envy

This is the third post in the series on Envy. Click here for Part One and Part Two. We can overcome envy by pursuing the virtue of zeal. Zeal appears similar to envy, but is a healthy way of comparing ourselves to others. Timothy Perrine and Kevin Timpe give an example of Christine and Cathy: Christine sees Cathy’s piety. Christine notices her own piety, and then sees that …

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This post is Part 2 out of four posts on Envy. To read the first post click here. All sin is absurd because it’s rebellion against God. But envy is particularly insane. Envy has a backwards and illogical nature; it despises good and delights in evil. Yet, envy doesn’t make us ignorant of good and evil. We don’t blindly believe vice is virtue. We still recognize the good that others possess, …

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