Pride ~ Arrogance
(Caps and Punctuation marks Are Used Herein for Divine Emphasis)
1 Samuel 2: 1 ~ 3
" And Hannah Prayed, and said,
My Heart Rejoiceth in The Lord,
mine horn is exalted in The Lord:
My Mouth is enlarged Over mine enemies;
Because I Rejoice in Thy Salvation.
There is none Holy as The Lord:
for there is none beside Thee:
Neither is there any Rock like our God.
Talk no more so exceeding Proudly;
Let not Arrogancy come out of your mouth:
For The Lord is a God of Knowledge,
and By Him Actions are Weighed."
Selfishness and an inner sinful spirit
produce pride and destruction.
Humility of Heart with God and mankind
Produces Love's fruits and Unity.
2 Timothy 3: 1 ~ 17
"This know also,
that in the last days perilous times shall come.
For men shall be lovers of their own selves,
covetous, boasters, Proud, blasphemers,
disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,
Without natural affection,
truce breakers, false accusers, incontinent,
fierce, despisers of those that are good,
Traitors, heady, high-minded,
lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;
Having a Form of godliness,
but denying The Power Thereof:
From such turn away.
For of this sort are they which creep into houses,
and lead captive silly women laden with sins,
led away with divers lusts,
Ever learning, and never able to come to the Knowledge of The Truth.
Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses,
so do these also Resist The Truth:
men of corrupt minds,
Reprobate concerning The Faith.
But they shall proceed no further:
for their Folly shall be Manifest unto all men,
as theirs also was.
But thou hast fully known my Doctrine, manner of life, purpose,
faith, long-suffering, charity, patience,
Persecutions, afflictions, which came unto me at Antioch,
at Iconium, at Lystra;
what persecutions I Endured:
but out of them all The Lord Delivered me.
Yea, and All that will Live Godly In Christ Jesus
Shall Suffer Persecution.
But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse,
deceiving, and being deceived.
But Continue thou in the things which thou hast learned
and hast been assured of,
Knowing of Whom thou hast learned them;
And that from a Child
Thou hast known The Holy Scriptures,
Which are able to make thee Wise unto Salvation
Through Faith which is In Christ Jesus.
All Scripture is given by Inspiration of God,
and is Profitable for Doctrine, for Reproof,
For Correction, for Instruction In Righteousness:
That the man of God may be Perfect,
Thoroughly Furnished (equipped) Unto all Good Works."
'By their Fruit you shall Know them.'
The major thing we must do in our Relationship with God, is to believe, seek and obey Jesus' teachings. Willing hearted wanting...HIM.
Whenever we fail to keep a pure 'spirit within us' we cease to Abide In Christ. Nothing and no one can fill that gap, only Renewal IN Christ.
Unrest, fear, guilt, worry, mental torment, emotional upheaval, etc. show us that we must shut certain doors that stop our 'harmony within'.
If your peace within leaves, examine what is in your life that shouldn't be and correct it.
"Worship The Lord in the Beauty of Holiness." 1 Chronicles 16: 29
"Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on Thee: Because he Trusteth in Thee." Isaiah 26: 3
We each choose what and who we Be. We alone decide what/who we cling to or let Influence us or Control us.
God Always cares and He Feels us all. Love.
As you take this Journey with me regarding Pride's fruits, do keep in mind that everything falls to our Left and Right...Whatever it is...as we Joyfully heed our Master, Jesus Christ. This is our Blessing and Assurance in the midst of any storm.
Philippians 4: 13 I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
Pride~Arrogance ... is Carefully Veiled to do its work through our Feelings. A Prideful spirit and attitude always follow as we place our 'self' before and at the cost of .. others. Me, my and I want. = I am this, I did that...with a Feeling of being great or greater than others. Self-exalting.
IN Sin...we Don't See our state with God and others, as we should. Delusion. Once out of it, we have Clarity of mind, heart and the situation.
IN Pride...we don't see that we are actually in it...until after we shuck 'bad attitudes and feelings' against others.
Then, we see what we fell prey to. This is something we All have to guard against, watching out for its 'fruit'.
Staying in God's Word each day is our Safeguard against being Prideful, as with any sin.
John 8: 31, 32:
"Then said Jesus to those Jews which Believed on Him,
If ye continue In My Word,
then are ye My disciples indeed;
And ye shall Know the Truth,
and The Truth shall make you Free."
A Follower of Christ Jesus exhibits His Consistent Fruits. (Galatians 5: 22, 23; Romans 8; Romans 12: 1, 2) Yes, we Feel these..Inside of us.
