Likewise, you who are younger, be subject to the elders. Clothe yourselves, all of you, with humility toward one another, for ‘ God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.’ Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you. (1 Pet. 5: 5– 6)

Pride is the original sin, the one in which all other sins take rotten root and fester. No one is immune to this sin; we are all infected from conception. But there is an often overlooked danger in the ministry that connects a pastor’s pride to the gnostic transgression in the original sin. If you recall, a part of the serpent’s three-pronged temptation of Eve in the garden was this tantalizing morsel: …. (click pe titlul de mai sus)

Wilson, Jared C. (2013-07-31). The Pastor’s Justification: Applying the Work of Christ in Your Life and Ministry