As iron sharpens iron,
one person sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17)
“The 22-foot bronze figure, covered in gold leaf, depicts Trump raising his fist in the gesture he made after surviving an assassination attempt in 2024. Titled “Don Colossus,” the statue was unveiled Wednesday at Trump National Doral, the president’s golf course in Miami, Florida” - CPost
“President Donald Trump drew criticism from several conservative and Christian figures after posting, then deleting, an AI-generated image that appeared to depict him as Jesus healing the sick.” - Relevant
“People easily sniff out pride, and they will not trust a proud leader. They may admire his skills, but that is not trust.” - Randy Alcorn
“While pride and pushy ways might win some temporary gains (Prov 16:19), the Lord will tear down the house of the proud (Prov 15:25). Whatever his name may be, God calls him ‘Proud,’ ‘Haughty,’ and ‘Scoffer’ for acting with insolent pride (Prov 21:24).” - P&D
Many of us who see ourselves as poverty fighters, social justice activists, Christian community development workers, or urban ministry practitioners—whatever name we go by—have made Micah 6:8 our personal mission statement:
He has shown you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.
“I’ve heard people mention that their gift of discernment often recognizes pride in other people. Personally, I have found that sometimes the one who is confident they have the gift of discernment may be most prone to pride.” - Randy Alcorn
“For the eyes of Yahweh move to and fro throughout the earth that He may strongly support those whose heart is wholly devoted to Him. You have acted foolishly in this. Indeed, from now on you will surely have wars. Then Asa was vexed with the seer and put him in prison, for he was enraged at him for this. And Asa oppressed some of the people at the same time” (2 Chronicles 16:9–10, LSB).
Overall, King Asa wasn’t an evil king, at least not in the beginning. When he faced a million-man army from Ethiopia, he cried out to the Lord for help:
“I think one of the most powerful and chilling portrayals of the insanity of rejecting God—which we do whenever in words or actions we proudly affirm our greatness and achievements—is Nebuchadnezzar in Daniel 4.” - Randy Alcorn
Jonathan Edwards: “The spiritually proud man is full of light already; he don’t need instruction, and is ready to despise the offer of it.” - Nick Batzig
“The Dunning and Kruger experiment did find a real effect – most people think they are better than average. But according to my team’s work, that is all Dunning and Kruger showed.” - The Conversation
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