Great grades in my online college classes. I work hard for my grades and I am not sorry for being proud and having pride of my good grades. So why call pride a sin?
2007-01-18 12:40:01 · 18 answers · asked by daisy322_98 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
i think we should be proud of our self daisy
we work hard and we see the benefits of our hard work
i never understood pride being a sin ... unless we are boastful in it when others have not achieved as much
but good on you for getting good grades xxxx
2007-01-18 12:43:32 · answer #1 · answered by Peace 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
It is great to serve the best you can.
However, it is an error to make it your god. It can be a very sublte and deceptive thing.
When pride is inappropriate, it becomes something that causes you to forget God's place, to show yourself better than others, or to prove your value, and it can start to cause trouble.
There are many verses that show the destructiveness of inappropriate pride.
Do a search for 'pride' on http://bible.crosswalk.com and you will see many examples.
There are also some verses where pride is used in a positive sense.
2007-01-18 21:01:46 · answer #2 · answered by Jimmy Dean 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Having some pride makes you have a more positive outlook on life, it makes you happy, you are more inclined to achieve greater success for the common good of all... that is not a sin! Perhaps they are mistaken pride to the level of selfishness and greed. Pride is no sin, it's what you do with it that can make it a sin or not.
And I imagine these thumbs down come from my fellow Christians... did you skip the part where God said only he can pass judgement? Having a little pride in yourself is not harmful but being so critical of others that have not hurt you is.
2007-01-18 20:49:11 · answer #3 · answered by 2007 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Pride has two meanings. One is being content, that is, satisfied, with what you have done. This is not sinful.
The other is more of a boasting, thinking that we deserve glory and rewards for what we have done. That is self-righteousness.
If you want to give yourself a pat on the back for good grades that is fine, but if you think God will let you into heaven because you get good grades, that is self-righteousness.
2007-01-18 20:55:29 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The problem (like many) is in the translation.
In Hebrew, there are 11 different words for pride, but in English, there is only one, so all of those 11 different words for pride get grossly summed into our one definition.
The kind of pride that is considered sinful is when you are so confident in yourself, you feel that you are no longer in need of God. In Christianity, God comes before everything, and the kind of pride that is sinful, is when you put yourself before God.
2007-01-18 20:47:06 · answer #5 · answered by Lady of the Pink 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Are you truly PROUD of your grades, or PLEASED with them? God said of Jesus "with him I am well pleased."
He did not state that he was Proud.
"Proud" is something we must frequently apologize for (i.e."you must understand your uncle, he is such a proud man").
I might say that being PLEASED or taking PLEASURE from accomplishments is less likely to make one defensive - and therefore, the person will be more agreeable to his/her neighbors.
I work in customer sevice and have found that I take some PRIDE in that position. When once met with an unexpected managerial rebuke, I responded somewhat harshly (push came to shove - I got fired). Had I merely taken PLEASURE in my position (which I honestly did do well) I would have been much less defensive about my performance.
THERE IS A DIFFERENCE.
2007-01-18 20:56:24 · answer #6 · answered by cultural student 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just be careful.
18 Pride [goeth] before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.
19 Better [it is to be] of an humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud.
Proverbs 16:18-19
2007-01-18 20:47:54 · answer #7 · answered by NickofTyme 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It is only when it gets out of balance, it is considered "wrong". It's not a sin to eat for nourishment, but gluttony is considered a sin. It's the same with pride. You have to have a certain amount of pride in your appearance so that you don't walk around filthy and as a slob, but it can escalate to the level of conceit and then it is wrong. Get the idea? Nothing wrong with being proud of your accomplishments so long as you don't become braggadocios!
2007-01-18 20:46:18 · answer #8 · answered by MyPreshus 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
It is not that kind of pride that is looked down upon by God, but rather the kind of pride where you say "Hmph, I'm better than you". Looking down on someone just because God favored you with riches, looks, intelligence etc is what is looked down on. Instead you should be compassionate to people less fortunate and you should thank the Lord for blessing you.
2007-01-18 20:44:34 · answer #9 · answered by WallStreetWannaBe 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Leviticus 26:19
I will break down your stubborn pride and make the sky above you like iron and the ground beneath you like bronze.
2 Kings 19:22
Who is it you have insulted and blasphemed? Against whom have you raised your voice and lifted your eyes in pride? Against the Holy One of Israel!
2 Chronicles 26:16
But after Uzziah became powerful, his pride led to his downfall. He was unfaithful to the LORD his God, and entered the temple of the LORD to burn incense on the altar of incense.
Truly those who are near to thy Lord, turn not away with pride from His worship, but they glorify Him and prostrate themselves before Him.[7:207] (Quran)
Those who were big with pride will say to those who were considered weak, 'Was it we that kept you away from the guidance, after it had come to you? Nay, it was you yourselves who were guilty.' [34:33] (Quran)
2007-01-18 20:49:22 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