Im sorry for beating on this dead horse...something worries me.
Heres my worry...
Isn't pride (as a word and state in itself) fuelled of vile? I mean isn't it in the same class as revenge? I mean i recently heard (someway,somehow) that as christians, we should have revenge on the devil. Again revenge, doesnt sound at all godly, and pride as an attribute is sounding very similar. "Vengeance is Mine, saith the Lord". I understand the sentiments surrounding the idea of pride (Whatever the instance, personal or collective. Whatever the level of achievement, i would assume that it should be called something other than pride) is pride really a God-like quality? As i type this now, theres an increased awareness in my spirit about the first chapter of the bible. (Paraphrasing) When God saw all that HE had made, HE saw that it was good. Thats what it should be.
Thank You.
No controversy intended.
Here's a definition of pride in the good sense:
a becoming or dignified sense of what is due to oneself or one's position or character; self-respect; self-esteem.
What's so bad about that? I stand on the first comment I made. I think it clarfies that one can have pride in himself without going to the point of sin. So, please don't discredit the fact that some of us Christians can exercise pride without thinking we are better than another.
