I take online college classes and so far i have straight A's and a 4.0 GPA. I take great pride in the fact that I worked so hard to get these grades. So why would having pride in my grades be a sin?
2006-11-12 15:09:09 · 22 answers · asked by daisy322_98 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Daisy, I'm sure your parents are proud of you, and rightfully so. The kind of pride that the Bible is against is a arrogant pride that leaves God out of the equation.
2006-11-12 15:13:37 · answer #1 · answered by mediocritis 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One should take a certain pride in their work, otherwise we would all be slobs.
The pride that is a sin is arrogance, a heart attitude that causes one to be unteachable and uncorrectable.
I am sure that though you did the work to get the grades, you give credit where credit is due, you had good teachers, you had parents or some kind of support system that made it possible for you to attend school in the first place, God gave you the ability.
Those that would walk all over everyone else, boast in their accomplishments without taking anyone else into consideration nd refuse to be corrected or instructed in areas they are lacking, being so prideful that they would make excuse for or try to justify wrongdoing- this is sinful pride.
2006-11-12 23:23:34 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Taking pride in your actions is not being prideful. If you are full of pride and constantly bragging like you personally did it or something, then that is where sin comes in. Remember there are truly other persons responsible for what you know, from God, to a teacher of a class you took, that saw your potential and nurtured it. Yes, it is like loving yourself. You can only love others as much as you love yourself. That does not mean that you love yourself because you think you are better, it is because of who you are in God. I think God is pleased with you GPA also, and He would tell you great job, as long as it wouldn't go to your head. "One mans ceiling is another mans floor." What that means is that there is always someone a little better at things then you and some that aren't. You should love them both equally, without a prideful mind.
Love and Peace in Jesus,
Rev. M
2006-11-12 23:33:34 · answer #3 · answered by happylife22842 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Think about any "emotion". It can be used in good or bad ways. It can be bad to be angry and harm people. But it can be good to get angry at sin, injustice, and abuse and do something about it. It is good to love others and to serve and help others. But it can be destructive to "love" another so that you dominate their lives, smother them, destroy their potential and damage their lives.
Same with pride. There is good pride that one should have for real accomplishments. That kind will make a person do their best and try their hardest. Nothing wrong with that.
But there also a "pride" in which (as Paul says in the book of Romans) "a man thinks more highly of himself then he should." This kind of "pride" makes a person unteachable, and unwilling to do anything for others. They think only of themselves and their own ego and image. It is this type of pride that is condemned in the scriptures.
Another classic case of one English word have more than one meaning. Notice how many words have more than one definitions in the dictionary. That's why God expect people to use some common sense when reading the scriptures.
2006-11-12 23:25:42 · answer #4 · answered by dewcoons 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not that kind of pride. The pride that will not allow you to apologize, or ask for help when needed, is where the sin is. You can "take" pride in anything. You can't be proud.
2006-11-12 23:15:02 · answer #5 · answered by pupcake 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pride in the sense that you as a human are free from the God's eternal blessing, or that you are too good to pray to him.
If you got straight A's you should be happy, but not arrogant or conceited. If you were truly a good person you would be humbled at the fact you got 4.0 GPA.
2006-11-12 23:13:00 · answer #6 · answered by onewhosubmits 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Be pround of the gifts God has given you.
I think the pride the Bible condemns as sin is the kind that struts around saying "Look at me, aren't I great?"
2 Corinthians 12:6 For if I do wish to boast I shall not be foolish, for I shall be speaking the truth; but I refrain from this, so that no one may credit me with more than he sees in me or hears from me.
2006-11-12 23:15:17 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The biblical sin of pride is nothing like what you are talking about. Being proud of acheivements of yourself or your family is just great. The sin of pride is more like arrogance. Its refusal to admit wrong, its a sense that you will not give in , becauwse you are too good to compromise. Pridefulness and being proud of something are completely different. I can't explain it well, but read the bible about it, and youwill see. You have nothing to worry about. God is proud of you too!
2006-11-12 23:20:15 · answer #8 · answered by Coco 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are confusing righeous pride with sinful pride. When you work hard, there is no sin in acknowleding the accomplishment. Just remember Who gave you your abilities and give Him the glory He deserves. That is Satan's mistake. He did not want to give God the Glory.
2006-11-12 23:21:51 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you should be proud of your accomplishments. Keep up the good work! On the other hand, don't look down or make fun of others who are not as accomplished as you. I think, then, pride would be a sin when it causes you to "lord it over" others.
2006-11-12 23:15:40 · answer #10 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