A Warning Against Pride

Pride distances us from God. God dwells with the humble, but casts away the proud. Pride is the underlying cause of all human suffering – actually all of the suffering in the world is a result of Pride. But humility is the foundation of human flourishing. Pride is, foundationally, an inappropriate focus on yourself. Pride is rooted in self-focus and self-concern. But Humility is fundamentally focused on others. (The royal law can only be fulfilled through humility). A Warning: We have to be very careful in approaching this topic so that we don't allow the Truth of God to spiral into a tool of Satan. The aim of this message is not to get you to think less of yourself (although that may be necessary); the goal is for you to think of yourself less. Indeed: Humility is not thinking less of yourself, but thinking of yourselves less. Our aim is not to develop a low opinion of ourselves, but an accurate opinion of ourselves in relation to the Triune God. We are the adopted Children of God the Father, fellow-hears of His son Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit LIVES inside of us if we are truly His! And none of that is a result of Anything we have done, but only of grace and mercy. In this message we will consider the Dangers of Personal Pride, as well as the Dangers of Pride within the Body of Christ