bite him who breaks through a wall. He who quarries stones is hurt by them, and he who splits logs is endangered by them.

  1. The sin of Jealousy: Evil against others: Ecc. 10:8, Gen. 37:18-25, Gen. 50:15, Gen. 50:19-21

    1. The Cure: Peter – live under the Lordship of Christ – John 21:21-22

  2. The Sin of Self-Righteousness: Evil against the Lord: Ecc. 10:9, 1 Peter 2:6-8, Matt. 21:42-44

    1. The Cure: Peter – live beholding the Lord’s glory – Luke 5:4-8

  3. The Sin of Self-Deception: Evil against ourselves: Ecclesiastes 10:9b, Matthew 7:1-5

    1. The Cure: Peter – Live heeding the Word of the Lord – Matthew 26:30-35, James 1:22-25