BY
LUCKY EYIS AMIWERO
PRIDE
LUCKY EYIS AMIWERO
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ROMANS 12:1
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16) Be of the same mind
one towards another mind
not high things, but
condescend to men of low
estate, be not wise in your
own conceits
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UNITY AND HUMILITY
The believer is not to be
proud, but willing to
associate with people of low
position, poor and needy.
*The believer is not to allow
his mind on prideful things of
this world, but to look upon
the poor and lowly and to
give his life to meeting their
needs
The believer should not have
too high an opinion of
himself and feel above better
than the others because of
o Clothes
o Social group
o Position Cars
o Job
o Recognition
o School
o Honor
o Wealth
He is not to neglect, ignore,
separate or despise the lowly
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1 CORINTHIANS 8:2
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2)And if any man think that
he knoweth any thing, he
knoweth nothing yet as he
ought to know
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PRIDE OF KNOWLEDGE
The rule of the believer is
love that edifies, builds up,
and grows people, the
believer is not to be stressing
his knowledge and
superiority because he can
see a fact more clearly than
others
*The believer is to love and
control his life with the
principle of love
Knowledge is only partial, no
matter what a person think
he knows, it is incomplete.
Man is totally incapable of
knowing anything in its
fullness and totality
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GALATIANS 6:4
RELATED CHAPTERS
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3)For if a man think himself
to be something, when he is
nothing he deceiveth himself
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PRIDE AND SELF
EXAMINATION
The believer should examine
his own work and conduct,
he is to examine and judge
our own life, not the life of
the fallen believer
Every man is to keep busy
examine his life and action of
sinful desire:
§ Public acceptance
§ Recognition
§ Position
§ Honor-
§ Compensation-
§ Approval
We must guard , examining
and judging our self and not
others, we must measure our
self with the word of GOD
not against others
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PHILIPPIANS 2:3-4
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3)Let nothing be done
through strife or vainglory;
but in lowliness of mind let
each esteem other better
than themselves
4)Look not every man on his
own things, but every man
also on the things of others
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HUMILITY
The believer is to be humble
and proud to offer oneself as
humble and submissive; to
walk in the spirit of
humbleness; to present
oneself as lowly not to high
minded, proud, arrogant or
self-confident
*A humble man may have a
high position, power, wealth,
fame, but he carries himself
in the Spirit of humbleness
*Believer are to concentrate
upon JESUS CHRIST and his
ministering to people and
reaching the world with the
glorious gospel of salvation
*They are not to focus on
self, but to reach the lost and
lonely, the helpless, the
hungry, sinful and doomed in
community and cities
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COLOSSIANS 3:12
RELATED CHAPTERS
ACT.20:35
HEB.13:3
ISAIAH 58:7
ROMAN 15:1
GAL.6:2
EPH.4:1
COL.3:3
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12) Put on therefore, as the
elect of GOD, holy and
beloved, bowels of mercies,
kindness, humbleness of
mind, meekness long
suffering
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PUT ON BOWEL OF MERCY
AND HUMBLENESS
The believer has been
elected to be holy and
beloved people, who GOD
called out of the world and
away from old life of sin and
death
GOD called believer to
separated and set apart unto
himself a new life of
righteousness and eternity
The believer must put on the
garment of mercy,
compassion, pity,
tenderheartedness to flood
our hearts for the :
Lost, wayward, lonely,
hurting, diseased, poor,
homeless. Hungry, aged,
empty, unclothed and
orphaned
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JAMES 4:6
LUKE 14:11
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6)But he giveth more grace,
wherefore he saith, GOD
resisteth the proud, but
giveth grace unto the humble
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GRACE TO THE HUMBLE
GOD gives the humble
believer grace and more
grace, that is favor and
blessing of GOD, but he
opposes the proud
When the believer faces
temptation or does wrong,
GOD meets the believer’s
need by giving him wisdom,
power, patience, forgiveness,
GOD gives more grace to the
believer
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1 PETER 5:5-6
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5)Likewise, ye younger,
submit yourselves unto the
elder, yea all of you be
subject one to another, and
be clothed with humility; for
GOD risisteth the proud, and
giveth grace to the humble
6)Humble yourselves
therefore under the mighty
hand of GOD that he may
exalt you in due time
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HUMILITY
Submit yourself to one and
another cloth yourself with
humility, humility is the very
first duties of a believer, all
believer have special gift and
to acknowledge, respect, and
honor one and another
because the gift of GOD has
been given each one of us,
*GOD resist and oppose the
proud, but gives grace to the
humble
GOD resist the proud who:
v Who look down upon
others
v Who feel superior to
others
v Who discriminate
against others
v Who are boastful
v Who are arrogant
*GOD oppose the proud- all
who opposes others and give
grace to the humble, person
who walks humbly before
GOD, recognizing and
acknowledging the value of
others, receive GOD favor
and blessing.
