What is Pride

"God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble." 6Humble yourselves, therefore, under God's mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. 7 Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you. “ (1 Peter 5:5-7)

What is pride? –– we all heard about “lie detector” what about “Pride detector”?
C.S Lewis, in his book, "Mere Christianity" proposed a pride test - “the more we have it ourselves, the more we dislike it in others.”
Jack Deere, in his book “Surprised by the Voice of God” said “Even with this test, I have come to despair of detecting pride in my own life. I think it is probable that pride can never be detected, only revealed.”

PRIDE is manifested in ....
1. A Superior Attitude – both a desire and an attitude –above all, a desire for self exaltation. it leads to an "unholy competition. Everyone, even God is our rival because God is interested in exalting no one but His Son.

2. A Desire to Dominate - obsessive competitiveness - eg sulking after one lost a game- wanted to challenge again and again.

3. Blind Hatred - C.S Lewis – “A proud man is always looking down on things and people; and, of course, as long as you are looking down, you cannot see something that is above you”