Category Archives: Pride
“Pride cannot live beneath the cross” by Charles H. Spurgeon
“Jesus is the great teacher of lowliness of heart. We need daily to learn of Him. See the Master taking a towel and washing His disciples’ feet! Follower of Christ, wilt thou not humble thyself? See Him as the Servant … Continue reading
“Their desire is not to teach but to be teachers” by Carl Trueman
“I am increasingly convinced that pride is the root of problems among students. I was convicted recently by a minister friend quoting to me 1 Timothy 1:5-7 (ESV): ‘The aim of our charge is love that issues from a pure … Continue reading
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“If you think you have made it” by Martin Luther
“There now, with that you have David’s rules. If you study hard in accord with his example, then you will also sing and boast with him in the Psalm, ‘The law of thy mouth is better to me than thousands … Continue reading
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“The Cross of Christ” by Dietrich Bonhoeffer
“The Cross of Christ destroys all pride.” –Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Life Together (New York: Harper & Row, 1954), 114.
Filed under Christian Theology, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Pride, Quotable Quotes, The Church
“Pride is Satan’s disease” by Thomas Brooks
“Pride is a sin, which of all sins, makes a person most like Satan. Pride is Satan’s disease. Pride is so base a disease, that God had rather see His dearest children buffeted by Satan, than that in pride they … Continue reading
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