*GOD is to be feared, for he
proud stands opposed, the
only way to escape the
Judgment of GOD’S hand is
to humble ourselves under
his heavy hand
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PSALM 10:4
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4)The wicked, through the
pride of his countenance, will
not seek after GOD; GOD is
not in all his thoughts
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THE WICKED THROUGH THE
PRIDE OF HIS
COUNTENANCE
The wicked in the height of
his pride will not seek GOD,
the pride conduct the wicked
man to absolute atheism
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PSALM 12:3
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3) The LORD shall cut off all
flattering lips, and the tongue
that seaketh proud things
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THE LORD SHALL CUT OFF
ALL FLATTERING LIPS
The LORD shall cut off all
persons who use flattery and
pride, he will cut them from
his favor and blessing he will
show to his own people or
will punish by disowning
them
* The tongue that speaketh
proud things, that boast, or
self-confident, total
destruction shall overwhelm
the lovers of pride and
flattery words
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PSALM 59:12
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12) For the sin of their
mouth and the words of their
lips let them even be taken in
their pride; and for cursing
and lying which they speak
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FOR THE SIN OF THEIR
MOUTH SPEAKS PRIDE
For their ungodly, injurious,
and evil speeches, which the
proud spoke,
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PSALM 73:6
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6)Therefore pride
compasseth them about as a
chain; violence covereth
them as a garment
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THEREFORE, PRIDE
COMPASSED THEM
Therefore, they are proud,
high-handed, they put on
ornaments and deceiving of
pride that appeared in every
side of them, in their
countenances, discourses,
gesture, the prosperous
wicked are very proud as
they idolized pride
*Pride make them stiff neck
and hold their head high,
Pride and self-conceit lead to
violence
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PROVERBS 3:34
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34) Surely he scorneth the
scorners: but he giveth grace
unto the lowly
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HE SCORNETH THE
SCORNERS: GOD will expose
to ridicule and content the
proud and rude sinners, who
make a mock at sin and GOD
*And give grace favor and
blessing to the humble sou
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PROVERBS 8:13
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13) The fear of the LORD is
to hate evil; pride, and
arrogancy, and the evil way,
and the forward mouth, do I
hate
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THE FEAR OF THE LORD
The fear of the LORD is to
hate evil- All evil in general,
evil thoughts, evil words, evil
actions, evil company, evil
worship, and evil doctrines,
which is contrary to GOD’S
will.
*PRIDE AND ARROGANCE –
Pride and arrogance, which
appears in men in thinking so
highly of themselves , in
speaking to well of them
sleeves, in deriding others
and setting trust of their own
righteousness for salvation
GOD hate
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PROVERBS 11:2
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2)When pride cometh, then
cometh shame; but with the
lowly is wisdom
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WHEN PRIDE COMES,
COMES SHAME
Pride, as it is the effect of
foolishness, as bring a man to
contempt and destruction,
such person is under the
displeasure of GOD, because,
by their disobedience and
high- mindedness shall
destroy them, such men are
hated both by GOD and by all
men
BUT WITH THE LOWLY IS
WISDOM
The humbled are kept from
those foolish and wicked
actions, which expose them
to shame , in their integrity
of the upright, sincere
obedience to GOD’S law,
shall guide them, shall keep
them from crooked and
dangerous courses and leads
them in a right and safe way.
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PROVERBS 13:10
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10) Only by pride cometh
contention; but with the well
advised is wisdom
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ONLY BY PRIDE COMES
CONTENTION
A man who is too proud to
receive counsel is sure to fall
out with others for
contentions often come as a
result of ignorance, or
mistake, or covetousness, or
passion ,
Pride alone comes
contention- that is the one
unfailing spring of quarrels is
the fruit of pride
BUT WITH THE WELL
ADVISED IS WISDOM
Who are humble and
modest will seek counsel of
GOD, will consult with them
that superior in knowledge
and understanding, who are
not after their own passions,
but by careful consideration,
and good counsel of others,
which teach them to avoid
useless contention, is
wisdom
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PROVERBS 14:3
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3)In the mouth of the foolish
is the rod of pride; but the
lips of the wise shall preserve
them
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IN THE MOUTH OF THE
FOOLISH IS THE ROD OF
PRIDE
Their proud and insolent
speeches, as they are like a
rod, offensive and injurious
to others, by provoking GOD
and men against them
BUT THE LIPS OF THE WISE
SHALL PRESERVE THEM
Wise men are careful of their
words, that they may not
offend, much more and
hereby remain in safety
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PROVERBS 16:18-19
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18)Pride goeth before
destruction, and a haughty
spirit before a fall
19)Better it is to be of a
humble spirit with the lowly,
than to divide the spoil with
the proud
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PRIDE GOETH BEFORE
DESTRUCTION
It is commonly a cause of
men’s downfall , as it
provoke GOD and men, he
carries his head high, looks
down on people
BETTER IT IS TO BE OF A
HUMBLE SPIRIT
Better it is of an humble
spirit with the lowly, the
meek and lowly, who submit
themselves under the mighty
hand GOD
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PROVERBS 29:23
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23) a Man’s pride shall bring
him low; but honor shall
upon the humble in spirit
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MANS PRIDE SHALL BRING
HIM LOW
A mans pride shall bring him
low, because both GOD and
men hate pride
BUT HONOR SHALL BE UPON
THE HUMBLE SPIRIT
But the humble spirit, really
in their hearts, which are
made by the spirit of GOD
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ECCLESIASTES 7:8
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8) Better is the end of a thing
than the beginning thereof;
and the patient in Spirit is
better than the Proud in
spirit
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BETTER IS THE PATIENT IN
SPIRIT THAN THE PROUD IN
SPIRIT
The good and better things is
better known by their end
than beginning, The patience
in spirit, who quietly waits for
issues of things and believing
in GOD
IS BETTER THAN A PROUD
SPIRIT, which he puts instead
of hurried or impatient,
because pride is the chief
cause of impatience that
leads to destruction.
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