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Barriers to God’s Will - Pride

Since the fall of Adam and Eve there has been a battle in the hearts of men and women between the will of God and the will of man. God’s will was they should not eat and their will was to ignore His will and follow their will. in the next few weeks we will look some things in our lives that prevent us from following God’s Will.

The First one we will look at is Pride.

PRIDE PREVENTS US FROM FOLLOWING GOD’S WILL

English Standard Version Chapter 3

3 But understand this, that in the last days there will come times of difficulty. 2 For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, 3 heartless, unappeasable, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not loving good, 4 treacherous, reckless, swollen with conceit, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, 5 having the appearance of godliness, but denying its power. Avoid such people. 6 For among them are those who creep into households and capture weak women, burdened with sins and led astray by various passions, 7 always learning and never able to arrive at a knowledge of the truth. 8 Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so these men also oppose the truth, men corrupted in mind and disqualified regarding the faith. 9 But they will not get very far, for their folly will be plain to all, as was that of those two men.

English Standard Version (Chapter 16)

18  Pride goes before destruction,and a haughty spirit before a fall.

Our scripture today teaches us that there will be great difficulty during the last days. if you look at these two passages you see how our pride keeps us from God’s Will and leads to our destruction

In his book, “Journey to Hell” John Bunyan describes the life of Mr. Badman through the conversation of tow observers, Mr. Wiseman and Mr. Attentive. Early in the conversation Mr. Attentive asks Mr. Wiseman what he thinks of these times. Mr Wiseman then says “why, I think, primarily, that they are bad times, and bad they will be, until men are better; for bad men make bad times.” “If people, therefore, would change, so wouuld the times.” Isn’t it strange that as society drifts futther form God, some believe the church should follow suit to “win the lost” the truth is simply this, we must change for the better if we don’t want those around us to change for the worse. Matthew Henry says that sin is what makes the times perilous.

2 Timothy 3:2

The intention behind the Greek word used here for “difficulty” is that the times will be very had to bear and oppressive. In 2 Timothy 3:2

2 Timothy 3:2 ESV

2 For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy,

Today we will be looking at four questions on pride. The first question is:

I. The Danger of Pride

II. The Consequences of Pride

III. The Cure For Pride