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index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyPride @ Selfish pride can be defined as "excessive confidence or glorification in one's 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.
index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyPride @ The wrongness of self-centered pride is essentially twofold.
index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyPride @ The Bible also speaks of a good pride, but it differs greatly from selfish pride (see below)
index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyPride @ The kind of pride that stems from self-righteousness is sin, and God hates it because it is a hindrance to seeking Him.
index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyPride @ The proud, on the other hand, are so blinded by their pride that they think they have no need of God or, worse, that God should accept them as they are because they deserve His acceptance.
index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyPride @ Pride has kept many people from accepting Jesus Christ as Savior.
index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyPride @ Pride is giving ourselves the credit for something that God has accomplished.
index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyPride @ Pride is taking the glory that belongs to God alone and keeping it for ourselves.
index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyPride @ Pride is essentially self-worship.
index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyPride @ Pride is portrayed as a necklace, a crown and fruit in the Bible.
index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyPride @ Satan still tempts us today with the sin of pride.
index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyPride @ He went on to state that pride cannot exist without competition because pride is essentially competitive.
index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyPride @ As it did in the angels that sinned, who, through pride, fell into condemnation, not being able to bear the thought that the human nature, in the person of the Son of God, should be advanced above theirs; and as it did in our first parents, who, not content with their present state and circumstances, and ambitious of being as gods, knowing good and evil, ruined themselves and all their posterity; and as it has done in many of their sons, as in Haman, Nebuchadnezzar, and others;
index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyPride @ When pride cometh - The proud man thinks much more of himself than any other can do; and, expecting to be treated according to his own supposed worth, which treatment he seldom meets with, he is repeatedly mortified, ashamed, confounded, and rendered indignant.
index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyPride @ Without question, one of the major qualities that God will be moving very strongly on to either prevent from being able to enter into us to any significant degree, or to literally knock it right out of us if it has moved too far up into our personalities, is the negative quality of pride.
index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyPride @ The spirit of pride has to be the absolute king of all the negative and destructive qualities that can enter into our personalities - and no one is safe and immune from it.
index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyPride @ For the record, I believe that there is a good kind of pride and a bad kind of pride.
index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyPride @ Many Christians, after reading what some of the verses from the Bible has to say about this toxic quality, try and remove all sense of pride from them and their lives.
index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyPride @ There is nothing wrong in having this good kind of pride for what your children may be able to accomplish and for what you may accomplish in your own work for the Lord in this lifetime.
index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyPride @ I believe that God Himself wants you to have this good kind of pride for the blessings and opportunities He may bring your way.
index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyPride @ If God has blessed you with a wonderful marriage with a beautiful mate and beautiful children, there is nothing wrong in taking pride in all of them and what they may accomplish for the Lord in this life.
index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyPride @ This good kind of pride that you may have in the actual work that you are doing for the Lord and with whatever blessings He may want to pass your way in this life all help to contribute to your own personal joy in the Lord.
index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyPride @ What starts out as a simple and a humble type of pride can start to grow into something much more deadly if a person does not properly keep on top of it.
index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyPride @ What can start out as a humble, justified, and reasonable kind of self-respect for one's self and one's own efforts and accomplishments in the Lord can quickly deteriorate and descend down into the bad kind of pride where one starts to lose all sense of who they really are in the Lord.
index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyPride @ When God puts the qualities of pride and haughtiness in this abomination category - you know that He is giving all of us a very serious warning on this issue.
index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyPride @ But Satan obviously was blinded by something else from being able to see this simple and logical truth - and that something was probably the spirit of pride and arrogance that he had operating in him by the time he started to reach this point of no return.
index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyPride @ The fall of Satan and all of these evil rulers in this world will serve as major examples of how deadly the spirit of pride can be, and how it can completely destroy a person and his life much the same way that an incurable cancer can invade and attack a person's physical body.
index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyPride @ Once pride starts to seep into someone's personality to any significant degree - it has to be dealt with and neutralized with the help of the Holy Spirit.
index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyPride @ With any type of position of leadership comes power and authority, and with power and authority comes the possibility of pride and corruption.
index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyPride @ Many people end up becoming criminals in this life as a result of too much of the wrong kind of pride operating in their personalities.
index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyPride @ Their inflated sense of pride and ego tells them they are too smart to get caught by the law - and then again, it happens.
