Pride

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9 questions

• QThe most devastating sin to the soul is PRIDE and St. Paul warns us about false humility. Is it the same thing as pride?
• QHow do you know when you have crossed the line from simply having confidence in yourself and your abilities to falling into the sin of pride? I sometimes feel that if I…
• QHow can I tell if what I am doing is done for self righteousness and self gratification or for the glory of God and benefits of other people? I do not want to fall in the…
• QI have a pride problem. I hate this part of me and I have been praying about it for months, and I don't know if I have been getting better. Whatever I do, I don't know if…
• QI do not understand the concept of pride and its boundaries. Isn’t God proud of His creation? Is it lawful to be proud of one’s success?
• QI know that our Lord is humble, but does that necessarily mean that He is never proud? Also, is it wrong to attribute pride to God?
• QI am a very egoistic person, and pride is my main problem. I have tried so often to humble myself, but I failed. I am afraid if I die with this proud, unwilling heart of…
• QIs it wrong for me to feel a sense of pride for being successful, whether it is in school, work, church, etc.? How am I supposed to serve with humility in Sunday School?…
• QDoes humility reside in refusing to do good things just to prove our unworthiness; or to avoid falling in the sin of pride? How do we reconcile this with the fact that we…

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