PRIDE - Essence See also:Conceit; Egotism | 驕傲 - 本質 |
There is no spirit in man more opposed to the Spirit
of God than the spirit of pride. 在人們心中沒有比驕傲的靈更與上帝的靈對抗的。 |
It is the devil's
masterpiece to make us think well of ourselves. Thomas Brooks 讓我們自滿是魔鬼的傑作。 |
Pride is to character like the attic to the house,
the highest part and generally the most empty. Sydney H. Gay 驕傲之於我們品格就像屋子的閣樓,越高的地方通常空無一物。 |
Pride, in the religious
sense, is the attitude of autonomy, of self-determination, of independence of God. J. C. P. Cockerton 就信仰的意義而言,驕傲就是自主、自決、自立於上帝之外。 |
Nothing is as hard to do gracefully as getting down
off your high horse. Franklin P. Jones 再沒有比從你的高位下來還難保持優雅態度的了。 |
Other sins are against God's
law, but pride is against God's sovereignty. Thomas Manton 其他的罪是違背上帝的律法,而驕傲則是違背上帝的主權。 |
The essence of sin is arrogance; the essence of
salvation is submission. Alan Redpath 罪惡的本質是自大;救恩的本質則是順服。 |
To be proud of learning is
the greatest ignorance. Jeremy Taylor 以所學為傲是最大的無知。 |
All pride is idolatry. John Wesley 一切的驕傲都是偶像崇拜。 |