Envy is not a synonym for jealousy. Synonyms can be used interchangeably; envy and jealousy can’t. If you don’t believe me, try substituting the word “envious” for “jealous” in the phrase: “For I the Lord your God am a jealous God.” Jealousy is possessive and protective; it can be good or bad. God’s jealousy – His possessiveness of His people – is a good thing; it protects us from being plucked out of His hand.
— Carol Ruvolo (1946–2025), Autorin und Bibellehrerin
Related Bible passage: EXO.20.5
Topics: Temptation & Struggle, The Bible & the Word of God
Carol Ruvolo
Carol Ruvolo (1946–2025) war eine US-amerikanische Autorin und Bibellehrerin, die im evangelikal-reformierten Umfeld wirkte. Bekanntheit erlangte sie durch Studienleitfäden wie die Reihe „Light for Your Path“, die reformierte Theologie für Laien und Bibelgruppen erschließen. Heutigen Bibellesern vermitteln ihre Texte eine verständliche Schriftauslegung, die theologische Grundlagen mit praktischen Impulsen für das Glaubensleben verbindet.
All quotes by Carol Ruvolo (4)
The devil is a better theologian than any of us, and he is still a devil.
A.W. Tozer
Discipline is choosing what you want most over what you want now.
Craig Groeschel
Martin Luther
Fyodor Dostoevsky
And Satan trembles when he sees, the weakest saint upon his knees.
William Cowper
Our old man is crucified, but he is long at dying.
Charles Haddon Spurgeon
Dante Alighieri
Gilbert Keith Chesterton