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Christian Treasury: Volume 11
• 1 min. read • grade level: 8
The life and death of our Lord Jesus Christ are a standing rebuke to every form of pride to which we are liable. Take for instance:
1. Pride of birth and rank—"Is not this the carpenter's son?" (
Matt. 13:55
55
Is not this the carpenter's son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas? (Matthew 13:55)
).
2. Pride of wealth—"The Son of Man hath not where to lay His head" (
Matt. 8:20
20
And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head. (Matthew 8:20)
).
3. Pride of place—"Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth?" (
John 1:46
46
And Nathanael said unto him, Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip saith unto him, Come and see. (John 1:46)
). "He shall be called a Nazarene" (
Matt. 2:23
23
And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, He shall be called a Nazarene. (Matthew 2:23)
),
4. Pride of appearance—"He hath no form nor comeliness" (
Isa. 53:2
2
For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him. (Isaiah 53:2)
).
5. Pride of reputation—He "made Himself of no reputation" (
Phil. 2:7
7
But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: (Philippians 2:7)
).
6. Pride of independence—"Many others, which ministered unto Him of their substance" (
Luke 8:3
3
And Joanna the wife of Chuza Herod's steward, and Susanna, and many others, which ministered unto him of their substance. (Luke 8:3)
).
7. Pride of learning—"How knoweth this man letters, having never learned?" (
John 7:15
15
And the Jews marvelled, saying, How knoweth this man letters, having never learned? (John 7:15)
).
8. Pride of position—"I am among you as He that serveth" (
Luke 22:27
27
For whether is greater, he that sitteth at meat, or he that serveth? is not he that sitteth at meat? but I am among you as he that serveth. (Luke 22:27)
).
9. Pride of popularity—"He is despised and rejected of men" (
Isa. 53:3
3
He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not. (Isaiah 53:3)
).
10. Pride of ability—"I can of Mine own self do nothing" (
John 5:30
30
I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me. (John 5:30)
).
11. Pride of retort—"The chief priests accused Him of many things: but [Jesus] answered nothing" (
Mark 15:3
3
And the chief priests accused him of many things: but he answered nothing. (Mark 15:3)
).
12. Pride of sanctity-"This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them" (
Luke 15:2
2
And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them. (Luke 15:2)
).
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