Pride and Arrogance

[kwikphilly]

8 minutes ago, farouk said:

Hi @BibleStudent100 I'm reminded of Numbers 12.3 about Moses; although he made mistakes, it is recorded of him: "Now the man Moses was very meek, above all the men which were upon the face of the earth."

And yes,he did make some mistakes as we all do ....and he had a temper too,didn't he.   But that also shows us a difference between righteousness & self righteousness doesn't it,even though Moses would be angered it was not an anger fueled by pride of arrogance .   Very good example,fits in well as does Biblestudents replies! Praise Jesus!

[farouk]

4 minutes ago, kwikphilly said:

And yes,he did make some mistakes as we all do ....and he had a temper too,didn't he.   But that also shows us a difference between righteousness & self righteousness doesn't it,even though Moses would be angered it was not an anger fueled by pride of arrogance .   Very good example,fits in well as does Biblestudents replies! Praise Jesus!

@kwikphilly There's also Matthew 11.29 (if someone has not already quoted it...) : "Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls."

[kwikphilly]

32 minutes ago, farouk said:

@kwikphilly There's also Matthew 11.29 (if someone has not already quoted it...) : "Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls."

This is a very important Topic,as pride and arrogance are rampant .  To walk in Humility is to be Christ Like ..as His Followers our Hearts Desire is to strive for Perfection- Jesus is Perfection!

If anyone in the Universe has a right to be Proud it would be God Almighty,wouldn't it? And yet,He Came to us in the flesh reduced to Servitude in Humility to show us the Purpose of our Calling,from the Creator of ALL things,to Commanding the Multitude of Angels ,to having all of Heaven bow down before Him,to naming each star and ordering the wind & the waves to be a Humble Servant,because He Loves us!

Jesus,King of kings,Lord of lords- oh to be like Him!

[farouk]

24 minutes ago, kwikphilly said:

This is a very important Topic,as pride and arrogance are rampant .  To walk in Humility is to be Christ Like ..as His Followers our Hearts Desire is to strive for Perfection- Jesus is Perfection!

If anyone in the Universe has a right to be Proud it would be God Almighty,wouldn't it? And yet,He Came to us in the flesh reduced to Servitude in Humility to show us the Purpose of our Calling,from the Creator of ALL things,to Commanding the Multitude of Angels ,to having all of Heaven bow down before Him,to naming each star and ordering the wind & the waves to be a Humble Servant,because He Loves us!

Jesus,King of kings,Lord of lords- oh to be like Him!

@kwikphilly What you say reminds me of these words:

"Come see His hands and His feet,

The scars that speak of sacrifice;

Hands that flung stars into space

 

To cruel nails surrendered."

 

(G. Kendrick)

[OneLight]

A true picture of both pride and arrogance.  Revelation 3:14-22

“And to the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write,

‘These things says the Amen, the Faithful and True Witness, the Beginning of the creation of God: “I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I could wish you were cold or hot. So then, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will vomit you out of My mouth. Because you say, ‘I am rich, have become wealthy, and have need of nothing’—and do not know that you are wretched, miserable, poor, blind, and naked— I counsel you to buy from Me gold refined in the fire, that you may be rich; and white garments, that you may be clothed, that the shame of your nakedness may not be revealed; and anoint your eyes with eye salve, that you may see. As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten. Therefore be zealous and repent. Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me. To him who overcomes I will grant to sit with Me on My throne, as I also overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne.

“He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.” ’ ”

If we find pride, ego or arrogance in our lives, we are to repent.

[farouk]

2 minutes ago, OneLight said:

A true picture of both pride and arrogance.  Revelation 3:14-22

“And to the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write,

‘These things says the Amen, the Faithful and True Witness, the Beginning of the creation of God: “I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I could wish you were cold or hot. So then, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will vomit you out of My mouth. Because you say, ‘I am rich, have become wealthy, and have need of nothing’—and do not know that you are wretched, miserable, poor, blind, and naked— I counsel you to buy from Me gold refined in the fire, that you may be rich; and white garments, that you may be clothed, that the shame of your nakedness may not be revealed; and anoint your eyes with eye salve, that you may see. As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten. Therefore be zealous and repent. Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me. To him who overcomes I will grant to sit with Me on My throne, as I also overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne.

“He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.” ’ ”

If we find pride, ego or arrogance in our lives, we are to repent.

@OneLight I think Laodicean lukewarmness and indifference to spiritual things is a major curse of the modern world: how relevant are these words indeed from Revelation!

[kwikphilly]

9 minutes ago, farouk said:

@OneLight I think Laodicean lukewarmness and indifference to spiritual things is a major curse of the modern world: how relevant are these words indeed from Revelation!

Yes- OF the world- self absorbed,carnal minded and hearts made of stone......

[OneLight]

51 minutes ago, farouk said:

@OneLight I think Laodicean lukewarmness and indifference to spiritual things is a major curse of the modern world: how relevant are these words indeed from Revelation!

 

40 minutes ago, kwikphilly said:

Yes- OF the world- self absorbed,carnal minded and hearts made of stone......

They thought they had it all - ego & pride, and no need for anything - arrogance.

[Mr. M]

Isaiah 13:

9 Behold, the day of the Lord comes,
Cruel, with both wrath and fierce anger,
To lay the land desolate;
And He will destroy its sinners from it.
10 For the stars of heaven and their constellations
Will not give their light;
The sun will be darkened in its going forth,
And the moon will not cause its light to shine.

11 I will punish the world for its evil,
And the wicked for their iniquity;
I will halt the arrogance of the proud,
And will lay low the haughtiness of the terrible.
12 I will make a mortal more rare than fine gold,
A man more than the golden wedge of Ophir.
13 Therefore I will shake the heavens,
And the earth will move out of her place,
In the wrath of the Lord of hosts
And in the day of His fierce anger.

[Marathoner]

I must say that we are all about "we," and not a single one of us in Jesus Christ stands alone. "We" becomes "I" where our testimony is concerned, how the Lord raised us up and joined us to His Body. The Lord always brings us back to "we."

Does that make sense? I hope so. All of these "we" and "us" has my eyes crossed. 

It's a bit arrogant to assume that what we suffer from (or struggle with) is a unique situation unlike any other. When I was young, I was insufferably arrogant in that way. We know how that goes:

"Oh, woe is me, nobody understands or knows the trouble I've seen!"

Hah! Okay, so I had it rough growing up. I'm not the only one who did. I'm not the only one who came close to death. I'm not the only one who was horribly sick, and I'm not the only one whom the Lord has blessed beyond measure. Hardly. The same can be said of us all. It's definitely a "we" here, my friends.

Pride and arrogance are common to us all, too.