2 Sam. 19 - pride
By Jimmy Lau
2Sa 19:43 And the men of Israel answered the men of Judah, and said, We have ten parts in the king, and we have also more right in David than ye: why then did ye despise us, that our advice should not be first had in bringing back our king? And the words of the men of Judah were fiercer than the words of the men of Israel.
Pride causes strife everywhere it goes. It caused strife between Israel and Judah. It caused strife among the disciples of Jesus (Matthew 20:24). It caused strives in the church at Corinth (1 Corinthians 1:10-17). And pride still causes strives in the church today. Solomon concurs: “Only by pride cometh contention” (Proverbs 13:10). Perhaps there is not a quarrel among men, or even among nations, which does not proceed from pride and ambition.
Pride is such a terrible sin that it tops the list in the things that God hates (Proverbs 6:16-19). Do you know someone that is full of pride? Are they not hard to be around with? Indeed, pride destroys relationships. Two persons are not in talking term because none is willing to admit wrong and ask for forgiveness; the root cause is pride.
Only a proper relationship with God will help us overcome pride. God has called us to love (John 13:34, 35). One characteristic of love is humility: “Love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant” (1 Corinthians 13:4, ESV). Strife cannot exist when love is.
2Sa 19:43 And the men of Israel answered the men of Judah, and said, We have ten parts in the king, and we have also more right in David than ye: why then did ye despise us, that our advice should not be first had in bringing back our king? And the words of the men of Judah were fiercer than the words of the men of Israel.
Pride causes strife everywhere it goes. It caused strife between Israel and Judah. It caused strife among the disciples of Jesus (Matthew 20:24). It caused strives in the church at Corinth (1 Corinthians 1:10-17). And pride still causes strives in the church today. Solomon concurs: “Only by pride cometh contention” (Proverbs 13:10). Perhaps there is not a quarrel among men, or even among nations, which does not proceed from pride and ambition.
Pride is such a terrible sin that it tops the list in the things that God hates (Proverbs 6:16-19). Do you know someone that is full of pride? Are they not hard to be around with? Indeed, pride destroys relationships. Two persons are not in talking term because none is willing to admit wrong and ask for forgiveness; the root cause is pride.
Only a proper relationship with God will help us overcome pride. God has called us to love (John 13:34, 35). One characteristic of love is humility: “Love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant” (1 Corinthians 13:4, ESV). Strife cannot exist when love is.
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