Is it a sin to be jealous?

Answer 1

Sin is an outdated concept.

Jealousy is an emotion. You can't really stop yourself feeling what you feel. However, this won't keep religions from using it to foster feelings of guilt which keep the pews full.

Obviously, jealousy has good points. It is a great motivator to achieve more yourself. It really is just a realization that someone else can achieve something that you wanted to achieve. It is, itself, a type of guilt for not being able to achieve it yourself.

The emotion of jealousy is not a bad thing. How you actually act given that emotion can be good or bad. You have your own brain. You can figure out what you should do in response to your own emotions.

Answer 2

I believe the sin is not in the thought, but the act. For example, if a person is thinking about having sex with someone. It is not a sin. It is just an initial thought. The sin comes in when you entertain that thought and act upon it. (Fornication) Just because you are a Christian does not mean that you have this layer of protection from lustful or bad thoughts. Because you are a Christian, you must not entertain or act on those thoughts that go against God. That's where the sin comes in. So to me, Sin is not solely the thought, it is combined with your actions. Have you entertained the jealous side of you or have you acted upon it?

Answer 3

Sin outdated? Somebody's got some 'splanin' to do for having the inconsiderate nerve to say that. With all we Christians go through with the 'old man' and persecution and all, how could you have such a lack of understanding of what's RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU EVERYDAY AND WHAT YOU DO EVERYDAY (whether you're looking in the mirror or not)? The only scriptural semblance of 'outdated sin will be when the New Heaven and the New Earth,and that holy city, New Jeruselem are in full effect (for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away Revelation 21:1-7) after all sin, rebellion, Satan, the Antichrist, the false prophet, the image of the beast, and all those who worshipped the beast and his image are put away forever (Isaiah 66:23-24; Revelaton 14:9-11; 20:7-19; 21:8-27). You may want to seriously rethink your view (?) on sin. Trust me buddy, it ain't make believe.

Well, that would depend on which jealousy you were referring to. God's or ours.

Man's - Song of Solomon (Canticles) 8:6-7.

"Set me as a seal upon thine heart, as a seal upon thine arm: for love is strong as death; jealousy is cruel as the grave: the coals thereof are coals of fire, which hath a most vehement flame.

Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it: if a man would give all the substance of his house for love, it would utterly be contemned".

God's - (Concerning idols) Exodus 20:5 "Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them; for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visitng the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generations of them that hath not;"

Exodus 34:14 "For thou shalt worship no other god; for the Lord, whose name is jealous, is a jealous God;"

Deuteronomy 4:24 "For the Lord thy God is a consuming fire, even a jealous god".

Josha 24:19-20 "And Joshua said unto the people, Ye cannot serve the Lord: for he is an holy God; he is a jealous God; he will not forgive your trangressions nor your sins.

If ye forsake the Lord, and serve strange gods, then he will turn and do you hurt, and consume you, after that he hath done you good".

Joel 2:18 "Then will the Lord be jealous for his land, and pity his people".

Nahum 1:2 "God is jealous, and the Lord revengeth, and is furious; the Lord will take vengence on the adversaries, and he reserveth wrath for his enemies".

Zechariah 1:14 "So the angel that commanded with me said unto me, Cry thou, saying, thus saith the Lord of hosts: I am jealous for Jerusalem and for Zion with a great jealousy".

Now, whose jealousy would you rather trust; man's cold, cruel, heartless, and uncaring selfish jealousy or God's perfect jealousy which is enacted for the betterment of his people and his land?

Answer 4

A lot of jealousy is bad, because you are jealous for what is not yours - or we handle of the jealousy in an evil manner.

However sometimes jealousy is good and just, it all depends on what you're jealous about. If you are jealous for some thing good, like being jealous for God's Word, or worship that is good and right.

Answer 5

Yes!

From our Watchtower.org studies:

Combating Envy

Because all humans are imperfect, vigorous and protracted efforts may be necessary to combat envy. It is one thing to know that the Scriptures tell us: “In showing honor to one another take the lead,” but it is quite another to do it. Paul recognized his own inclination toward sin. To fight it, he had to “pummel [his] body and lead it as a slave.” (Romans 12:10; 1 Corinthians 9:27) For us, that may mean resisting competitive thoughts, replacing them with positive ones. We need to pray, asking Jehovah to help us “not to think more of [ourselves] than it is necessary to think.”—Romans 12:3.

Bible study and meditation also help. Think, for instance, of the future Paradise God promises. Then all will have peace, good health, abundant food, comfortable homes, and satisfying work. (Psalm 46:8, 9; 72:7, 8, 16; Isaiah 65:21-23) Will anyone feel the urge to compete? Hardly. There will be no reason for doing so. True, Jehovah has not provided every detail of what life will be like then, but we may reasonably suppose that all will be able to pursue interests and skills that appeal to them. One may study astronomy, another design beautiful fabrics. Why would one envy the other? The activities of our fellows will be a stimulus, not a cause for resentment. Such feelings will be things of the past.

Answer 6

Actually, God is considered to be a jealous God in several areas of the Hebrew Scriptures.

It is the action that is sin, not the jealousy itself.

JoMo

Answer 7

I think it depends on the situation. A man will be jealous if other men are taking an important role in the life of his wife/girlfriend, and that is natural. If he was not jealous, there would be no love and cherishing. If someone is jealous of someones possessions, then that is just silly and the Bible does tell us not to covet. Don't long after anything (especially not someone else's wife/husband).

Answer 8

Yes, but it is natural for the conditioned soul so I would not be too hard on yourself or others. It has its root in our jealousy for God (the reason for being in this material world)- only by sincere devotion do we transcend body and mind - when we are completely pure by divine association- There is no more jealously because we are established in Love of God.

Answer 9

im jealous all the time..but you see you have to try your best to over come it because it can get to a point where it will ruin your life.
i think it is a sin though...but people are human and we are very jealous...
just try your best....

Answer 10

Biblical allegory for sin and jealousy = law.
Only law imputes anything as sin: Rom 5:13
Whatsoever is not of faith is sin: Rom 14:23
The law is not of faith: Galatians 3:11,12
Nobody is justified by law in God's sight.

The GRACE of our Lord Jesus Christ with you all. Amen.