Oct 15, 2026 · 52 min · 10 segments
In this episode, we explore the destructive nature of pride and what Scripture teaches about God’s opposition to it. We examine how pride often shows up in subtle, everyday ways, including: •…
John DalrympleHost
Christopher ShawHost
Well, in some ways, though, it's sort of related, because this is, this is fundamentally, uh, this idea of asking your child questions and learning about what they're interested in, that in itself is a demonstration of humility.
[laughs] And that is in opposition to this, this sinister sin [laughs] that we're addressing today, which is the, the deadly sin of pride.
This is painful in some ways to, to jump into here, Christopher, today, but it's very important for us.
And so, uh, let's, let's start with, um, with your first kind of area there of how does God feel about pride.
So you begin with that first major section, um, and, and a, a pretty sobering statement.
Uh, the, the proverbs connect pride with destruction, punishment, shame, and humiliation.
Though they join forces, none will go unpunished." You talk about the word there, abomination, a Hebrew word with...
You describe it with the idea of, of seeing something so disgusting, you thought you'd, you'd go throw up, which I thought-
This is actually the word, um, used in other passages to describe God's response to child sacrifice.
But what I wanna, um, focus in on is the note- how it's noteworthy that you point to the fact that the God doesn't just hate pride, but prideful people.
Well, in answer to your first question, I think there's a legitimate desire to not overemphasize one point to the exclusion of the other.
Well, in some ways, though, it's sort of related, because this is, this is fundamentally, uh, this idea of asking your child questions and learning about what they're interested in, that in itself is a demonstration of humility.
[laughs] And that is in opposition to this, this sinister sin [laughs] that we're addressing today, which is the, the deadly sin of pride.
This is painful in some ways to, to jump into here, Christopher, today, but it's very important for us.
And so, uh, let's, let's start with, um, with your first kind of area there of how does God feel about pride.
So you begin with that first major section, um, and, and a, a pretty sobering statement.
Uh, the, the proverbs connect pride with destruction, punishment, shame, and humiliation.
Though they join forces, none will go unpunished." You talk about the word there, abomination, a Hebrew word with...
You describe it with the idea of, of seeing something so disgusting, you thought you'd, you'd go throw up, which I thought-
This is actually the word, um, used in other passages to describe God's response to child sacrifice.
But what I wanna, um, focus in on is the note- how it's noteworthy that you point to the fact that the God doesn't just hate pride, but prideful people.
Well, in answer to your first question, I think there's a legitimate desire to not overemphasize one point to the exclusion of the other.
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