No Mixture in their spirit; no Divided Loyalty. Honesty...all the way! Should He call Suddenly....they Are Ready.
Proverbs 30:11~13
" There is a generation that curseth their father,
and doth not bless their mother.
There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes,
and yet is not washed from their filthiness.
There is a generation, O how Lofty are their eyes!
and Their Eyelids are Lifted Up."
Proverbs 30: 32
"If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself,
or if thou hast thought evil,
lay thine hand upon thy mouth."
Without Prideful Self-will, our Lifestyle priorities reflect our Belief in and Respect for God and His Desire for all people. Humility.
Acts 4: 13, 14
" Now when they saw the Boldness of Peter and John,
and Perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men,
they marvelled; and they took Knowledge of them,
that They had been With Jesus.
And beholding the man which was Healed standing with them,
they could say nothing against it. "
What IS Truth?
David of old said: 'Lord, Thy Word is Truth.'
Jesus said: "I AM The Way, The Truth and The Life."
Recognizing Pride's 'fruit':
Pride refuses to just Follow Jesus in His Holy Goodness. Simple!
Pride, is Biased, Self-Engrossed; Closed-minded. Puffed up.
Pride is Insensitive to the needs and feelings of others. Selfish.
Pride won't let a person be 'long-suffering' in anything.
Pride exalts 'self' through 'fault-finding', criticizing, and defaming another.
Pride feels and exhibits no compassion to one who suffers.
Pride, is Resentful, unkind and cruel.
Pride, depends on 'fooling people' for one's own personal advantage. (see Jude)
Pride, is only happiest while it is getting its own way in things.
Pride uses Anger to Keep Control through Intimidation and Fear.
Pride insists on 'being in control'; is Stubborn.
Pride is a Pretender to be .. something .. to gain attention and for the praise of man.
Pride Desensitizes our Awareness of sinfulness, 'other gods' .. for a time.
Pride thinks and manipulates all around, me, my, and I.
The thing is ~ whenever we give our self over into any kind of self-will-sinfulness, IT Binds, and Blinds from Seeing needful truths.
" Eyes to see and See Not. Ears to Hear and hear Not." This places us on the devil's playground of Destruction and causes divisions and hurt.
On The Cross, Jesus Bore the Sins of the whole World; Shed His Blood to Restore and Cleanse us unto Himself, 'Whosoever Will'.
There, He paid the Penalty for 'our' sins, brought forth His Forgiveness to any Believing, Repentant Soul. Offered us 'New Life IN Him'.
2 Corinthians 5: 17 ~ 21
" Therefore if Any man be In Christ,
he Is a New creature:
Old things are Passed away;
Behold, All things are become New.
And all things are of God,
Who hath Reconciled us To Himself by Jesus Christ,
and hath Given to us the Ministry of Reconciliation;
To Wit, that God was In Christ,
Reconciling the World unto Himself,
Not imputing Their Trespasses unto them;
and hath Committed unto Us The Word of Reconciliation.
Now then We are Ambassadors for Christ,
as though God did beseech you by us:
we pray you in Christ's stead,
Be ye Reconciled to God.
For He hath made Him to Be Sin for Us,
Who knew No sin;
That We might Be made the Righteousness of God In Him."
Matthew 23: 10 ~ 14
"Neither be ye called masters:
for one is your Master, even Christ.
But he that is greatest among you
shall Be your Servant.
And whosoever shall Exalt himself shall be Abased;
and he that shall Humble himself shall be Exalted.
But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, Hypocrites (Pretenders)!
for ye shut up The Kingdom of Heaven against men:
for ye neither go in yourselves,
neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in.
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites!
for ye devour widows' houses,
and for a pretense make long prayer:
therefore ye shall receive the greater Damnation."
Is it any Wonder Jesus told us to Love Him above all else or anything?
For 'Where your Treasure Is, There will your Heart be also.' What is...Who is...your Priority from your Gut?
We must all be Watchful about that Inner feeling of 'Gotcha!'.. or feeling Superior.
God cast His Brightest Angel OUT of Heaven because of This 'heart' condition.
Father will Not Share His GLORY with anyone!
This is 'the Mindset' whenever Pride comes Knocking at our Door. Recognize and Reject It ~ (Lucifer didn't)
Isaiah 14:11 ~ 17
" Thy pomp is brought down to the grave,
and the noise of thy viols:
the worm is spread under thee,
and the Worms cover thee.
How art thou Fallen from Heaven,
O Lucifer, son of the morning!
How art thou cut down to the ground,
which didst Weaken the nations (people)!
