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Subtlety of Pride
Today in the Word, September 23, 1995, p. 30.
Subtlety of Pride
Today in the Word, September 23, 1995, p. 30.
Paul W. Powell once observed: "Pride is so subtle that if we aren't careful we'll be proud of our humility. When this happens our goodness becomes badness. Our virtues become vices. We can easily become like the Sunday School teacher who, having told the story of the Pharisee and the publican, said, &ls;Children, let's bow our heads and thank God we are not like the Pharisee!