What is the Christian's #1 Enemy??? You Might Be Surprised.......

That one is easy:

A Christian's worst enemy is himself.

Thanks for sharing


Proverbs 16:18
Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.

Another good one. Everyone that you write is your best one.You nailed it again.
I think this #1 enemy is one of the most difficult to refrain from because it requires one to analyze oneself without pride entering into the analysis.

But what causes PRIDE? Go further to the ROOT cause.


The root is depravity of God's LOVE flowing from within us to give us security and fulfillment.

Deep down pride says "love me, accept me, admire me, or else!"
A proud person is insecure of rejection because ever since childhood, we knew what pain rejection brought to us. So pride always wants the last word to win any argument we get into with others. We try to avoid losing the argument at all cost because of fear of looking foolish and being rejected ultimately.

Pride is the condition of relying on other people to satisfy our need and desire for love, instead of relying on God. God will fulfill us FIRST with Love and acceptance. Our fellow man/woman cannot do this. This is why we fight for attention, acceptance, admiration, and honor from others.



The solution is to get a revelation of how much God really loves us and to sense this Love. Once we sense this Love from within, we no longer 'latch on' to others and rely solely on their love to satisfy our need to be loved.




In summary, stay close to God and He will help you avoid pride.

im going to say the jew.

reason being.

well i'm sure you know the story.

I'm not a Christian but I have always found the seven deadly sins to be very powerful and relevant today and all throughout history.

We currently live in a world where it is accepted and common to indulge in all of the deadly sins.

When I first learned about the sins, I immediately thought pride was by far the worst one out of them.

Great thread.

Another good one. Everyone that you write is your best one.You nailed it again.
I think this #1 enemy is one of the most difficult to refrain from because it requires one to analyze oneself without pride entering into the analysis.

I'm not a Christian but I have always found the seven deadly sins to be very powerful and relevant today and all throughout history.

We currently live in a world where it is accepted and common to indulge in all of the deadly sins.

When I first learned about the sins, I immediately thought pride was by far the worst one out of them.

Great thread.

think about this order

1 Sloth
2 Envy
3 Wrath
4 Pride
5 Greed
6 Lust
7 Gluttony

so G-D isn't proud (of the creation) ???

Op is talking about the pride that says "I'm better than you."

When God created, He said "it was good." He didn't look down on anybody when He said that.

There is the negative pride which entails arrogance. The pride you're talking about is not really pride, but a satisfaction of something accomplished. To say it is 'pride' is a misnomer.

It's PRIDE.

This was Lucifer's downfall.......and it's ours too.

Let's talk about what pride really is, and what it does to a person.

Pride, can also be called ego, self serving....and other names, but let's really boil it down to what it really is.

Pride is actually self worship, idolatry, and hating God and others.

You might say "What rubbish! I don't hate anyone!" But if your heart is full of pride, yes you do.

Do you drive down the street, see the unkept trailer home and think, even for a split second "trailer trash lives there". Do you see the fat man at the grocery store and think "repulsive, hope I never look like that." Do you pass by the homeless man on the street corner and think "disgusting bum, probably a drunk"........then think to yourself, "Boy, I'm glad I'm not like any of those people!"

These are all examples of pride, although it might not seem like it on the surface, it is all pride. It's pride because you, in your mind, believe you are better than these people for various reasons. You have elevated yourself above all of them in your own mind based on your own faulty reasoning and the standards of satan's world and what he says is of value. You have "puffed yourself up" with pride as the bible says, thinking more highly of yourself then you should.

Let's look at some more examples of pride, and the different forms it takes.

Pride will stand in the way of forgiveness and grace. Someone insults you, immediately your pride is hurt! You want to insult back, hit back so you can "restore your pride", or restore your ego. Sometimes even if the person asks forgiveness, your pride will say "no". Not gonna happen, he/she hurt me too much. I can't forgive. The pride, or ego, screams that it will be damaged if you forgive the wrong that was done to you. This is a deadly sin, unforgiveness........which in many instances turns to hate. Jesus said if you hate your brother you are actually a murderer in God's eyes. Pride is responsible for that too.

I see christians get into heated theology debates here, every single week. I mean they turn ugly, really ugly!!! I've gotten caught up in a few of them too! But, when you boil it down, it's all about pride. "I'm not going to let this jerk have the last word! No way! I'm going to set him straight until he admits I'm right and he's wrong!"......that's all about pride....pride and more pride.

So, you might say, "well, I'm a great and faithful christian. I go to church, I follow the 10 commandments, I forgive and all of that, so I really got it going on, I'm one of the blessed people and it's all because I live right and I read my bible, I pray, I do everything I'm supposed to. I made the right choice in life so I deserve to go to heaven, while that heathen over there deserves to go to hell. And, I'm ok with that because I made the right choice and he didn't". Heck, I'm not even going to enter into this building because there is a sinner there and his grime might rub off on lily white me!" This is called self righteousness, which equals, once again......PRIDE.

