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Different Fruit of the flesh

The Dangers of a Murmuring, Discontented Spirit I The Mystery of Contentment Series: Part 3

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  • William Barclay

This is the first of two articles on the topic of the dangers of discontentment. This article shows that grumbling and a lack of contentment is contrary to holiness and reveals rebellion against God.

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Our Besetting Sin

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  • C. S. Lewis

The chief cause of all misery is pride. It was through pride that the devil became the devil. Pride is enmity between man and man and enmity to God.

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Selfaholism

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  • David P. Murray

Self-centredness, self-righteousness, self-promotion, self-love, self-praise are all signs of selfaholism. This article shows that selfaholism brings misery, while serving others brings happiness.

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Pride and Our Idol Factories: The Disturbing Relationship between Pride and Idolatry

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  • Wes L. Bredenhof

This article looks at the relationship between pride and our making of idols. The dangers of pride for our relationship with God is discussed.This article has to do with the second commandment. The author also discusses a godly pride.

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How Not to Be Perfect

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  • Anna Smith

Are you a perfectionist? This article offers some reflections on how to defeat perfectionism.

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The Kryptonite Within

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  • Patrick Darrin

Pride can motivate you to be a hero, but it can also demotivate you not to be one. How? Pride has many faces. This article explains four of them.

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Pride Will Have a Fall

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  • H. Hofman

How can Christians fight against the sin of pride? This article answers this question by defining pride, pointing to its dangers, showing its source, and making a call to fight it.

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A Voice for Young People Today

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  • J. Den Hoed

One of the dangers facing young people is the hardening of the heart. How can you know that you are hardening your heart? This article gives eight ways that can help you discern.

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The Sin That Hides behind Piety

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  • Silverio Gonzalez

What is the greatest stumbling block to pursuing holiness? It is pride. Pride makes you blind to the real problem.

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Hidden Idols: Unseating the Idol of Pride

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  • Hershael York

This article exposes the idol of pride, which is the ultimate secret sin, and explains how to overcome pride.

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Glory Junkies (Part 1)

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  • Paul David Tripp

Do you parade your righteousness, talk too much, and have a sense of self-importance? Then you know you are a glory seeker. This article explain how these three are signs of glory seekers.

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Glory Junkies (Part 2)

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  • Paul David Tripp

Are you a glory seeker? This article, the second in a two-part series, provides five more signs that we are addicted to our own glory.

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More Highly Than You Ought

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  • Paul David Tripp

What are some common factors that seem to contribute to a distorted view of self? This article lists four factors that distort how you see yourself and lead you to seek self-glory.

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Three Easy Ways to Find Out If You’re Feeding Your Idols

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  • Tracy Richardson

When do you know that you have become an idolater? There are three questions you can ask yourself to reveal the idols within you: Who is in control? What story are you telling with your life? How do you respond to a win or lose situation?

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Four Inner Rings You May Be Pursuing

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  • Jeremy Writebol

Motives fuel our pursuits. How do we discern whether our motivations are good for the things we pursue? This article uncovers four pursuits our lives may be gravitating towards: acceptance, authority, applause, and abundance.

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Three Essential Truths to Kill Our Desire to Prove Ourselves

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  • Tracy Richardson

How can we put to death our self-justification and selfish ambition? This article presents three gospel truths to help in this: God is the judge, your greatest need is peace with God, and Christ's work on the cross is the most important accomplishment.

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Idolatry: A Fatal Attraction (Part 1)

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  • Brad Andrews

What makes idolatry so attractive? This article explains the charm of idolatry, and how replacement gods ultimately don't deliver what they promise.

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Idolatry: A Fatal Attraction (Part 2)

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  • Brad Andrews

The Bible condemns idolatry. How can you tell if you are an idolater or not? The article explains that you can tell by knowing what rules your heart.

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Become Idolaters by Forgetting the Gospel

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  • Joey Tomlinson

When we forget the gospel we commit idolatry. How? We start to live from good works. This article discusses this matter, and the solution to it.

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Humbling Hezekiahs

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  • Andrew Kerr

Pride is an enemy to pastoral ministry and leadership. From the life of Hezekiah in 2 Kings 20:12-19, 2 Chronicles 32:24-31, and Isaiah 39:1-8 this article shows the dangers of pride, its workings, and how to crucify it.