index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyPride @ God has His ways of humbling and chastening you, and He will not be putting up with any of His own getting too far away from Him - especially in the area of pride, arrogance and haughtiness.
index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyPride @ Not only is the spirit of pride a definite sin in His eyes, but He is now taking it one step further and calling it an actual abomination in His sight.
index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyPride @ If you have fallen into any kind of serious pride with the Lord, you still have some time to see the errors of your way and get back into right standing with the Lord.
index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyPride @ God will be willing to fully forgive you if you are willing to see that too much pride has entered into your mind and heart, and then be willing to confess and repent before Him from this deadly sin.
index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyPride @ That's how far and how fast someone can fall if they have been operating in the spirit of pride to any significant degree for any length of time.
index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyPride @ You can either choose to climb to the top of a mountain operating under a full surrender with God the Father where He will be the One to lead you up that mountain by His Holy Spirit - or you can choose to attempt to climb that mountain all on your own, operating under your own knowledge, wisdom and pride.
index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyPride @ Christians who have fallen into this type of pride trap will not only start to try and steal the glory from anyone else who may be attempting to compete against them - but they will also try and steal the glory that would only be due to God Himself!
index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyPride @ What will be very interesting to find out is how long of a period of time it took before Satan started to corrupt in his personality, with the spirit of pride and lust causing him to want to try and rebel against God.
index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyPride @ Either Satan and all of these angels were just plain stupid to begin with, or the spirit of pride was so blinding them, that they could no longer see the truth in certain matters and they thus thought they had a real chance to be able to literally overthrow our God.
index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyPride @ If the spirit of pride can take out one third of the entire angelic host from the third heaven where God lives - then it can do the exact same thing to all of us living on this lower plane of existence.
index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyPride @ Day in and day out, someone who has let the spirit of pride get the best of them is committing acts of murder, robbery, rape, adultery, thefts, scams, corporate fraud and mismanagement of funds and money, etc.
index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyPride @ To think that so many of these people have become so blinded by their own pride and arrogance that they will no longer listen to God or anyone else who may want to try and help them out.
index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyPride @ But as a result of all of this significant abundance, pride started to enter in - and he then started to focus and concentrate too much on his own beauty, knowledge and wisdom, and on his own glorious splendor.
index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyPride @ The spirit of pride cannot only come after and enter into those who are working in higher positions of leadership and authority - but it can also come after and enter into anyone else - including any Christian.
index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyPride @ Their ego and pride can no longer handle any type of constructive criticism - even if that constructive criticism is coming direct from the Lord Himself.
index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyPride @ And the deadly thing about the spirit of pride is how slowly and methodically it can start to work itself up into a person's mindset and personality.
index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyPride @ How many of us have seen people start out on their ladder of success with the Lord with very humble and submissive spirits, and then all of a sudden half way up that ladder pride starts to enter in - and now they no longer need God or any of the other good supportive relationships that they may have had with their spouses, children and good friends.
index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyPride @ The fall of some of the major corporations in our country is another good example of the spirit of pride in full operation and the devastating effects that it can have on all those who are close to it.
index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyPride @ Pride hardens the mind and refuses to hear the wisdom of anyone.
index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyPride @ Pride says, "God, I can do this better than you." Or, "God, I can take care of this, I don't need your help." This kind of attitude keeps us from the intimate relationship that God wants to have with us.
index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyPride @ When pride becomes so engrained as to be habit, it takes devastating circumstances to overcome it.
index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyPride @ Pride blackens the soul, making it an ugly thing to behold even to the owner of that soul.
index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyPride @ I believe that arrogance and pride are the vain attempt to fill a hole left by a lack of self-worth.
index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyPride @ Self-worth is something much different than pride.
index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyPride @ The very nature of pride says, "I don't need you." This drives people and God away, leaving the proud alone and lonely.
index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyPride @ This cripples the spirit and drives it deeper into pride.
index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyPride @ No human has driven pride completely out.
index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyPride @ " Inverted pride is a hidden pride that says, "�I'm less than, worse than, uglier than, more useless than anyone else." This kind of pride is disguised as the virtue of humility but it's not humility at all.
index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyPride @ There are many kinds of hidden pride and our job is to sniff them out and be rid of them.
index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyPride @ We tell our children, "I'm proud of you." We really mean, "you have great value to me." All of us want to be valuable and loved but when we become so desperate for these things, we often develop an unhealthy pride to mask our desperation.
