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Post by Interesting article on Nov 15, 2007 22:08:11 GMT -5
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BaPa
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Post by BaPa on Nov 15, 2007 23:28:59 GMT -5
It's been said that "Pride" is the greatest SIN we have to deal with.
Pride + Competition = SIN.
Pride makes a great study.
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Post by Martha on Nov 16, 2007 14:37:52 GMT -5
I have been well aquainted with PRIDE. It was my best friend for many a year. Just ask my dear sister Mary, who was often the recipient of my resentful spirit because I was proud of all that I was DOING to gain the approval and favor of others. Yes, I have needed to confront the Pharisee within myself--concerned about "place" and feeling threatened that my "place" would be taken away from me by the established rulers of the day. Just as Jesus was a THREAT to the Pharisees in those days; they saw Jesus as a threat because He upset the status quo, did He not? Jesus came along and caused such a stir; He stood for DIVINE LOVE, not the proud righteous boasting of all the the FLESH can accomplish and temporal satisfation. Jesus corrected even those that so obviously tried to GAIN HIS FAVOR! Oh, they followed Him around, they worshipped Him, yet He didn't want the GLORY. So He corrected them ; because He wanted the GLORY to go to GOD, THE FATHER! Oh, how, we often miss what Jesus really wanted and all because of personal PRIDE. Pride in our OWN DOINGS. But, when we turn down personal glory, we are surprised at how much better it really is for everyone, ourselves included. **I must decrease so that He can increase**. Oh we hear that quoted and said over and over again, don't we, but do we really and truly understand what is meant by that and are we really and truly LIVING and UPHOLDING that in our LIVES? No, probably not, if we were honest. It takes an act of God sometimes to quash the pride that wants to take the GLORY. We can quote Scripture all we want, but it takes faith and God's doing to truly apply the Scripture in our lives. -sister Martha
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Post by free at last on Nov 16, 2007 19:01:19 GMT -5
Pride- God resists the proud but gives GRACE to the HUMBLE We are Gods All that we posses is His Our life is His Our own thoughts would like to take credit for our accomplishments but the glory belongs to Him Thanks Martha for your message
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