https://xstemsy.com/xstemsy/categories/pride/ Recent content in Pride on xstemsy Hugo -- gohugo.io en-us xstemsy Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://xstemsy.com/xstemsy/post/2026/10/pride_mine/ Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://xstemsy.com/xstemsy/post/2026/10/pride_mine/ <p>Pride is the original harm. Not just because it was by some coincidence chronologically first, but because in the Christian worldview it is the thing that is at the root of all other harm, or as we call it, sin.</p> <p>But it is also poorly understood. I think a lot of people think it is just &quot;thinking very highly of yourself&quot;, but that misses a lot.</p> <p>I would define it closer to &quot;an incorrect understanding of your true position in reality in relation to others and God&quot;. It can be either a misunderstanding of your position, or a desire to be in some position other than where you should be.</p>