index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyPride @ Augustine of Hippo (354-430 A.D.) wrote, "'Pride is the commencement of all sin'^6 because it was this which overthrew the devil, from whom arose the origin of sin; and afterwards, when his malice and envy pursued man, who was yet standing in his uprightness, it subverted him in the same way in which he himself fell.
index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyPride @ It is thus very fitting that the middle letter in the word is "i." Pride is all about "me, myself, and I." So even as the word "pride" is centered upon an "i," the sin itself is also centered upon "I." We read of Lucifer's fall, "How you are fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning!
index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyPride @ The truth is, some of the feelings of pride we experience aren't the least bit wrong or inappropriate.
index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyPride @ So what is the difference between this sense of satisfaction that contributes to a healthy self-esteem and the unhealthy pride that God hates?
index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyPride @ Unhealthy pride, by definition, is an excessively high opinion of oneself.
index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyPride @ Pleasure and satisfaction can slip over the edge and fall into pride when we think we are important or superior because of who we are, what we have, or what we have done.
index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyPride @ Anger is often a symptom of pride that we display when our control is threatened and we can't have our own way.
index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyPride @ When we take all the credit for our accomplishments and forget that God is the One who has given us our ability, that's the kind of pride God hates.
index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyPride @ That will keep us from the kind of pride and self-sufficiency that becomes a stench in His nostrils.
index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyPride @ Notice that the list starts with "lovers of themselves." That's a good overall definition of pride.
index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyPride @ When we read those indicting words in 1 Timothy, we are compelled to examine our hearts to see if any vestige of pride lurks there.
index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyPride @ When our sense of worth and our evaluations of others are dependent on comparison and competition, pride is at the root.
index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyPride @ Pride is often a cover-up for insecurity.
index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyPride @ And a feeling of inferiority is often pride in reverse (more about that in the next chapter).
index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyPride @ If we only want to be friends with people who are in our tax bracket and we make no effort to associate with those in more humble positions and occupations, that is pride.
index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyPride @ If we don't recognize that pride is a constant temptation and repent of it, we will not go on to spiritual maturity to the measure God wants for us.
index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyPride @ If we really believe this, we will have a healthy, balanced self-image that comes from humility, not from pride.
index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyPride @ His Spirit will cultivate these qualities in us as we give up our pride and independence and come to Jesus for deliverance and rest.
index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyPride @ Pride is so dangerous because it masquerades itself in many ways to include seemingly spiritual ways.
index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyPride @ Pride takes the focus off of God and puts it on self and if the Christian falls for it, he or she will even use their church service as a masquerade for their indulging in pride.
index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyPride @ Consider that many people refuse to accept the Lord Jesus Christ as their savior because of their pride and the fear of what others might think.
index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyPride @ When we have conflicts with others, we refuse to back down because of our pride resulting in the conflict getting much worse.
index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyPride @ If pride goes unchecked, Christians in church ministries can easily fall into the trap of serving themselves instead of serving God.
index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyPride @ Pride can also easily creep into church promotion programs designed to attract new members.
index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyPride @ Churches must do marketing in order to get the word out about their ministries but must be careful not to let pride creep in.
index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyPride @ A church member filled with pride disrupts the harmony God intends for the church.
index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyPride @ Though this failure principle is commonly known in ministry circles, few of us readily admit to having pride and still fewer seem to actively repent.
index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyPride @ Because pride can be very subtle in its manifestations, many do not know the telltale signs of pride.
index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyPride @ Consider the following characteristics of hidden pride and see if God reveals any indications of pride in your life.
index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyPride @ Finding one's identity and security in Christ is a must to avoid pride.
index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyPride @ Individuals, who argue their point of view, especially to those in authority over them, are allowing pride to get the best of them.
index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyPride @ When someone develops a pattern of needing others to listen to them rather than first hearing others, pride is motivating the need.
index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyPride @ Oftentimes, the individual does not feel loved or valued unless people "hear them out." In truth, this is often just an expression of insecurity and pride.
index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyPride @ An individual who is angry a lot is suffering from pride.
index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyPride @ Even though I am a counselor, it was only recently that I learned that the root of impatience in my life is anger and therefore pride.
index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyPride @ This again is more an indication of our pride than someone else's slow movement or imperfection.
