RDM#2 : PAS PIKRIA

pas pikria...a greek phrase that means "all kinds of bitterness"

If there is one thing we should get rid of before going into a relationship, that's BITTERNESS...and all of it's kinds! in my study of Relationship, Dating and Marriage, bitterness is a killer than can really damage the soul of a believer! here are some principles regarding PIKRIA (bitterness)...avoid being an "OSCAR" to someone...oscar ain't that cute in the first place!

• There is no legitimate BITTERNESS
• Every believer who harbors BITTERNESS is a walking bomb
• PIKRIA (Greek Noun) – Bitterness – animosity – jealousy – hostility
• To become bitter, is
• To be very sarcastic
• To have pain in the mentality
• To be miserable
• Anger is the overt manifestation of bitterness
• Bitterness is severity of temper
• Bitterness is PAINFUL INWARD AFFLICTION
• Bitterness defiles self and others
• MARAH (Hebrew) – Angry discontentment
• This is one sin that poisons the mind with painful and piercing irritation
• Accounts of bitterness in the bible
• Bitterness because of Bareness (1 Samuel 1:10)
• Bitter people (Ezekiel 28:30; 2 Kings 24:6)
• Bitterness because of suffering (Deut 32:34)
• Bitterness because of Ridicule (Lam 3:14)
• Bitterness because of arrogance (Acts 8:23)
• Bitterness because of Cosmic System Control (Eph 4:31)
• Bitterness is inconsistent…it can breed in any situation
• Bitterness stops God from blessing us!
• Bitterness can destroy our spiritual life
• BITTER PEOPLE CANNOT HAVE PEACE IN ANY SCALE OF VALUES IN ANY TYPES OF RELATIONSHIP IN LIFE!
• Bitter people are self-destructive!
• No man/woman is worth making us bitter
• Rejection is a strong reason for bitterness
• Bitterness means:
• Selfishness
• Being inconsiderate
• Being withdrawn to society
• Indifference toward social behavior
• Jealousy is the only sin that there is only one levitical offering for it!
• The Right Lobe knows its own bitterness…
• Bitterness is so obvious that even strangers can see it!
• Bitterness builds up a complaining attitude
• Jer 2:19 – Bitterness results from backsliding
• Jer 4:18 – A bitter person complains because of how things are going!
• You solve relationship problems by having your relationship with God is in order
• James 3:13-15 – You’re lying against doctrine when you are bitter!
• Bitterness resides in the RIGHT LOBE!
• Bitterness is a blasphemous type of complaining (Job 9:17)
• Bitterness is irrational!
• Bitterness can lead to sin unto death (Job 21:25)
• Bitterness defiles our lives!(Psalm 64:1)