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Pride : ArrogantIn Christian dogma, pride (or vanity) is excessive belief in one's own abilities, that interferes with the individual's recognition of the grace of God. It has been called the sin from which all others arise. Pride is listed as one of the Seven Deadly Sins.In English, the term "pride" also has a more positive sense referring to self-respect, refusal to be humiliated, and joy in one's accomplishments. Some languages distinguish between the two senses of pride; in French, self-respect is fierté and vanity is orgueuil. Even outside a religious environment, pride may constitute a weakness in an individual, since somebody who is proud is likely to be far more affected by public humiliation or defeat than somebody who is humble. Arrogance is a particularly aggressive form of pride. An arrogant person isn't only exceedingly confident in their own ability and value, but actively seeks to belittle other, "lesser", people in order to demonstrate it. See: gay pride. Other seed.html">seed fell on good.html">good ground.html">ground. This did yield fruit
sixty, and some a hundredfold. And Jesus finished by saying, He that
about the parable.html">parable and why He told the people.html">people a parable. Jesus said to
But, to those who are without, the teachings are in parables: That
not understand; lest at any time they should be converted, and their
word.html">word.html">word. And these are the people by the wayside, where the word is sown.
that was sown in their hearts.
And these are likewise those who are sown on stony ground. When they
root and endure only for a while. When affliction or persecution
world, the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things. All
finally, are those who are sown on good ground. In hearing the word,
and some a hundredfold.
Then Jesus said, Is a candle lighted to be put under a bushel, or
nothing.html">nothing hidden which shall not be manifested, then there is nothing
hear, let him hear.
And He said to them, Take heed what ye hear. With what measure ye
given. For he that has, to him shall be given. He that has not, from
into the ground. He passes nights and days, and the seed springs up
herself; first the blade, then the ear.html">ear, and, after that, the full ear
because the harvest is come.
And He said, Whereto shall we liken the kingdom of God? With what
it is sown in the earth.html">earth, it is less than all the seeds on earth. But
out branches so great that the fowls of the air may lodge under the
all these things to His disciples when they were alone.
That evening, Jesus told His disciples that they should cross over. All is still licensed under the GNU FDL.
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