Orgulho
O orgulho é um dos pecados mais condenados na Bíblia. Deus resiste aos soberbos, mas dá graça aos humildes. A humildade é o caminho da honra verdadeira.
Deus resiste ao soberbo
A soberba precede a ruína e o orgulho antecede a queda. Deus abomina o coração altivo e promete humilhar quem se exalta.
Humildade como caminho
Humilhai-vos diante do Senhor e Ele vos exaltará. A grandeza no Reino vem pelo serviço humilde, não pela autopromoção.
6 But more excellent grace hath our Lord given unto us. Wherefore he saith, Aloha humbleth the proud, and to the humble he giveth grace.
10 Be humbled before the Lord, and he will exalt you.
9 But let the humble brother glory in his exaltation,10 and the rich in his humility; for as the flower of an herb, so he passeth.
5 And you younger, be subject to your presbyters, and be clothed carefully with humility of mind towards one another; because Aloha is against those who exalt themselves, and to the humble he giveth grace.6 Be humbled, therefore, under the mighty hand of Aloha, that he may exalt you at the right time.7 And all your anxiety cast upon Aloha, because he is careful over you.
11 For every one who exalteth himself shall be humbled; and every one who humbleth himself shall be exalted.
3 And do nothing in contention or vainglorying, but in meekness of mind let a man consider his neighbour as better than himself.4 And let no one care for himself (only), but every one for his neighbour also.5 And feel this in yourselves, which Jeshu the Meshiha (did) also:
Os perigos do orgulho
O orgulho cega, gera contendas e afasta de Deus. A Escritura adverte contra a soberba da vida e a vã glória mundana.
16 For every thing that is in the world, is the lust of the body, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of the world. These which are not of the Father, but they are from the world itself.
12 Whoever then thinketh he standeth, let him beware that he fall not.
3 And if all I have I make to feed the poor, and I deliver my body to burn, and love be not in me, I profit nothing.
28 and he hath chosen those of low birth in the world, and the outcasts, and those who are nothing, to bring to nothing those who are;29 that no flesh may boast before him.
17 But let him who glorieth glory in the Lord.18 For it is not he who glorifieth himself who is approved, but he who is glorified of the Lord.
20 But that which proceedeth from a man, that polluteth a man.21 For from within, from the heart of the sons of men, go forth evil thoughts, adultery, fornication, robbery, murder,22 rapacity, malice, fraud, obscenity, an evil eye, blasphemy, vain-glory, folly;23 all these evils come from within, and they defile a man.
17 The rich of this world instruct, that they be not uplifted in their minds, nor be trustful upon riches which have no security, but upon Aloha the living, who giveth to us all abundantly for our comfort;
O olhar de Deus
O Senhor não olha como o homem. Ele vê o coração e se agrada dos quebrantados de espírito e dos que tremem diante da sua Palavra.
16 And what you think of yourselves, (that) also think of your brethren; nor think with a high mind, but incline to them who are humble; and be not wise in the conceit of your own mind.
22 But the fruits of the Spirit are, love, joy, peace, prolonging of the spirit, benignity, goodness, fidelity,23 meekness, patience; against these the law is not set.