A Warning Against Pride

Joshua Gregory Messages and Sermons

Pride distances us from God. God dwells with the humble, but casts away the proud. --Pride is the underlying cause of all human suffering - actually all of the suffering in the world is a result of Pride. But humility is the foundation of human flourishing. --Pride is, foundationally, an inappropriate focus on yourself. Pride is rooted in self-focus and self-concern. But Humility is fundamentally focused on others. -The royal law can only be fulfilled through humility-. --A Warning- We have to be very careful in approaching this topic so that we don't allow the Truth of God to spiral into a tool of Satan.-The aim of this message is not to get you to think less of yourself -although that may be necessary-- the goal is for you to think of yourself less. --Indeed- Humility is not thinking less of yourself, but thinking of yourselves less. Our aim is not to develop a low opinion of ourselves, but an accurate opinion of ourselves in relation to the Triune God. -We are the adopted Children of God the Father, fellow-hears of His son Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit LIVES inside of us if we are truly His- And none of that is a result of Anything we have done, but only of grace and mercy. --In this message we will consider the Dangers of Personal Pride, as well as the Dangers of Pride within the Body of Christ