Summary
The central message warns against viewing others with contempt, comparing this behavior to that of the Pharisees. The speaker emphasizes that pride, whether stemming from intelligence, success, or material possessions, leads to God rejecting grace. Instead, believers must cultivate humility, seeing others through God's eyes and never despising anyone, regardless of their perceived shortcomings.
Description
Do we look down on people with contempt? Do we despise others? Zac Poonen shows us how we can look down on others for nearly anything. Unless we pursue humility radically both in ourselves and in our children, we can so easily destroy ourselves as well as our children. For God gives grace to the humble, but the proud He rejects. For what have we that we have not received and if what we have is what we have received then why do we boast in it or look down on others who do not have it, as if we got it because we deserved it!?This clip is an extract from the message " Characteristics of Pharisees" delivered in a conference on "Led by the Spirit, not under the Law". For more sermons,videos and books by Zac Poonen, please visit http://www.cfcindia.com.
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The central message is a warning against pride, emphasizing that God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble. The speaker draws parallels from church history, noting that decline often sets in when groups become proud of their achievements or status. True humility, regardless of wealth or success, is what matters, as exemplified by the two thieves on the cross. The ultimate goal of humility is to be exalted over sin, not over people or worldly achievements.
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