1. Want to be Well Known or Important (Isaiah 14:13-15; James 3:13-16; Romans 12:6). 2. Sinfully Competitive. 3. Want to Impress People (Luke 10:38-42). 4. Draw Attention to Myself (Proverbs 27:2). 5. Like to Talk About Myself. 6. Deceitful and Pretentious (Psalm 24:3-4, 26:2-4; Jeremiah 48:10; Proverbs 26:20-26). 7. Desire Recognition and Praise (John 5:41-44; Matthew 6:1, 23:5-7). 8. Not Fulfilled Serving Others (John 3:30). 9. Self Sufficient (Matthew 4:4; John 15:5; Acts 17:25; 2 Corinthians 12:7-10). 10. Anxious (Psalm 4:8; Philippians 4:6-7; 1 Peter 5:6-7). 11. Self Focused (Exodus 4:11; Job 10:8-11; Psalm 139:13-16; Isaiah 53:2; Jeremiah 1:5). 12. Fear Man (Proverbs 29:25). 13. Insecure. 14. Compare Myself. 15. Perfectionist. 16. Self Serving (Philippians 2:19-22). 17. Feel Better or Superior. 18. Think Highly of Myself (Romans 12:3, 16; James 2:1-4). 19. Credit Myself (1 Corinthians 4:6-7; 15:10). 20. Self Righteous (Luke 18:9-14). 21. Feel Deserving. 22. Ungrateful (Luke 17:11-19; Ephesians 5:19-20; 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18; Colossians 3:15-17; Philippians 2:14). 23. Captive to Self Pity. 24. Jealous and Envious (James 3:13-16). 25. Unkind and Harsh (Ezekiel 16:49; Psalm 17:10; Proverbs 24:17-18; Luke 10:25-37). 26. Love to Reveal My Mind (Proverbs 18:2). 27. Know It All (1 Corinthians 8:1). 28. Like People to Know I Know. 29. Hard to Admit I Don‟t Know. 30. Don‟t Listen to Ordinary People. 31. Interruptive. 32. Don‟t Get Much Out of Teaching. 33. Thinking of Others During Teaching. 34. Not Teachable (Proverbs 12:1). 35. Don‟t Admit Wrong Doing (Proverbs 28:13; James 5:16). 36. Do Not Welcome Correction (Proverbs 15:12). 37. Resent People Who Correct Me (Proverbs 9:7-9). 38. Contentious and Argumentative (James 1:19-20). 39. Get Angry or Offended With Others (1 Corinthians 6:7). 40. Constantly in Conflicts (Proverbs 13:10). 41. Have Little Esteem or Respect for Others (Numbers 16:1-3). 42. Do Violence with My Mouth (Psalm 101:5; Romans 3:13-14; 3 John 1:9-10). 43. Sow Discord (Proverbs 28:25). 44. Demean or Belittle Others. 45. Critical. 46. Self Willed and Stubborn. 47. Independent (Proverbs 18:1; Luke 1:51-52). 48. Unaccountable (Acts 2:42; Hebrews 10:25). 49. Unsubmissive (Hebrews 13:17; 1 Peter 5:5). 50. Feel Mature.
The Fifty Fruits of Pride. For the Complete List Please see: https://www.bethanycommunitychurch.org/resources/docs/1409-the_fifty_fruits_of_pride.pdf
1. Pride Is the Root of All Evil (Genesis 3:5; 1 Timothy 3:6; 1 John 2:15-17). 2. God Hates Pride (Proverbs 8:13; 16:5; Isaiah 23:9; Daniel 4:29-37; James 4:6; 1 Peter 5:5). 3. God Loves Humility (Proverbs 11:2, 15:33, 18:12, 29:23; Isaiah 57:15, 66:2; Micah 6:8; Luke 14:11; 1 Peter 5:6). 4. What Pride Is Not: a. Acknowledging and appreciating the gifts and abilities God has given you. b. The presence of godly desire, ambition and purposeful direction in your life (1 Timothy 3:1). c. Acknowledging the work of God within you. d. The pursuit of excellence. e. Defending and proclaiming the truth of Scripture. 5. Pride Is Deceptive (John 8:31-36; Jeremiah 49:16; Proverbs 16:2, 21:2).
The Fifty Fruits of Pride. For the Complete List Please See: https://www.bethanycommunitychurch.org/resources/docs/1409-the_fifty_fruits_of_pride.pdf
1. Ask God to illuminate your heart so you can begin to see the fruits of pride in your life. Ask friends to point out the fruits of pride in your life realizing your heart is exceedingly deceitful. Be self-suspicious. 2. Ask God to convict you point by point (Psalm 139:23-24) and trust that He will. You don’t want or need general condemnation, only specific, godly conviction. 3. Confess your pride to God point by point and ask for His forgiveness. Just as importantly, ask Him to cleanse you of all unrighteousness (1 John 1:9). 4. Don’t ask God to humble you – the Scripture says to humble yourself (1 Peter 5:6). Humility isn’t an emotion; it’s a decision of the will to think and act differently. 5. Confess your sins of pride to those you have affected and to your friends. They can help to hold you accountable and bring the on-going encouragement and correction you will need. 6. Ask God to give you a holy hatred for pride and its fruits in your life. Be continually on the alert. Don’t allow pride to grow in your heart. 7. Ask God to give you a love for anonymity. Encourage and serve others each and every day. Associate with the lowly. 8. Think much about God and little about yourself. Regularly study the goodness and greatness of God. 9. Live to promote the reputation of God and not your own. Be impressed with God – don’t be impressed with yourself. Find your satisfaction in Him and not in your vain accomplishments. 10. Remember your war against pride is life-long. It is not a battle won in a day. But as you faithfully put pride to death and put on humility, you will experience greater freedom and more importantly greater conformity to image and likeness of Christ. In so doing, God will be glorified in your life!
Reference: The Fifty Fruits of Pride. For the Complete List Please See: https://www.bethanycommunitychurch.org/resources/docs/1409-the_fifty_fruits_of_pride.pdf