index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyPride @ When an individual pledges their submission to you or another, yet is critical or argumentative of that authority, then pride is the hidden issue.
index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyPride @ God blesses many with His gifts and graces, but then those same gifts become a source of pride when the people cease to be able to handle them with humility.
index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyPride @ I think it's pretty clear: Pride and "having to be right" is the flip-side of our gnawing awareness of how fragile and insecure we really are.
index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyPride @ Put another way, fear and insecurity's defense is the swaggering offense of pride and "rightness."
index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyPride @ But you might be surprised to know that in all 49 places in the King James Version of the Bible, pride is never mentioned as being a good thing.
index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyPride @ Throughout history, people have been sorely punished or even executed because they let their pride cause them to say something unwise to people in power, such as kings.
index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyPride @ Notice that in this same list with pride are murders, thefts, and blasphemy.
index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyPride @ Do you think that Jesus thought pride was a serious sin?
index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyPride @ Do you think God will take away pride and give humility to those who ask Him?
index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyPride @ He wants us to get rid of our pride because it hurts us and gets in the way of our being the children He wants us to be.
index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyPride @ If anyone has ever accused you of being prideful, you know what a disdainful feeling it is, and many times, ugh, pride steps in and tries to defend itself, then things get even uglier.
index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyPride @ What I mean is that it is evil by nature and it wants to convince people that it's not really pride that they are overcome by many times, but something else.
index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyPride @ Pride will have you come up with as many points as you can to support what you said, no matter how insignificant, and you will refuse to concede that you were wrong 'till the cows come home even after you realize your error ...
index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyPride @ If you ever find yourself contending with things that you know down deep in your heart are righteous, that's a sure indication of pride.
index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyPride @ Christians endure this display of pride often times from non-Christians, but even within the fellowship of Christians, pride will urge some people to disagree with just about anything just to be provocative or to try and prove someone wrong.
index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyPride @ When you need to step on someone else to make yourself taller, pride is the culprit.
index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyPride @ You may have been a victim of someone else's pride or witnessed it in the chat room from time to time.
index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyPride @ Pride loves to question and contend with TRUTH.
index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyPride @ That's a very harsh word you might say, but pride is an ugly monster that people don't take as seriously as they should.
index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyPride @ Pride is a disease that is spreading rapidly, and if you think about it carefully, you may find that parents are actually infecting their own children with this epidemic, without even realizing what they're doing.
index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyPride @ We've learned that pride is sin, and we know that sin is something we've all inherited from our ancestors Adam and Eve and that we must fight it every day.
index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyPride @ After hundreds of years of slavery and God Almighty bringing freedom to the children of Israel with wondrous miracles, their pride overcame them frequently in the wilderness on their way to the Promised Land.
index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyPride @ Their pride caused God to only allow the ones twenty years and younger to enter His chosen land, because their prideful ways were an abomination to Him.
index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyPride @ An interesting thing to ponder on, is how many other sins have pride as their origin.
index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyPride @ Pride is easier to recognize than to define, easier to recognize in others than in oneself.
index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyPride @ Some of the synonyms for pride include arrogance, presumption, conceit, self-satisfaction, boasting, and high-mindedness.
index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyPride @ Pride is rebellion against God because it attributes to self the honor and glory due to God alone.
index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyPride @ Prejudices are the outward manifestation of an inward condition of the heart which is called pride.
index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyPride @ And if there is one negative mental attitude which God uniformly condemns, it is pride.
index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyPride @ Humility is generally thought of as polite or proper behavior, but if it is the opposite of pride, then it also includes submissive behavior and toleration of insult.
index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyPride @ As stated above, pride and humility may be generated by good or evil motives, and may produce good or evil results.
index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyPride @ If pride and humility are opposites, but the opposite of pride is not necessarily good, then the opposite of pride must be the absence or cessation of pride, rather than the negative of pride.
index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyPride @ Epistemic pride includes the assertion of knowing what we don't know.
index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyPride @ Remind students that Pride leaves you alone, disgraced, destroyed, and humbled.
index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyPride @ Regardless, pride can and does explode God's plan for our lives.
index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyPride @ Then without warning, pride begins to rise up, preventing us from being all God wants us to be by blinding us to His ways.
index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyPride @ The landmine of pride can tear a gaping hole in the life of the person who yields to its folly.
index:GOOGLESURVEYQUOTES GoogleSurveyPride @ Pride never admits its failures.