PrideGoes Before A Fall

Pride Is Not…• Self-esteem or self-respect

(Mt. 22:39; 1 Tim. 4:12)

• Glorying in Christ (Rom. 16:17)

• A desire to improve (Heb. 6:1)

• A desire to be right (1 Jn. 5:4)

• Confidence, assurance, certainty (1 Jn. 5:13)

Pride Is …• Inordinate view of self; conceit

• Exalting oneself over God, ignoring God (Psa. 10:3-4,11; 2 Thess. 2:4)

• Exalting oneself over fellow-man (Lk. 18:11)

Pride Is Everywhere• Hierarchal pride (Mt. 20:21; 3 Jn. 9-10)

• Spiritual pride (Lk. 18:10-14)

• Racial pride (Jn. 4:9; Ac. 21:21-22)

• Intellectual pride (Rom. 1:22.30; 1 Cor. 8:1-2; Col. 2:8,18)

• Immoral pride (1 Cor. 5:2)

• Material pride (Prov. 30:9; 1 Tim. 6:17)

Pride Is A Sin• Perilous (2 Tim. 3:1-5)

• Worldly (1 Jn. 2:15-17)

• Defiles a man (Mk. 7:22-23)

• God hates it (Prov. 6:17; 8:13; 16:5; 21:4)

Pride Goes Before a Fall

• It caused Nebuchadnezzar to fall (Dan. 4:37; 5:20; see Isa. 14:12-15; Hab. 2:4-5)

• It caused Judah to fall (Jer. 13:8-10,15-17)

• It caused Tyre to fall (Ezek. 28:17)

• It caused Herod to fall (Ac. 12:20-23)

Proverbs 15:25; 16:18; 18:12; 29:23

Pride Will…• Prevent conversion (Mt. 18:1-4)

• Prevent confession (Lk. 16:15; 18:9-14)

• Cause contention (Prov. 13:10; Gal. 5:26; Phil. 2:3; 1 Tim. 6:4-5)

• Cause rebellion (Psa. 10:4)

• Cause apostasy (1 Tim. 3:6)

Pride Warning Signs• Accept roles for some reason other than service?

• Do something in order to advertise deeds?

• Jealous or envious of another’s success?

• Refuse to be seen with certain brethren?

• Difficulty expressing appreciation?

• Will not respond to the invitation?

• Refuse “insignificant” jobs?

• Difficulty admitting wrong?

• Make people beg?

• Disobedient?

Pride Conquered• View pride the way God does (Prov. 6:17)• Do not tolerate pride (Psa. 101:5)• Have true love (1 Cor. 13:4)• Remember we are human and need God

(Psa. 9:20; 2 Cor. 3:5)• Do not think more highly than we ought

(Rom. 12:2,16; Gal. 6:3)• Put on humility (Mic. 6:8; Jas. 4:6; 1 Pet. 5:5-6)• With God’s word (2 Cor. 10:5)

Bring pride down before it brings you down!