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Is "Pride Goes before the Fall" in the Bible?

Alyssa Roat

Chances are you’ve heard someone say, “pride goes before the fall.” But what exactly does that mean? And where did the phrase come from?As it turns out, the phrase originates in the Bible, from Prover...

What Does Harboring Pride in Our Hearts Do to Us?

Chris Swanson

Those that have a favorable opinion of themselves are prone to think others feel the same way about them; but they will be mistaken. God can make low those that have amplified and lifted themselves up...

What Does the Bible Say about Knowledge?

Dawn Wilson

God predicted that in the last days knowledge will increase, but the knowledge of the world is not the same as biblical knowledge.What does the Bible say about knowledge? How does it differ from ...

What Is Wisdom and How Do We Get It?

Lisa Loraine Baker

True wisdom is not what the world deems it to be. For example, wisdom doesn’t automatically come with age. Nor does wisdom necessarily belong to those who are most experienced or who have excelled at ...

Why Was Lucifer, Satan, Banished to Hell?

Dolores Smyth

Satan’s pride was the first sin committed in the universe, and humanity has been on notice ever since that pride goeth before the fall. Arguably, all sins are rooted in pride if we consider that sin i...

What You Need to Know about Hezekiah in the Bible

Dawn Wilson

Verifying his place in biblical history, archaeologists found Hezekiah’s royal seal in 2010 in an area at the foot of the southern wall of the Temple Mount in Jerusalem....

How to Build a Healthy Balance of Give and Take in Relationships

Blair Parke

All of us have people in our lives: friends, coworkers, parents, spouses, children. And as sinful people, often these relationships will experience rough patches. When it feels like one person is givi...

What Is the Meaning of Humility in the Bible?

Aaron Brown

The word humility appears various times throughout the Bible in both the Old and New Testaments. Where we read about humility, we see that this trait is something God desires for His people. Humility ...

King Belshazzar’s Timely Warning of the Sin of Pride

Rev. Kyle Norman

The tale of King Belshazzar, found in the book of Daniel, is a great example of this. God acts against Belshazzar and brings his reign to an abrupt end because of his prideful arrogance. Belshazzar, t...

How the Philosophy of Jacques Derrida Is Hurting Christian Dialogue

Bethany Verrett

Deconstructionism does not offer a path to reconstruction or new understanding, leading to people looking at their religion – torn to pieces through hyper-critical analysis – and left with nothing to ...

25 Strengthening Verses for Times of Fear

Bethany Verrett

The suffering in this life that induces fear is something that Jesus overcame on the cross, and even death has no true power over those who have a relationship with Him. Knowing that in the head does ...

What Does the Bible Mean When it Talks about a "Reprobate Mind"?

Britt Mooney

What is the Apostle Paul trying to tell us when he talks about a reprobate mind? ...

How to Cultivate Christlike Humility This Christmas

Dawn Wilson

The most profound way to cultivate humility at Christmas is to remember how Jesus came. In heaven, Jesus received honor and glory due to Him. He had all the rights of power and sovereign rule that the...

Is the COVID-19 Vaccine the Mark of the Beast?

Dr. Roger Barrier

Let's look at the hype about the COVID-19 vaccination being the Mark of the Beast, and deconstruct it with biblical truths....

What Does the Bible Say about Pride?

Meg Bucher

“I’m proud of you.” It’s a notion we dish out and long to hear daily. But when is it sin? The Bible is clear that it’s ok to encourage and admonish each other and ...

A Timely Warning from the Laodicean Church to Us Today

Michael Jakes

Because this church so closely mirrors the mindset and character of today’s church, we should all pay very close attention to Christ’s words and warning to them. The Lord’s message to this church is a...

What Do We Do When We Feel Disappointed, with God or Life?

Kristi Walker

We’ve all been there: We had a dream for our lives, and it didn’t play out the way we had hoped. Unmet or unfulfilled expectations lead to disappointment. As believers in God though, sometimes we wron...

How Does Romans 8:32 Give Us Hope in Our Struggles?

Bethany Verrett

As Paul reflected on future glory and sustaining faith through difficulties, he posed this question: if God was willing to give the gift of His Son’s life for those He loved, wouldn't He give many oth...

Is God Good?

Bethany Verrett

God is so good that He made it possible for the very people who rejected Him, who crucified His Son, and who still mock Him to be changed and spend eternity with Him. God’s love for all people is the ...

Powerful Scripture Truths about Forgiveness and Why We Must Forgive

Sheila Alewine

The concept of debt forgiveness is essential to understanding God’s view of forgiveness. We can only practice forgiveness to the degree that we are aware of our own need for it, and this begins with o...