PRIDE IS A SIN & GOD HATES THE PROUD HEART Selfish pride can be defined as excessive confidence or glorification in ones self, possessions or nation. The concept is found in The Bible, along with pride itself, in words such as arrogance, haughtiness and conceit, among others, all of which are opposite of GODLY humility. The wrongness of self-centered pride is essentially twofold. On a spiritual level, it inevitably leads to disregard, disrespect and disobedience to GOD i.e. self-centered pride is primarily what transformed the once-righteous Lucifer into the wicked Satan after he became too impressed with himself: Isaiah 14:14 I will make myself like the Most High. On a worldly level, selfish pride very often results in self-destructive behavior because, while a form of self-delusion, it isnt necessarily as much an overestimation of ones self as it is a dangerous underestimation of others... Proverbs 18:12 - Before his downfall a mans heart is proud, but humility comes before honor...
Posted on: Sat, 29 Mar 2014 21:09:24 +0000