In your mind, you think that your salvation was your own doing, that you saved yourself when in reality, you did nothing on your own. Strip away the blood of Jesus that is covering your sins and you are just as filthy as the next guy. Don't be deceived!!! It is ONLY because of what HE did, not because of what YOU do that will grant you entrance into heaven because truth be told, we all deserve hell and that's a fact. When you fully grasp that fact, your pride will diminish because you have absolutely nothing to be proud about.

What christians need to realize is that the sins of the heart will separate you from God and His mercy. Pride is the opposite of Jesus. "God gives grace to the humble, but He opposes the proud". Being in opposition to someone makes you their enemy. This can destroy your relationship with Jesus.

I could have listed a ton of scriptures to back up every thing I've said here, but I'm addressing the christians, and if you know your bible, then you know this is all true.

Examine your hearts and minds. Find the pride and remove it, it has no place in your heart. There will be no proud people in heaven, we will not be worshiping ourselves, we will be worshiping the one who got us there.

Peace.

Thanks Lisa*Lisa, this has been food for my spirit today! Time to reflect. great post

Great thread, Lisa!

I find that PRIDE also gets in the way of FORGIVENESS.

They are in tandem, IMHO

Peace

You're welcome!

It's PRIDE.

This was Lucifer's downfall.......and it's ours too.

Let's talk about what pride really is, and what it does to a person.

Pride, can also be called ego, self serving....and other names, but let's really boil it down to what it really is.

Pride is actually self worship, idolatry, and hating God and others.

You might say "What rubbish! I don't hate anyone!" But if your heart is full of pride, yes you do.

Do you drive down the street, see the unkept trailer home and think, even for a split second "trailer trash lives there". Do you see the fat man at the grocery store and think "repulsive, hope I never look like that." Do you pass by the homeless man on the street corner and think "disgusting bum, probably a drunk"........then think to yourself, "Boy, I'm glad I'm not like any of those people!"

These are all examples of pride, although it might not seem like it on the surface, it is all pride. It's pride because you, in your mind, believe you are better than these people for various reasons. You have elevated yourself above all of them in your own mind based on your own faulty reasoning and the standards of satan's world and what he says is of value. You have "puffed yourself up" with pride as the bible says, thinking more highly of yourself then you should.

Let's look at some more examples of pride, and the different forms it takes.

Pride will stand in the way of forgiveness and grace. Someone insults you, immediately your pride is hurt! You want to insult back, hit back so you can "restore your pride", or restore your ego. Sometimes even if the person asks forgiveness, your pride will say "no". Not gonna happen, he/she hurt me too much. I can't forgive. The pride, or ego, screams that it will be damaged if you forgive the wrong that was done to you. This is a deadly sin, unforgiveness........which in many instances turns to hate. Jesus said if you hate your brother you are actually a murderer in God's eyes. Pride is responsible for that too.

I see christians get into heated theology debates here, every single week. I mean they turn ugly, really ugly!!! I've gotten caught up in a few of them too! But, when you boil it down, it's all about pride. "I'm not going to let this jerk have the last word! No way! I'm going to set him straight until he admits I'm right and he's wrong!"......that's all about pride....pride and more pride.

So, you might say, "well, I'm a great and faithful christian. I go to church, I follow the 10 commandments, I forgive and all of that, so I really got it going on, I'm one of the blessed people and it's all because I live right and I read my bible, I pray, I do everything I'm supposed to. I made the right choice in life so I deserve to go to heaven, while that heathen over there deserves to go to hell. And, I'm ok with that because I made the right choice and he didn't". Heck, I'm not even going to enter into this building because there is a sinner there and his grime might rub off on lily white me!" This is called self righteousness, which equals, once again......PRIDE.

In your mind, you think that your salvation was your own doing, that you saved yourself when in reality, you did nothing on your own. Strip away the blood of Jesus that is covering your sins and you are just as filthy as the next guy. Don't be deceived!!! It is ONLY because of what HE did, not because of what YOU do that will grant you entrance into heaven because truth be told, we all deserve hell and that's a fact. When you fully grasp that fact, your pride will diminish because you have absolutely nothing to be proud about.

What christians need to realize is that the sins of the heart will separate you from God and His mercy. Pride is the opposite of Jesus. "God gives grace to the humble, but He opposes the proud". Being in opposition to someone makes you their enemy. This can destroy your relationship with Jesus.

I could have listed a ton of scriptures to back up every thing I've said here, but I'm addressing the christians, and if you know your bible, then you know this is all true.

Examine your hearts and minds. Find the pride and remove it, it has no place in your heart. There will be no proud people in heaven, we will not be worshiping ourselves, we will be worshiping the one who got us there.

Peace.