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蒂莫西·凯勒牧师在讲道中探讨了嫉妒的本质、危害以及应对方法。他指出，嫉妒源于对他人拥有更好生活或某些方面的渴望，以及对他们拥有这些的怨恨。嫉妒不仅会破坏个人的快乐，还会毒害我们享受自己生活的能力，并破坏人际关系和社会文化。凯勒牧师认为，克服嫉妒的关键在于敬畏上帝，体验上帝无条件的爱和恩典，并展望未来新天新地的希望。他引用圣经经文和一些文学作品，阐述了上帝对人类无条件的爱，以及耶稣基督为人类牺牲的伟大，以此来帮助人们克服嫉妒。他强调，只有将生命建立在对上帝的信仰和爱之上，才能摆脱嫉妒的困扰，获得真正的快乐和满足。 凯勒牧师详细解释了嫉妒的隐藏性，以及它如何伪装成对不公平的愤怒或自怜。他指出，嫉妒会让人无法欣赏自己的生活，总是与他人比较，导致对自身和生活的各种不满。他以纽约的企业文化和学术界为例，说明嫉妒如何破坏社会关系和职业发展。他还分析了嫉妒的根源在于人们寻求自我认同的方式，如果人们将自我价值建立在世俗的成就或关系上，而不是对上帝的信仰，就更容易陷入嫉妒的陷阱。凯勒牧师鼓励听众反思自己的生活，找出嫉妒的根源，并通过敬拜上帝、体验上帝的爱来克服嫉妒。他强调，耶稣基督的牺牲和复活是战胜嫉妒的希望所在，因为这表明上帝对人类无条件的爱和对未来的承诺。

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Envy is defined as wanting someone else's life and resenting their prosperity. It is characterized by being unhappy at other people's happiness and rejoicing in their unhappiness.

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Very basic to the development of wisdom is the ability to understand and channel the deep currents of our hearts.

The book of Proverbs looks at the subject of wisdom. And in these passages, we come to a theme the Bible says is very important to understand: envy. 

Let’s look at three things: 1) how to understand envy, 2) why to deal with envy, and 3) where to take your envy.

This sermon was preached by Dr. Timothy Keller at Redeemer Presbyterian Church on November 7, 2004. Series: Proverbs: True Wisdom for Living. Scripture: Proverbs 23:17-18; Psalm 73:1-3, 20-26.

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