For thou hast said in thine heart,
I will ascend into Heaven,
I will exalt My throne Above the stars of God:
I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation,
in the sides of the north:
I will ascend Above the heights of the clouds;
I will Be like The Most High.
Yet thou shalt be brought down to Hell,
to the sides of the pit.
They that see thee shall narrowly look upon thee,
and consider thee, saying,
Is this the man that made the earth to tremble,
that did Shake kingdoms;
That made the world as a Wilderness,
and Destroyed the cities thereof;
that Opened Not the house of his prisoners?"
The worst Pride I have seen throughout the years is 'Religious Pride' with all the Above Fruit..and..the following 'fruits'.
We must all watch our Own Inner spirit Well. We Know when we are not getting it Right with God and man. Conscience!
"A Doer of The Word, not a hearer only, deceiving ourselves." Keeping a Sincere heart with God. Honorable in His Sight.
The 'True Christian' Knows a Daily Cross Experience in Denying their flesh-will, time and again; Then, Able to 'Walk IN The Holy Spirit '.
God's True Disciples Possess Keen Discerning of Good and Evil and Deal with Each, Under God.
Hebrews 5: 12 ~ 14
"For when for the time ye ought to be teachers,
ye have need that one teach you again
which be the first principles of the oracles of God;
and are become such as have need of milk,
and not of strong meat.
For every one that useth milk
is Unskillful in The Word of Righteousness:
for he is a babe.
But Strong Meat
belongeth to them that are of full age,
even Those who By Reason of Use
Have Their Senses Exercised
To Discern both Good and Evil."
Dear Hearts Know this:
As the Hub is to a Bicycle Tire,
SO Is Pride To the Wheel!
James 4: 6 ~ 8, 10
" But He giveth more Grace.
Wherefore He Saith,
God Resisteth the Proud,
but giveth Grace unto the Humble.
Submit yourselves therefore to God.
Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
Draw nigh to God, and He will draw nigh to you.
Cleanse your hands, ye sinners;
and Purify your hearts, ye double minded.
Humble yourselves in The Sight of The Lord,
and He shall Lift you up."
Pride Stops a person from Having a Giving Love; It is always about what 'self' can get in return for something.
Pride causes one to be a User, Taker and Abuser of others. Destruction lies in Their path.
Pride is boastful about 'self accomplishments' in a 'deceitful hearted' way.
Pride ~ boasts.
Pride loves Pomp and keeping things revolving around 'self' interests.
Pride Appears and Speaks good Outside;Inside, holds onto Filth of Fleshly Motives. (Pharisees of Christ's day)
Pride Ruins many people's lives, relationships, and Ministries while 'putting on the dog'.
Pride Refuses..."ALL of Thee, Lord....None...of Me".
Pride is Threatened by Surrender to God and His Word.
Pride Won't admit Wrongdoing or feel sorrow for such. To Repent requires a 'change of Heart'.
Pride is Deceitful, making one 'Untrustworthy' to have a relationship with.
Pride's Fruit is Always a Double Standard.
Pride Lacks Conscience about Wrongdoing....Deludes the Mind in Darkness of Sin.
Prideful people Cannot be Trusted.
Pride is Uncomfortable around Humble Servant-hearted Christians.
Pride Ruthlessly Competes; Demanding Attention and praise of man. Vies for 'center stage'.
(Theatrics and Acting are to be reserved for 'Center stage' in a Theater only)
All the while God and others are being affected negatively.
Get things Right we Must
If any of the 'Fruits above' are present in us.
True Repentance.
Jude 1 : 16 ~21
"These are murmurers, complainers,
walking after their Own lusts;
and Their Mouth speaketh great swelling words,
having men's Persons in Admiration Because of Advantage.
But, beloved, remember ye the words
which were spoken before of
the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ;
How that they told you
there should be mockers in the last time,
who should walk after their Own Ungodly lusts.
These be they who separate themselves,
Sensual, having not The Spirit.
But ye, beloved, building up yourselves
on your most Holy Faith,
Praying in The Holy Ghost,
Keep yourselves In the Love of God,
looking for the Mercy of
our Lord Jesus Christ unto Eternal Life."
Psalms 12: 1 ~ 7
"Help, Lord; for the Godly man ceaseth;
for the Faithful fail from among the children of men.
They Speak Vanity every one with his neighbour:
with Flattering Lips and
with a Double heart do they Speak.
The Lord shall cut off all Flattering lips,
and the Tongue that Speaketh Proud things:
Who have said,
With our Tongue will We Prevail;
Our Lips are our Own: Who is lord over Us?
