"The LORD Detests All The Proud Of Heart."

A proud sinner fighting against a holy GOD!
(Letters of William Romaine, 1714-1795)

"I hate pride and arrogance!" 
Proverbs 8:13
 
Nothing stops the current of HIS blessings 
so much as pride. HE resists the proud--
HE is at war with them. A futile war! 
A proud sinner fighting against 
a holy GOD! 
Who do you think will conquer? 

Oh, beware of all high thoughts 
of yourself and your doings. 
Take heed of admiring your own 
greatness or goodness. Self-delight 
is a very pleasing sin, but more odious 
to a jealous GOD than the gross 
sins of the flesh.

I am sure that the more 
we love HIM, the less we 
shall admire ourselves. 

The Pharisee, full of self-delight, 
remained in his guilt. 
The poor publican, who loathed 
himself, went home justified. 

There is no perfect humility but 
in Heaven. Until we get there, 
we should be learning, and every 
day seeking for more grace 
to humble us--
learning from our MASTER 
to be meek and lowly of heart. 
May GOD make us better scholars.

"If GOD," says Augustine, "did not 
spare the angels when they grew 
proud; will HE spare you--
who are but dust and sin?"

"The LORD detests all the proud 
of heart. Be sure of this: They will 
not go unpunished." Proverbs 16:5

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 Chapter 1. The Scriptures and SIN.