RESIST PRIDE
As Jesus was teaching, He mentioned concerns about religious
leaders. The sad thing is that many religious leaders today conduct
themselves in ways similar to ways that concerned Jesus. The
concerns Jesus had about religious leaders was they enjoyed the
pride of wearing important looking robes and being treated with
honor in public. They liked having the most important seats up
front in church and other public events. They were more concerned
about raising money, than the people they were getting it from, who
could not afford it. They liked to show off by saying long prayers.
Jesus concluded by saying "THESE MEN WILL BE
PUNISHED MOST SEVERELY" [Mk12:40 NI]{Mt 23:14}{Lk
20:47}. Although we would like to think people who claim to serve
God would know better, the sin of "PRIDE" [Mk 7:22] can affect
all of us. Do you resist pride?
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