{"id":3777,"date":"2021-03-10T04:32:12","date_gmt":"2021-03-10T04:32:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/arisesister.com\/?p=3777"},"modified":"2021-03-10T05:14:07","modified_gmt":"2021-03-10T05:14:07","slug":"subtle-enemy-pride","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arisesister.com\/index.php\/2021\/03\/10\/subtle-enemy-pride\/","title":{"rendered":"The Subtle Enemy \u201cPRIDE\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

There is a thought that often runs through my mind every time I attend an event or watch the T.V and hear the phrase \u201cI am humbled\u201d. It could be in a scenario where someone has been introduced with a very high profile, or when someone is highly appreciated for something. There are many instances we can quote where people respond by saying \u201cI am humbled.\u201d The thought that runs through my mind is whether this phrase is just a way to respond or they are actually humble in Character. I get particularly bothered when some people I know (Christians) use this phrase often but they are very proud and arrogant fellows. This thought made go into a some study about PRIDE<\/strong> especially among Christians. If God expects us to be meek and humble, and even goes as far as opposing the proud but giving grace to the humble, then Pride is definitely an Enemy. We must therefore identify this enemy and know how to deal it.<\/p>\n

What is Pride?<\/strong><\/h5>\n

Paul Sanders, an associate professor of theology at Baylor university defines pride as \u201can assertion of the self that is both irreligious and antisocial<\/em>\u201d. This means that pride goes far beyond thinking more highly of oneself than is just, out of love for oneself, or a feeling of deep pleasure or satisfaction derived from one’s own achievements or the achievements of those with whom one is closely associated. From this definition, we can see that there are two types of pride which is positive pride (satisfaction derived from one\u2019s achievement) and negative pride (self-centered thought of oneself that leads to other sins). Our focus here is on Negative pride which is the mother of many other sins, hence the reason I refer to it is as the “Subtle enemy.”<\/p>\n

In order to understand this subtle enemy, it is vital to make a few clarifications.<\/p>\n