For the Oppression of the poor (Righteous),
For the Sighing of the Needy,
Now will I Arise, Saith The Lord;
I will set him in Safety From him that Puffeth At him.
The Words of The Lord are Pure words:
as silver tried in a furnace of earth,
Purified seven times.
Thou shalt keep them, O Lord,
Thou shalt preserve them from this generation Forever."
The Book of Proverbs outlines 'the fruit' to watch for, so we shall choose Wisely.
'Fruit of a Fool; the Wise; the Righteous; and the Wicked'.
Proverbs 15: 3
" The Eyes of The Lord Are in every place,
Seeing the evil and the good."
Jesus Exhorted us: 'Love one another as I have Loved you.'
And, 'By Love Serve one another.'
"Love Works No Harm to Another."
"As you want others to do unto you...do that unto them."
"By This shall all men know you are My Disciples; if you have Love one for another."
1 Corinthians 13:4 ~ 13
" Charity (Love) suffereth long,
and is kind;
charity (Love)
envieth not;
charity vaunteth not itself,
is not puffed up,
Doth not behave itself unseemly,
seeketh not her own,
is not easily provoked,
thinketh no evil;
Rejoiceth not in iniquity,
but rejoiceth in the Truth;
Beareth all things,
Believeth all things,
Hopeth all things,
Endureth all things.
Charity never faileth:
but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail;
whether there be tongues, they shall cease;
whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away.
For we know in part, and we prophesy in part.
But when that which is Perfect is come,
then that which is in part shall be done away.
When I was a child, I spake as a child,
I understood as a child, I thought as a child:
but when I became a man, I put away childish things.
For now we see through a glass, darkly;
but then face to Face:
now I know in part;
but then shall I know even as also
I am known.
And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three;
but the greatest of these is charity."
The Holy Spirit Always Causes us to Exalt Jesus Christ and His Word.
Galatians 5: 22, 23
" But the Fruit of The Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering,
gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness,
temperance (self-discipline, self-control):
against such there is no law."
Hebrews 10: 29 ~ 31
" Of how much sorer Punishment, suppose ye,
shall he be thought worthy,
who hath trodden under foot The Son of God,
and hath counted The Blood of The Covenant,
wherewith he was Sanctified,
an unholy thing,
and hath Done Despite unto The Spirit of Grace?
For we know Him that hath said,
Vengeance belongeth unto Me,
I will Recompense, Saith The Lord.
And again, The Lord shall Judge His people.
It is a Fearful thing to fall into The Hands of The Living God."
1 Peter 5: 4 ~ 7
" And when The Chief Shepherd shall Appear,
ye shall receive a Crown of glory that fadeth not away.
Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder.
Yea, all of you be subject one to another,
and be Clothed with Humility:
for God Resisteth the Proud,
and giveth Grace to the Humble.
Humble yourselves therefore Under The Mighty Hand of God,
that He may exalt you in due time:
Casting All your Care upon Him;
for He Careth for you."
Acts 8: 33...
" In His Humiliation His Judgment was taken Away: ..."
Isaiah 2: 10 ~ 12, 17 ~ 19
" Enter Into The Rock,
and hide thee in the dust,
for fear (Reverence) of The Lord,
and for The Glory of His Majesty.
The Lofty Looks of man shall be Humbled,
and the Haughtiness of men shall be bowed Down,
and The Lord Alone shall Be Exalted in that day.
For The Day of The Lord of Hosts shall be
upon every one that is Proud and Lofty,
and upon every one that is Lifted up;
and he shall be Brought Low:....
And the Loftiness of man shall be bowed Down,
and the Haughtiness of men shall be made Low:
and The Lord Alone shall Be Exalted in that day.
And the Idols He shall utterly Abolish.
And they shall go into the holes of the rocks,
and into the caves of the earth,
for Fear of The Lord,
and for The Glory of His Majesty,
When HE Ariseth to Shake Terribly the earth."
Isaiah 62: 10 ~ 12
" Go Through, go Through The Gates;
Prepare ye The Way of the people;
Cast Up, cast up The Highway;
Gather out the stones;
Lift Up a Standard for the people.
Behold, The Lord hath Proclaimed
unto the End of the World,
Say ye To the daughter of Zion,
Behold, Thy Salvation Cometh;
Behold, His Reward is With Him,
and His Work Before Him.
And they shall call Them,
The Holy people,
The Redeemed of The Lord:
and thou shalt be Called, Sought out,
A City Not Forsaken."
Follow Jesus dear hearts ~ Shalom
(December 2, 2015)
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