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.
Pride goes before destruction,
And a haughty spirit before a fall.
Everyone proud in heart is an abomination to the Lord;
Thoughtheyjoin forces, none will go unpunished.
There is a way thatseems right to a man,
But its end is the way of death.
The fear of the Lordis to hate evil;
Pride and arrogance and the evil way
And the perverse mouth I hate.
When pride comes, then comes shame;
But with the humble is wisdom.
When pride comes, then comes shame;
But with the humble is wisdom.
A man’s pride will bring him low,
But the humble in spirit will retain honor.
A man’s pride will bring him low,
But the humble in spirit will retain honor.
Before destruction the heart of a man is haughty,
And before honor is humility.
Before destruction the heart of a man is haughty,
And before honor is humility.
The Lord will destroy the house of the proud,
But He will establish the boundary of the widow.
Humildade como caminho
Humilhai-vos diante do Senhor e Ele vos exaltará. A grandeza no Reino vem pelo serviço humilde, não pela autopromoção.
But He gives more grace. Therefore He says:
"God resists the proud,
But gives grace to the humble."
Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and He will lift you up.
Let the lowly brother glory in his exaltation, but the rich in his humiliation, because as a flower of the field he will pass away.
Likewise you younger people, submit yourselves to your elders. Yes, all of you be submissive to one another, and be clothed with humility, for
"God resists the proud,
But gives grace to the humble."
Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time, casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you.
For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted."
Let nothing bedone through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself. Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others.
Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus,
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.
For all that is in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not of the Father but is of the world.
Therefore let him who thinks he stands take heed lest he fall.
And though I bestow all my goods to feed thepoor, and though I give my body to be burned, but have not love, it profits me nothing.
and the base things of the world and the things which are despised God has chosen, and the things which are not, to bring to nothing the things that are, that no flesh should glory in His presence.
But "he who glories, let him glory in the Lord." For not he who commends himself is approved, but whom the Lord commends.
And He said, "What comes out of a man, that defiles a man.For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lewdness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness.All these evil things come from within and defile a man."
By pride comes nothing but strife,
But with the well-advised is wisdom.
By humility and the fear of the Lord
Are riches and honor and life.
Command those who are rich in this present age not to be haughty, nor to trust in uncertain riches but in the living God, who gives us richly all things to enjoy.
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.
But the Lord said to Samuel, "Do not look at his appearance or at his physical stature, because I have refused him. For theLorddoes not see as man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart."
"Talk no more so very proudly;
Let no arrogance come from your mouth,
For the Lordis the God of knowledge;
And by Him actions are weighed.
For all those things My hand has made,
And all those things exist,"
Says the Lord.
"But on this one will I look:
On himwhois poor and of a contrite spirit,
And who trembles at My word.
Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and extol and honor the King of heaven, all of whose works are truth, and His ways justice. And those who walk in pride He is able to put down.
So the king of Israel answered and said, "Tell him, ‘Let not the one who puts on hisarmorboast like the one who takes itoff.’ "
Be of the same mind toward one another. Do not set your mind on high things, but associate with the humble. Do not be wise in your own opinion.
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law.