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Tag Archives: pride
The Spiritual Danger of Pride in Gifts & Grace
1 Peter 5:5,6; Proverbs 29:23; Jeremiah 13:15 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. A … Continue reading
Man’s Natural Pride & Its Enmity Against God
Jeremiah 17:9; Obadiah 1:3; Psalm 10:4; Romans 8:7 The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked. The pride of thine heart hath deceived thee. The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God: God … Continue reading
Posted in Sin & Unbelief
Tagged enmity, God, pride, rebellion, self-righteousness, sin, unbelief
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The Public Pride of Perversion
Romans 1:21,22,24-32; Ecclesiastes 1:9-11 When they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools…Wherefore God also gave … Continue reading
Posted in Sin & Unbelief
Tagged destruction, Gomorrah, judgment, perversion, pride, rainbow, Sodom, wrath of God
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Absalom’s Memorial & Absalom’s Hair
2 Samuel 14:25,26; 2 Samuel 15:1-6; 2 Samuel 18:9-11,14,15,17,18 In all Israel there was none to be so much praised as Absalom for his beauty: from the sole of his foot even to the crown of his head there was … Continue reading
One Woman’s Perceptive Garden Sign: Free Weeds, Pick Your Own
Proverbs 24:30-32; Luke 6:44; Song of Solomon 1:6 I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding; And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the … Continue reading
Posted in Sanctification & Holiness
Tagged covetousness, gardening, hypocrisy, lusts, pride, sanctification, self-examination, sin, unbelief, weeds, worldliness
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The Pride of Political Demagogues & False Prophets
2 Samuel 15:1,4; John 7:17; Acts 8:9-11; Proverbs 11:2; Acts 12:19-23 Absalom prepared him chariots and horses, and fifty men to run before him…Absalom said moreover, Oh that I were made judge in the land, that every man which hath … Continue reading
Posted in Sin & Unbelief
Tagged ambition, demagogue, false prophets, political demagoguery, pride
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Vain Foolish Boasters
James 3:3; Proverbs 15:2,4; Psalm 94:4 The tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness…A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but … Continue reading
The Audible Difference Between Wisdom & Folly
Proverbs 14:3; Proverbs 14:8; Proverbs 14:16 In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride. The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: but the folly of fools is deceit. A wise man feareth, and departeth … Continue reading
Parades of Pride, Glorying in Their Shame
Isaiah 3:9; Romans 1:26-28; Philippians 3:19 They declare their sin as Sodom, they hide it not. Woe unto their soul! for they have rewarded evil unto themselves. For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their … Continue reading
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Tagged homosexuality, judgment, judicial blindness, parades, pride, shame, sin, sodomy
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The Sin of the Angels that Sinned
Isaiah 14:12; 2 Peter 2:4 How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved … Continue reading
Posted in Sin & Unbelief
Tagged angels, devils, God's judgments, God's sovreigny, Lucifer, pride, Satan, sin
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