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Killing Envy

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  • Nicholas T. Batzig

Do you struggle with envy? Did you know that the root of envy is pride? This article offers several ways in which to put to death the sin of envy: know who you are in Christ, remember God's promises, thank God for the gifts of others, learn from the gifts and accomplishments of others, and be content with however God is pleased to use you.

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Psalm 73: Envy Is a Window

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  • Paul David Tripp

This article reveals how envy is a window into the real struggles of our heart.

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God’s Hatred of Pride

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  • Garry Eriks

God hates pride. This is the truth expressed in Proverbs 6:16-17. This article explains how pride expresses itself in its relationship with God and neighbour. The author points to the need of repenting of all pride.

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How to Turn from Your Idols

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  • Eric McKiddie

Idolatry is a struggle for everyone. How can you turn from idols? Based on Psalm 115 this article gives four ways to turning from idols.

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The Art and Science of the Humblebrag

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  • Tim Challies

"Humblebrag" is a statement in which you pretend to be modest but which you are really using as a way of telling people about your success or achievements. Bragging or boasting is made easy by social media. This article shows ways of such bragging.

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I’m Better Than You

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  • Tim Challies

Pride seeks to make people conform to you because you think you are better than them. This article expands on this.

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What the Wayward Wants

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  • Tim Challies

Why is it that it is difficult to reason with the wayward? The reason is that there are three things the prodigal wants, and this article outlines them.

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Do Not Envy the Wicked

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  • Tim Challies

The Bible warns Christians against envying the wicked. What is it that Christians can envy from the wicked? This article explains five things.

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The Easiest Sin to Justify

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  • Tim Challies

What is the easiest sin to justify? This article argues that unrighteous anger is that sin.

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A Sin That Threatens Calvinists: Spiritual Pride

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  • Solano Portela

Spiritual pride is harbouring the thought that one possesses a superior vision. In showing how this pride has taken different forms throughout church history, this article makes plain that this is the danger facing Calvinists. It can be avoided by giving God all credit for the truth received.

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How We Rebuke Pride

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  • David Lipsy

This article shows how the mindset of living under the cross, getting help from others and God, and acknowledging that all we have is given to us by God, is crucial for fighting pride.

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A Just War

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  • Joel R. Beeke

From Matthew 23, this article shows how one can fight the sin of pride—pride of knowledge, accomplishment, and reputation.

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The Seven Deadly Sins in a Digital Age: Envy

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  • Bradford W. Littlejohn

This article looks at the seven deadly sins in the context of our digital age. The author focuses here on the sin of envy.

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The Seven Deadly Sins in a Digital Age: Pride

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  • Bradford W. Littlejohn

This article looks at the seven deadly sins in the context of our digital age. The author shows how pride flows from self-love and admiration. Individuals can fight against this vice by cultivating a life that is dependent on God.

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The Seven Deadly Sins in a Digital Age: Sloth

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  • Bradford W. Littlejohn

This article looks at the seven deadly sins in the context of our digital age. The author of this article shows how easy it is to fall into the sin of being slothful and lazy. Failure to delight in God results in a lack of motivation to be engaged with creation and encourages laziness.

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The Lord Alone Will be Exalted: Making War on Pride

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  • John Piper

What does God think about pride? This article discusses the nature of pride and its remedy.

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Worldliness

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  • A. W. Verhoef

This article explains that worldliness is the attachment of the heart to worldly possessions.

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When Relief Becomes a Refuge

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  • Doug Van Meter

Relief becomes a refuge when good things are turned into idolatry. How can you know if you are trapped in this idol trap? This article raises three questions to consider in this regard, and one antidote.

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Spiritual Drafting and the Danger of Christian Complacency

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  • Tim Challies

Complacency has no room in the Christian life. Why? This article explains the danger of spiritual drafting.

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Worldliness!

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  • Donald C. Macaskill

The Bible warns against the love of the world. This article looks at the characteristics of worldliness.

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The Management of Our Pride

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  • Maurice Roberts

This article looks at pride, and the need to continue growing in the likeness of Christ.

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Eight Markers of Arrogant Folks I've Known

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  • Chuck Lawless

This article lists eight characteristics of an arrogant person.

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Five Ways People Worship Themselves

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  • Le Ann Trees

Idolatry is rooted in seeking a god who agrees with you. Here are five ways you can use to tell if you are caught in self-worship.

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Psalm 73: The Distortion of Envy

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  • Paul David Tripp

This article, through the window of Psalm 73:2, explores the sin of envy. It shows that envy is not an emotional response to what is, but an interpretation of what is.

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