Love and Pride Are Opposites

A big head and a big heart are never in the same person. Pride and love are in opposition one to another.

Do you know why there are quarrels in churches and squabbles between husbands and wives? Proverbs 13:10 says, "Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised is wisdom."

There has never been a war, squabble, fuss, or division that was not caused by pride. There are not problems too big to solve. There are just people too small to solve them. We could solve the problem if we’d attack the problem rather than one another.

Jonathan Edwards, who was a great preacher in the Great Awakening, said, “Nothing that puts a man so much out of the devil’s reach as genuine humility.” And it is love that enables us to be humble.

By Adrian Rogers

Love ... A Rare Commodity

Most of us have heard that love makes the world go around. I don't know if I believe that, but it sure does make the trip worthwhile.

If you’re going to have any sense of joy, victory, and service that counts, you’ve got to have love. And love is a rare commodity today because we live in such a wicked world. Jesus said, "And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold. But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved" (Matthew 24:12-13).

The word "iniquity" here literally means "lawlessness." Lawlessness abounds. Have you found yourself hesitating to stop by the side of the road and help somebody with a flat tire? Have you found that you’re careful about inviting somebody into your house if they knock on your door and say, "My car battery is dead, do you have any jumper cables?" Or, "Could you give me directions to a certain place?" Don’t you wish that you didn't have to do that because there’s so much iniquity in the world?

By Adrian Rogers

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