Bible Question: I did really good on a test at school and I want to tell people; however, pride is a sin. :( Why is satisfaction with my achievements a sin? |
Bible Answer: Dear Charles, Brother Michael has quoted you some scriptures to affirm you that pride is a sin. However, you have to discern your heart if you are acting as a sharing of joy with your friends and relatives, or you are just boasting for your own success instead of glorifying God. Please also note that on the other hand, pretending to be humble is hypocrisy (also a kind of pride, Chinese is very good at it). "The truly humble man never feels that he has sufficiently abased himself before God. He feels that however low he bends, he could bend lower. He always feels that he is above his proper position before God. He looks at his position, and looks at where he should be, and he appears at a great distance from it. He calls the distance 'pride'. It is his pride that appears to him to be great, not his humility. It does not seem to him to be a great sign of his humility that he should lie in the dust at the feet of God. He thinks that is exactly where he belongs. ... do not forget to apply these things to yourself. Does it offend you when someone thinks himself a better Christian than everyone else? Do you think he is proud, and that you are humbler than he is? Then be careful, in case you become proud of your humility! Examine yourself. If you conclude, 'It seems to me that no-one is as sinful as I am,' do not be satisfied with this. Do you think you are better than others, because you admit that you are so sinful? Do you have a high opinion of this humility of yours? If you say, 'No, I do not have a high opinion of my humility, I think I am as proud as the devil,' then examine yourself again. Perhaps you are proud of the fact that you do not have a high opinion of your humility? You might be proud of admiting how proud you are!" - Jonathan Edwards **************************** Mat 7:1-2 1 Cor 11:31 My last question, how old are you? :-) Shalom Azure |