Worry vs Concern
Whats the difference? Let's look at some well known scriptures:
Philippians 4:6 NASB
Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.
1 Peter 5:6-7 NASB
Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you at the proper time, [7] casting all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you.
Now regarding concern we have:
1 Corinthians 7:32 NASB
But I want you to be free from concern. One who is unmarried is concerned about the things of the Lord, how he may please the Lord;
2 Corinthians 11:29, 32 NASB
Who is weak without my being weak? Who is led into sin without my intense concern? [32] In Damascus the ethnarch under Aretas the king was guarding the city of the Damascenes in order to seize me,
Then there is the following internet post:
http://www.virtueonline.org/portal/modules/news/article.php?storyid=18046
This author seems to think he knows the difference but fails to offer clear guidelines on how I can tell the difference. He seems to be advocating a kind of "righteous worry". Is there a such a thing? What are your thoughts?
Whats the difference? Let's look at some well known scriptures:
Philippians 4:6 NASB
Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.
1 Peter 5:6-7 NASB
Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you at the proper time, [7] casting all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you.
Now regarding concern we have:
1 Corinthians 7:32 NASB
But I want you to be free from concern. One who is unmarried is concerned about the things of the Lord, how he may please the Lord;
2 Corinthians 11:29, 32 NASB
Who is weak without my being weak? Who is led into sin without my intense concern? [32] In Damascus the ethnarch under Aretas the king was guarding the city of the Damascenes in order to seize me,
Then there is the following internet post:
http://www.virtueonline.org/portal/modules/news/article.php?storyid=18046
This author seems to think he knows the difference but fails to offer clear guidelines on how I can tell the difference. He seems to be advocating a kind of "righteous worry". Is there a such a thing? What are your thoughts?