Pride Goes Before A Fall

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PrideGoes Before A Fall
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Pride Is Not

• Self-esteem or self-respect
  (Mt. 2239 1 Tim. 412)
• Glorying in Christ (Rom. 1617)
• A desire to improve (Heb. 61)
• A desire to be right (1 Jn. 54)
• Confidence, assurance, certainty (1 Jn. 513)

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Pride Is

• Inordinate view of self conceit
• Exalting oneself over God, ignoring God (Psa.
  103-4,11 2 Thess. 24)
• Exalting oneself over fellow-man (Lk. 1811)

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Pride Is Everywhere

• Hierarchal pride (Mt. 2021 3 Jn. 9-10)
• Spiritual pride (Lk. 1810-14)
• Racial pride (Jn. 49 Ac. 2121-22)
• Intellectual pride (Rom. 122.30 1 Cor. 81-2
  Col. 28,18)
• Immoral pride (1 Cor. 52)
• Material pride (Prov. 309 1 Tim. 617)

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Pride Is A Sin

• Perilous (2 Tim. 31-5)
• Worldly (1 Jn. 215-17)
• Defiles a man (Mk. 722-23)
• God hates it (Prov. 617 813 165 214)

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Pride Goes Before a Fall
Proverbs 1525 1618 1812 2923

• It caused Nebuchadnezzar to fall
  (Dan. 437 520 see Isa. 1412-15 Hab. 24-5)
• It caused Judah to fall (Jer. 138-10,15-17)
• It caused Tyre to fall (Ezek. 2817)
• It caused Herod to fall (Ac. 1220-23)

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Pride Will

• Prevent conversion (Mt. 181-4)
• Prevent confession (Lk. 1615 189-14)
• Cause contention (Prov. 1310 Gal. 526
  Phil. 23 1 Tim. 64-5)
• Cause rebellion (Psa. 104)
• Cause apostasy (1 Tim. 36)

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Pride Warning Signs

• Accept roles for some reason other than service?
• Do something in order to advertise deeds?
• Jealous or envious of anothers 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?

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Pride Conquered

• View pride the way God does (Prov. 617)
• Do not tolerate pride (Psa. 1015)
• Have true love (1 Cor. 134)
• Remember we are human and need God
  (Psa. 920 2 Cor. 35)
• Do not think more highly than we ought
  (Rom. 122,16 Gal. 63)
• Put on humility (Mic. 68 Jas. 46 1 Pet.
  55-6)
• With Gods word (2 Cor. 105)

Bring pride down before it brings you down!