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| The Great Sin |
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| "Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but be willing to associate with people of low position. Do not be conceited." ( Romans 12:16 , NIV ) |
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In his book Mere Christianity, C. S. Lewis, calls pride "the great sin." He writes, "Pride is essentially competitive is competitive by its very nature . . . . Pride gets no pleasure out of having something, only out of having more of it than the next man."
This drive to lift ourselves above others isolates us from them and makes it too easy to disregard or even harm them. Because his pride was wounded when God honored his brother's sacrifice but not his own, Cain killed Abel. Because his pride was challenged by the demands of Moses, Pharaoh refused to let the people of Israel go free even though Egypt was being destroyed around him. Because his pride was affronted by Mordecai's refusal to kneel down and honor him, Haman plotted to kill not only Mordecai but all the people of Israel (Esther 3:1-6).
Contrast these men with Jesus. When criticized by the Pharisees for eating with "tax collectors and sinners," He responded, "It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners" (Mark 2:17, NIV). Jesus was interested in reaching people, not in lifting himself above them. May we follow His example. |
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Dear Father, help us today to approach our fellow human beings in the humble spirit of Jesus in the hope that we may touch them with His love. In His name we pray. Amen. - ROBERT RAZ, Winona, Minnesota |
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