The Poison of PRIDE The pride that God loathers is not a healthy self-respect or a legitimate sense of personal dignity. It is the haughty, undue self-esteem out of all proportion to our actual worth. It is the repugnant egotism that is repulsive to both man and God. It is that revolting conceit which swaggers before men and struts in the presence of the Almighty. And God does not like it. Pride may take various forms in our relationships, marriages, and lives. Spiritual pride trust in ones own virtue rather than in the grace of God. Intellectual pride gives its possessor self-confidence rather than God-confidence. Pride in material things enthrones self and displaces God;secondary things are exalted to the place of first importance. Social pride manifest itself in arrogance and status. All forms of pride emanate from the haughty human heart, and pride is not pleasing to God. Here is what we can do about it: Confess your pride. Humble yourself in the sight of God. Look then to Christ, who humbled himself and became obedient to death - even death on a cross! - Philippians 2:8 Are you ready to confess your pride and free your relationship, marriage, and life from punishment? Biblical Reference: Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to the Lord: though hand join in hand, he shall not be unpunished. - Proverbs 16:5
Posted on: Tue, 21 Jan 2014 05:32:34 +0000
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