Humility
C.S. Lewis sums up humility when writes, “Humility isn’t thinking less of yourself, but thinking of yourself less.”
Hubris
Hubris is a noun that means an extreme or excessive amount of pride, arrogance, or overconfidence that can lead to failure or ruin. The word comes from ancient Greek mythology, where it referred to the act of defying the gods. In Greek mythology, hubris was considered a fatal flaw that often resulted in the downfall …
The Perils of Pride and Self-Sufficiency
Come, let us build ourselves a city, with a tower that reaches to the heavens, so that we may make a name for ourselves; otherwise we will be scattered over the face of the whole earth. Genesis 11:4 NIV Louis Sullivan, the inventor of the modern skyscraper, said, “The tall building … should be a …
BEWARE OF ALL FORMS OF PRIDE
Pride goes before destruction,and a haughty spirit before a fall.(Proverbs 16:18) When I am blessed with abundance,I will beware lest my heart becomes proud,and I forget the Lord my God who provided all goodthings, thinking that it was my power and the strengthof my hand that brought this wealth.(Deuteronomy 8:12–14, 17)
Pride of King Belshazzar
Background King Belshazzar held a great feast for 1,000 of his nobles and drank wine in their presence. 2 Under the influence of[a] the wine, Belshazzar gave orders to bring in the gold and silver vessels that his predecessor[b] Nebuchadnezzar had taken from the temple in Jerusalem, so that the king and his nobles, wives, …