Pride

I recently read an article from the editor of a local newspaper in which he pointed out a flaw which was true about a certain segment of bloggers. He thought them to not be factual. The problem is he discredited all bloggers by his judgment of what some may be guilty of. His presupposition was that his paper was more qualified to speak of local events then the Internet bloggers. I totally disagree with what he said, and see it as a judgment being made from one who may not understand the nature of man's pride.

All men tend toward the sin of pride because it is the one sin we can sin that makes us feel better about ourselves. Pride in men, seldom condemns its habitation.

There is in this day, an abundance of pride in man. I do not speak here of the pride we talk of when we say a man takes pride in His work, meaning he is quality minded toward it. I speak of the pride the bible condemns as being destructive in the three verses here listed.

Psa 10:2 The wicked in [his] pride doth persecute the poor: let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined.
Pro 11:2 [When] pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly [is] wisdom.
Pro 16:18 Pride [goeth] before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.

Pride and wickedness go hand in hand. In fact pride always leads to a fall. It is a man’s own devices that ensnare him through pride. Proud men oppress others. All oppression starts with pride.

On my blog Emmausteacher, I have and will continue to speak much of the religious spirit. The religious spirit has two main ingredients: They are, pride and fear. Pride and fear are truly two great enemies we, "the called out of Jah", need to overcome, if we will ever live differently than the pagans.

If you are interested in more understanding of pride, please seek it out on that blog. I will be writing more on it in the future.