0682. 667. Pride
667. Pride
Study Could Be Divided Into 2, 3, or 4
The life and death of our Lord Jesus Christ are a standing rebuke to every form of pride to which we are subject.
1. Pride of Birth and Rank. “Is not this the carpenter’s son?” (Mat_13:55).
2. Pride of Wealth. “The Son of Man hath not where to lay His head” (Mat_8:20).
3. Pride of Respectability. “Can any good thing come out of Nazareth?” “He shall be called a Nazarene” (Joh_1:46; Mat_2:23).
4. Pride of Personal Appearance. “He hath no form or comeliness” (Isa_53:2).
5. Pride of Reputation. “Behold a man gluttonous and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners” (Mat_11:19).
6. Pride of Independence. “Many others who ministered to Him of their substance” (Luk_8:3).
7. Pride of Learning. “How knoweth this Man letters, having never learned” (Joh_7:15).
8. Pride of Superiority. “I am among you as He that serveth.” “He humbled Himself.” “Made a curse for us” (Luk_22:27; Php_2:8; Gal_3:13).
9. Pride of Success. “He came unto His own and His own received Him not.” “Neither did His brethren believe on Him.” “He was despised and rejected of men” (Joh_1:11; Joh_7:5; Isa_53:3).
10. Pride of Self-reliance. “He went down to Nazareth, and was subject unto them” (Luk_2:51).
11. Pride of Ability. “I can of Mine Own Self do nothing” (Joh_5:30).
12. Pride of Self-will. “I seek not Mine Own will, but the will of Him that sent Me” (Joh_5:30).
13. Pride of Intellect. “As My Father hath taught Me, I speak these things” (Joh_8:28).
14. Pride of Party. “Forbid him not, for he that is not against us is for us” (Luk_9:50).
15. Pride of Resentment. “Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do” (Luk_23:34).
16. Pride of Reserve. “My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: tarry ye here and watch with Me.” “The Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected” (Mat_26:38; Luk_9:22).
17. Pride of Sanctity. “This Man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them” (Luk_15:2).
“Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus” (Php_2:5).
By: DR. F. E. MARSH