Johnny explained it exceptionally well. Pride comes before a fall. For example Jesus forgave the prostitute and he told the people who is without sin cast the first stone and they all put down the stones and walked away and he said where are your accusers. So if we look at a prostitute we could know she's doing something very evil but we shouldn't condemn her because God can save her but we need to be able to reason with her in showing her sin is enslaving her and in essence affecting her soul. If we're prideful we limit ourselves and then we can't learn. We're always learning and God is the author of life. God knows what is right. Why do you think he evicted Satan and his angels out of Heaven? Pride was found in Satan.
Ezekiel 28:14-17 KJV
Thou art the anointed cherub that covereth; and I have set thee so: thou wast upon the holy mountain of God; thou hast walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire. Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee. By the multitude of thy merchandise they have filled the midst of thee with violence , and thou hast sinned: therefore I will cast thee as profane out of the mountain of God: and I will destroy thee, O covering cherub, from the midst of the stones of fire. Thine heart was lifted up because of thy beauty, thou hast corrupted thy wisdom by reason of thy brightness: I will cast thee to the ground, I will lay thee before kings, that they may behold thee.
This is just one of the most important lessons for humans to believe and understand and I did hear one preacher born again preacher who does understand this who is trying to understand it even more. Counterfeit Christians on the other hand they live in the flesh because they are deceived and considered the lost they don't understand nor know God but they think they do. So if a person that God gave great beauty but they are evil and they use their beauty to condemn other people that may not have the beauty they have the gift they have or the blessings or jeans they have down the line in the family tree they raised themselves in pride and lower other people. What if the other people have a relationship with the real God who humbles the proud? Will they be told God/Christ never knew them on Judgment Day? Humans are evil especially if they are not born again but the evil comes on different levels. Some people are pure evil and that's all they breath. But God the real God can change that stony heart but such people don't know him or have a relationship with him because if they did they can change and they would change.
Years back I remember the Christian Channel on FM driving and listening. They were talking about this topic and going through the pertaining scripture. Here's a couple of lines.
Is thine eye evil, because I am good ?
16 So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen .
Yet another scripture line important:
As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:
When God changes your heart you realize gossiping, whispering and backbiting is extremely evil. People do this all the time in a coffee shop or a restaurant. It's Unholy. The vine is Holy so should the branches be. How could you be holy if you don't know how to be holy. How could you be holy if you're not sanctified by God. If you are a broken branch and disconnected even following another Jesus and another gospel you're just kidding yourself. John 10:10 Christ came to give us an abundance of life. He didn't come to condemn the world although he will judge the World in righteousness eventually but he provided grace and mercy if not so how would we be able to be saved despite that we deserve eternal damnation and what a price the savior of the world paid. John 3:16 That is the ultimate love. He even included the gentiles in salvation how about that?
Extremely important after thoughts and afternoon:
There's tragedy stories every once in a while in the news and there's one that just caught my eye . Now condolences to the family and friends and it was reported on Fox network but it's probably in other news networks too. Tragedy is always a horrible thing this was an accident of some sort. You see what is written above is important if you are to be saved and you are to understand the war that happened in heaven and you are to be a child of God and one day you have a new home with God then you need to understand about pride an iniquity. People who are deceived think they understand but they end up doing exactly like the dog who has returned to his own vomit like Satan their true father and their true god. If Eve ate from the Tree of knowledge of Good and Evil her eyes would be open. Jesus said if you love me keep my Commandments now we're not saved by doing good works but it's not an excuse to trampled the blood of Christ and lean on your own understanding.
RE: Satan wants you to feel special
Johnny Chang
Thine heart was lifted up because of thy beauty:
Johnny explained it exceptionally well. Pride comes before a fall. For example Jesus forgave the prostitute and he told the people who is without sin cast the first stone and they all put down the stones and walked away and he said where are your accusers. So if we look at a prostitute we could know she's doing something very evil but we shouldn't condemn her because God can save her but we need to be able to reason with her in showing her sin is enslaving her and in essence affecting her soul. If we're prideful we limit ourselves and then we can't learn. We're always learning and God is the author of life. God knows what is right. Why do you think he evicted Satan and his angels out of Heaven? Pride was found in Satan.
Ezekiel 28:14-17 KJV
Thou art the anointed cherub that covereth; and I have set thee so: thou wast upon the holy mountain of God; thou hast walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire. Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee. By the multitude of thy merchandise they have filled the midst of thee with violence , and thou hast sinned: therefore I will cast thee as profane out of the mountain of God: and I will destroy thee, O covering cherub, from the midst of the stones of fire. Thine heart was lifted up because of thy beauty, thou hast corrupted thy wisdom by reason of thy brightness: I will cast thee to the ground, I will lay thee before kings, that they may behold thee.
This is just one of the most important lessons for humans to believe and understand and I did hear one preacher born again preacher who does understand this who is trying to understand it even more. Counterfeit Christians on the other hand they live in the flesh because they are deceived and considered the lost they don't understand nor know God but they think they do. So if a person that God gave great beauty but they are evil and they use their beauty to condemn other people that may not have the beauty they have the gift they have or the blessings or jeans they have down the line in the family tree they raised themselves in pride and lower other people. What if the other people have a relationship with the real God who humbles the proud? Will they be told God/Christ never knew them on Judgment Day? Humans are evil especially if they are not born again but the evil comes on different levels. Some people are pure evil and that's all they breath. But God the real God can change that stony heart but such people don't know him or have a relationship with him because if they did they can change and they would change.
Years back I remember the Christian Channel on FM driving and listening. They were talking about this topic and going through the pertaining scripture. Here's a couple of lines.
Is thine eye evil, because I am good ?
16 So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen .
Yet another scripture line important:
As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:
When God changes your heart you realize gossiping, whispering and backbiting is extremely evil. People do this all the time in a coffee shop or a restaurant. It's Unholy. The vine is Holy so should the branches be. How could you be holy if you don't know how to be holy. How could you be holy if you're not sanctified by God. If you are a broken branch and disconnected even following another Jesus and another gospel you're just kidding yourself. John 10:10 Christ came to give us an abundance of life. He didn't come to condemn the world although he will judge the World in righteousness eventually but he provided grace and mercy if not so how would we be able to be saved despite that we deserve eternal damnation and what a price the savior of the world paid. John 3:16 That is the ultimate love. He even included the gentiles in salvation how about that?
Extremely important after thoughts and afternoon:
There's tragedy stories every once in a while in the news and there's one that just caught my eye . Now condolences to the family and friends and it was reported on Fox network but it's probably in other news networks too. Tragedy is always a horrible thing this was an accident of some sort. You see what is written above is important if you are to be saved and you are to understand the war that happened in heaven and you are to be a child of God and one day you have a new home with God then you need to understand about pride an iniquity. People who are deceived think they understand but they end up doing exactly like the dog who has returned to his own vomit like Satan their true father and their true god. If Eve ate from the Tree of knowledge of Good and Evil her eyes would be open. Jesus said if you love me keep my Commandments now we're not saved by doing good works but it's not an excuse to trampled the blood of Christ and lean on your own understanding.