Today,
reply is on pride and self-government that violate sacred law. The
ingredients and makeup of ungodly pride include covetousness, envy,
immaturity, perverted judgment, presumption, self-promotion, being
shameless, selfishness, and love of vainglory. Even so, in the same
way ungodly pride is seen in those who exalt themselves above others,
ungodly pride is to be recognized in those who deny their own value,
who repeatedly voice self-condemnation, and who express lack of faith
refusing to acknowledge the gift of divine salvation—that
GOD so loved the world—also
applies to themselves.
One of the fighters in the “Yahoo! Answers” Religion and
Spirituality public forum using the ID “Anonymous” (no profile
information shared) posted the following:
How
can pride be classed as sin?
THE
GOLDEN ARROW: As I live, saith the Lord GOD,
Sodom thy sister hath not done, she nor her daughters, as thou hast
done, thou and thy daughters. Behold, this was the iniquity of thy
sister Sodom, pride, fulness of bread, and abundance of idleness was
in her and in her daughters, neither did she strengthen the hand of
the poor and needy. And they were haughty, and committed abomination
before me: therefore I took them away as I saw good.
(Ezekiel 16: 48-50, King James Version, KJV)
THE
DOUBLE DAGGER: Ego, Pride and Self-awareness (12/31/2018); Holy
Boldness and Humility (10/04/2018); “Only GOD Can Judge”?
(02/28/2017); The Gift of Humility (02/19/2017); Presumption, Pride
and Sin? (11/24/2015); Humility Needed for Salvation? (08/15/2014);
False Angels of Light? (08/16/2014); The Sin of Pride? (08/13/2014);
Judged For Acts and Thoughts? (08/14/2014)
“Anonymous”,
developing Christian believers experience spiritual confusion and the
operations of sin whenever they mistakenly acknowledge arrogance,
haughtiness, narcissism, and self-centeredness as though they are the
same as true self-esteem, self-regard, self-respect, and sovereign
authority. Godliness and integrity of ones personhood are essential
for the continuing communication, exchange, and interaction that are
vital to having a personal relationship with divinity (we say, the
Godhead; the Father, the Son, the Holy Spirit). Christian believers
are to present the image of GOD (we also say, Christ-likeness), and
to display the inseparable aspects of divine fullness. Included are
faith, forbearance, holiness, longsuffering, lovingkindness, oneness
without sameness, righteousness, wisdom, and wrath against
sin.
All
sin opposes the continued existence of sacred law, of the Lawgiver,
and of divine order throughout Creation. Sin has not been created by
divinity, and contains no life essence (i.e., breath; spirit;
word) or substance imparted from the makeup of GOD. Yet, sin may
dominate awareness and self-will within created beings and living
creatures. Sin promotes self-destruction, nonexistence, and the
restoration of conditions in place before the founding of heaven and
earth (i.e., preexistence; continual movement and streaming with the
absence of direction and purpose). It is in this sense that pride
transgresses divine law: The workings of desire, lust, and passion
can generate a false sense of power and possibilities as though the
divine prerogative, eternal purpose, and sovereign will of GOD could
be annulled, canceled, or dismissed by those who have been put forth
from divinity.
Those
who practice exaggerated pride exalt themselves within their own
feelings and thoughts, and judge themselves as above others. They
overthrow divine judgment, and usurp the office of the one appointed
as judge. Such sinners deny the abilities, contributions, worth,
and value of others. Consider again the following that uses language
from the Bible responding to questions that include exercising proper
authority over oneself and the eating of things offered to idols:
1.
Proverbs 21: 30, King James Version (KJV): 30 There is no
wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the LORD.
2.
Proverbs 24: 8-9, KJV: 8 He that deviseth to do evil shall be
called a mischievous person. 9 The thought of foolishness is
sin: and the scorner is an abomination to men.
3.
Proverbs 28: 8-10, KJV: 8 He that by usury and unjust gain
increaseth his substance, he shall gather it for him that will pity
the poor. 9 He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even
his prayer shall be abomination. 10 Whoso causeth the
righteous to go astray in an evil way, he shall fall himself into his
own pit: but the upright shall have good things in
possession.
There
is far more that should be said, correctly examined, and spiritually
apprehended. (For example, 4. Romans 8: 3-9, KJV: 3 For what the
law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending
his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned
sin in the flesh: 4 That the righteousness of the law might be
fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
5 For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh;
but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit. 6 For
to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded
is life and peace. 7 Because the carnal mind is enmity
against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed
can be. 8 So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God. 9
But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the
Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of
Christ, he is none of his.) Even so, I trust this fragment will be
useful. Be it unto you according to your faith.
Washington,
DC
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