In christian terms, pride in moderation isn't really considered pride
Why is pride a sin?
Luke Jenkins
Xavier Morgan
Because pride leads to "fuck everyone else, I can do anything I want" and lead to other sins
Blake Flores
What said.
Being proud blinds you to the truth, it literally makes you insane.
Having pride in your work or yourself, as in having dignity and standards for what you do is no the kind of pride the Bible talks about. It's kind of shitty that in english the word can have such different meanings.
Julian Jones
English didn't translate well, there are several forms of pride , a good and a bad. We need another word for it
James Scott
Yeah. In Paradise Lost Satan has this attitude.
Connor Mitchell
Because enjoying yourself isn't allowed.
Nathan Anderson
Apparently, meek may be a mistranslation.
>The meek shall inherit the earth
Meek meaning something more along the lines of "stable/gentle power." E.g. you have your sword, but you don't use it unnecessarily. In that sense, God would be very meek, unless he's been manipulating events without our knowledge.
Zachary Gutierrez
A people without pride are a people easy to control, subvert, and dominate. Just look at the west today.
Christians seem to take this all-or-nothing approach to pretty much everything, whereas reality is much more gray. I would argue that while excessive pride is conducive to gaining wisdom, having some pride is necessary to combat the nature of man.
Oliver Cox
Jealousy, properly defined, is virtue, whereas envy is sin.
Jealousy is simply the vigilant defense of what one already has, whereas envy is the coveting of something one doesn't have. That is why God refers to himself as "jealous". It isn't self-deprecation.
Ethan Hernandez
>Christians seem to take this all-or-nothing approach to pretty much everything
No, that's what westerners do. In Eastern Europe it' not the case, not to mention the west isn't christian anymore and still has extremist attitudes, now more than ever I would say.