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To: xzins
I must admit. I’m really surprised at folks being embarrassed by their religious affiliation. You’d think they’d be proud of it.

Proverbs 16:18 Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.

Galatians 6:14 But far be it from me to boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.

2,066 posted on 09/27/2014 12:29:07 AM PDT by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith...)
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To: metmom

Wrong application of the word pride. In the bible verses you quote it is used in the sense of ‘an air of superiority or self-sufficiency’.

Being proud of a child, or of a job well done, or of a church are all used in the sense of “acceptance of something pleasing or wholesome in one’s life”. So, if someone recognizes the wholesomeness of their denomination, then one would think they’d want to share how they’ve received that gift.


2,098 posted on 09/27/2014 6:29:26 AM PDT by xzins ( Retired Army Chaplain and Proud of It! Those who truly support our troops pray for victory!)
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