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Pride
by Melissa Martin Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall. Proverbs 16:18. (NIV) Satan's great sin Came from pride deep within. "Your heart became proud on account of your beauty, and you corrupted your wisdom because of your splendor." Ezekiel 28:17 (NIV) Heart full of pride Satan schemed and he lied. A murderer and the father of lies. John 8:44 I am more clever than all! Then Satan took a great fall. Satan is full of wisdom. Ezekiel 28:12 "How you are fallen from heaven, O Day Star, son of Dawn!" Isaiah 14:12 (ESV) A sinless Eve Satan chose to deceive. "For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil." Genesis 3:5 (NIV) With pride in the way Eve chose to disobey. The spirit who is now at work in those who are disobedient. Ephesians 2:2 With eyes opened wide Adam drank in his pride. "When Adam sinned, sin entered the world. Adam's sin brought death, so death spread to everyone, for everyone sinned." Romans 5:12 (NLT) Satan did not want to be like God. Satan wanted to be God. Definition of pride: The quality or state of being proud; inordinate self-esteem; an unreasonable conceit of one's own superiority in talents, beauty, wealth, rank, etc., which manifests itself in lofty airs, distance, reserve, and often in contempt of others. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary The main Hebrew root of pride is gh [h'aG]; the most common term is gaon [/a"G], which occurs a total of twenty-three times. Included are the ideas of arrogance, cynical insensitivity to the needs of others, and presumption. Pride is both a disposition/attitude and a type of conduct. Source: http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/bakers-evangelical-dictionary/pride.html Pride (277 Occurrences in the Bible) Source: http://bible.cc/search.php?q=pride Article on pride: http://www.bible-knowledge.com/pride-before-fall/ Melissa writes about the God and human connection and condition. Article Source: http://www.faithwriters.com |