Would you go to James, please, the fourth chapter. Turn there with me. James four,

for the last several weeks we have been on the subject of submission and authority.

Not just submission, not just authority. We're talking about both, submission and authority.

And this has been our main text, and let's look at it again, James 4, 6.

Says, but he gives more grace.

Wherefore he says,

God resists the proud,

but gives grace unto the humble.

So which do you want to be?

Proud or humble?

You know, pride is accepted in our culture it's something that is even you know people think highly of it people say well you got to have some pride you know and some people say people say, well, I've lost everything.

I've got to keep my pride.

You know what I'm talking about?

Have you heard talk like this?

I'm proud to be this.

I'm proud to be that.

I'm proud of our kids.

We're proud of our job.

We're proud, proud, proud.

Proud. Should we be? Is it okay to be proud?

That's a little weak. You do know what I'm talking about. This is interwoven in our culture and in our society.

But is it okay?

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