It gives us the ability to let them live their lives as unto the Lord. When we let people make mistakes without judging them, it enables us to accept criticism without hurt or bitterness. Today I can choose bitterness and loss, or, I can choose the Holy Spirit and His positive power. The choice is mine. Because It Opens The Door to Idolatry.
Bitterness devastates our soul and spirit because it is rooted in idolatry.
Iniquity in the New Testament means lawlessness. The Bible looks upon a lawless person as an idolater because they insist on worshipping something other than God. Please remember, iniquity is the equivalent of lawlessness and Peter associated lawlessness with bitterness. Bitterness is a giant emotional step toward lawlessness. Lawlessness is an expression of idolatry.