πππβΉοΈβοΈππ½ What does the Bible say about bitterness?
Bitterness creeps into your life almost without you knowing it. Unresolved anger or resentment leads to bitterness. Your bitterness becomes your lens of how you view life. So, how can you recognize bitterness and break free from it? Here is what the Bible says about bitterness and how to get rid of it.
Christian quotes about bitterness
βAs we pour out our bitterness, God pours in his peace.β F.B. Meyer
βBitterness arises in our hearts when we do not trust in the sovereign rule of God in our lives.β Jerry Bridges
βForgiveness breaks the bitter chains of pride, self-pity and vengeance that lead to despair, alienation, broken relationships and loss of joy. β John MacArthur ππππππ―πππππ 2. Hebrews 12:15 (NASB) βSee to it that no one comes short of the grace of God; that no root of bitterness springing up causes trouble, and by it many become defiled.β
3. Acts 8:20-23 βPeter answered: βMay your money perish with you, because you thought you could buy the gift of God with money! 21 You have no part or share in this ministry, because your heart is not right before God. 22 Repent of this wickedness and pray to the Lord in the hope that he may forgive you for having such a thought in your heart. 23 For I see that you are full of bitterness and captive to sin.β
4. Romans 3:14 βTheir mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.β
5. James 3:14 βBut if you harbor bitter envy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast about it or deny the truth.β
βBitterness imprisons life; love releases it.β Harry Emerson Fosdick ππ½ππ½ππ½ππ½ππ½ πππβοΈ HEBREWS 12:14-15
1. Strive for peace with everyone, and for the holiness without which no one will see the Lord. See to it that no one fails to obtain the grace of God; that no "root of bitterness" springs up and causes trouble, and by it many become defiled;
Bitterness is toxic yβall. Itβs a cancer. It will spread and grow. Bitterness can contaminate your entire generational line. Bitter people tend to pass bitterness on to their children. We have to get it out. It must be uprooted. The only way to get rid of bitterness is through forgiveness. ππβοΈπ―πβΉοΈπ EPHESIANS 4:32
Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as GOD in Christ forgave YOU. ππ½ββοΈππ
Verse 31 told us what to put away but verse 32 tell us what to put on! Kindness, tenderheartedness and forgiveness. ππβΉοΈβοΈπ― ROMANS 3:14 βTheir mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.β
JAMES 3:14 βBut if you harbor bitter envy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast about it or deny the truth. πππβΉοΈπ―