The Bible teaches that pride and grace are incompatible, as seen in Psalms 119:71, where affliction leads to learning God’s statutes.
The Scriptures illustrate the incompatibility of pride and grace through various passages. Psalms 119:71 states, 'It is good for me that I have been afflicted, that I might learn thy statutes.' This verse highlights how affliction can lead individuals to recognize their need for God’s grace and the futility of their pride. In times of trouble, God often uses circumstances to show us our weaknesses, much like Paul’s experience with his thorn in the flesh, which kept him humble and reliant on God’s strength rather than his own abilities. The ongoing process of sanctification involves God humbling us to grow in grace.
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