The Spirit of Pride

For edification on the spirit of Pride, check out the lesson on the topic and Narcissism to supplement the edification here on the website:

The Spirit of Pride:

https://youtu.be/ouxPnfrfVjw?si=m_0Ij06ly4G7XTfz

The Spirits of a Narcissist:

https://youtu.be/N84kq5T-loE

We hope it’s helpful and the edification below aids in all of our growth in avoiding any spirit of pride to abide in Christ’s calling for lowliness of of heart and meekness:

Sir 10:12

The beginning of pride is when one departeth from Alahayim, and his heart is turned away from his Maker.

Pride is what caused the devil to disobey Alahayim in the beginning.

Eze 28:12

Son of man, take up a lamentation upon the king of Tyrus, and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord Ahayah; Thou sealest up the sum, full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty.

The king of Tyrus is referring to the Devil:

Eze 28:13

Thou hast been in Eden the garden of Alahayim; every precious stone was thy covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was prepared in thee in the day that thou wast created.
Eze 28:14

Thou art the anointed cherub that covereth; and I have set thee so: thou wast upon the holy mountain of Alahayim; thou hast walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire.

He was an anointed cherub that had been adorned with precious stones and was in the holy mount and the Garden of Eden.

Eze 28:15

Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee.

Satan was perfect in his ways until the iniquity of being liftd up with pride lead him astray

Eze 28:17

Thine heart was lifted up because of thy beauty, thou hast corrupted thy wisdom by reason of thy brightness: I will cast thee to the ground, I will lay thee before kings, that they may behold thee.

Eze 28:16

By the multitude of thy merchandise they have filled the midst of thee with violence, and thou hast sinned: therefore I will cast thee as profane out of the mountain of Alahayim: and I will destroy thee, O covering cherub, from the midst of the stones of fire.

The scripture holds true from the beginning that a haughty spirit goes before the fall as we see how pride led to the devil being cast down. So much the more ought we to guard our soul against it.

Pro 16:18

Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.

His iniquity of pride is shown in that when Satan let pride into his heart, he sinned as Alahayim was not in all his thoughts and it could be seen in his countenance, [Psa 10:4] heart and works: [Pro 21:4]

Psalms 10:4

The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after Alahayim: Alahayim is not in all his thoughts.

Pro 21:4

An high look, and a proud heart, and the plowing of the wicked, is sin

We see here that pride has caused even angels like the devil to fall, so its possible for us to fall to it as well if we arent humble in our every though and action. We have to be mindful to pray to be kept from the spirits of Pride and any desire that would allow them to enter into our hearts by some thought or desire we be overtaken:

Sir 23:4-5

O Lord, Father and Alahayim of my life, give me not a proud look, but turn away from thy servants always a haughty mind 5 Turn away from me vain hopes and concupiscence, and thou shalt hold him up that is desirous always to serve thee.

By being aware of the thoughts that come to us, our countenance, and our mood lest any thought, desire, or inclination enter our heart and cause us to sin, we can stay in humility putting on Yache Christ not to give any place to the flesh by an evil thought entering our heart:

Romans 13:14

But put ye on the Lord Yache Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof.

Pride was not made for man, [Sirach 10:18] yet Satan through his envy, [Wis 2:24] entices us through our desires unto pride as our desires is what draws us away from humility [James 1:14-15] and contentment with Alahayim's will [Heb 13:5] unto pride to turn away from Alahayim [Sirach 10:12] in covetousness and begin to sin through that pride [Sirach 10:13] and fall from obedience to the commandments. The reason any spirit of pride causes us to fall is because there is nothing in the commandments about first places or glory of any kind but they are about longsuffering and humility in man. [Hermas Parable 8 (7:6)]

Sir 10:18

Pride was not made for men, nor furious anger for them that are born of a woman.

Alahayim didn't make the spirit of pride for us, but because of our covetousness, we get given over to it:

Sir 10:9

Why is earth and ashes proud? There is not a more wicked thing than a covetous man: for such an one setteth his own soul to sale; because while he liveth he casteth away his bowels.

