Superbia [pride, self-absorption] is one of the seven deadly sins not just because it has the capacity to be calamitous, as in the case of Peter, but because it can be so common, as in the case of myself. Self-absorption is a besetting sin among all God’s children, nipping at the church’s heels throughout its history, and as such it must be met by the vigilance of the people of God to hold it at bay.
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Copyright 2008 Cook Communications Ministries. Deliver Us From Me-Ville by Dave Zimmerman. Used with permission. May not be further reproduced. All rights reserved.
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