Sirach 10:7

Pride is hateful before Alahayim and man: and by both doth one commit iniquity.

Pride being hateful, has the spirit of Hatred to help it and Envy work together them so through the Devil's pride, his hatred lead him to be envious at the prosperity of man:

Testament of Gad 4:4

...for hatred worketh with envy also against them that prosper: so long as it heareth of or seeth their success, it always languisheth.

Testament of Gad 5:1

1 Hatred, therefore, is evil, for it constantly mateth with lying, speaking against the truth; and it maketh small things to be great, and causeth the light to be darkness, and calleth the sweet bitter, and teacheth slander, and kindleth wrath, and stirreth up war, and violence and all covetousness; it filleth the heart with evils and

devilish poison.

The Devil's hateful pride lead him to envy man so he manipulated him from the truth with Lying get stirred up in covetousness to let Pride in to sin because of man's desires.

Wis 2:24

Nevertheless through envy of the devil came death into the world: and they that do hold of his side do find it.

This error by man has put lust into man's heart and the results of sinning is bringing forth death in the world. Death comes upon man when man takes hold of the devil's side to walk in his commandments to sin against Alahayim's commands and ways because of man's desires that the devil sees and plays on to persuade man to give into them as its not Alahayim that's tempting any man to sin:

James 1:13-14

Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of Alahayim: for Alahayim cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man: 14 But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.

Sir 10:12

The beginning of pride is when one departeth from Alahayim, and his heart is turned away from his Maker.

Jas 1:15

Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.

Sir 10:13

For pride is the beginning of sin, and he that hath it shall pour out abomination: and therefore the Lord brought upon them strange calamities, and overthrew them utterly

When man is enticed by his lust and drawn away from humility, pride comes in aid him in departing from Alahayim and turning his heart away from his Maker so that he can bring forth sin by pride and his lusts leading him which if he continues in it, he will bring forth death upon himself as the devil desired for him out of his envy towards man. Lord willing we understand, its our desires that are contrary to humility and contentment with Alahayim's will that gives place for us to be drawn away and enticed to let pride in and begin sinning by departing from Alahayim and turning our heart from our Maker.

The antagonist of Pride and Lust are Humility and Contentment to help deliver us from those evil spirits. To further understand Humility and Contentment, visit the lessons on the playlist "For Growth Within" that focus on those topics. Lessons like "Walking & Talking in Humility," "Grabbing Hold of Contentment," "The Heart: Self willing or Alahayim willing" amongst other videos on the playlist are very helpful for growth and understanding.

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEIZO-3m3InDCxbTHTkwpAR_EsXpqpSWY&si=3jHX8EwBMYdho1Qd

26 Attributes of Pride:

If any of the following applies to us, some spirit of Pride has place in us. This information on some attributes of pride is for us to identify whatever it may be and put the work in to abstain from the hurtful works through faith in the names Ahayah Yache and Ruwaka Kwadoshi asking them to give us humility and contentment while working on operating in those spirits at all time so we can be delivered.

When you look at yourself instead of Alahayim, you lose perspective. In pride, you will compare yourself to someone higher or greater than you. Pride will also cause you to exalt yourself in your own heart. Pride will cause you to lift and exalt yourself over those that you feel superior over.
It’s easy to trump yourself up based on your achievements making yourself feel invincible. However the truth is, your deeds in the strength of your youth, degrees and accomplishments don’t move you any closer to Alahayim. What you should say is, “Alahayim allowed me to do or accomplish such and such things.”
Pride will cause you to want more than you’re entitled to, or things that you’re not entitled to at all.
Pride will make you no longer content with what you have, and it will cause you to covet what others have.
Pride makes you think everyone else is wrong, and whatever you do or think is right.
Pride makes you think everyone else is beneath you or desire to be better than everyone else. It can make you competitive though there is nothing in the commandments about first places or glory of any kind.
Pride makes you lack compassion and empathy to speak of others sins with contempt, irritation, frustration, or judgement.
Pride makes you far more concerned with others’ perceptions of you than what is right in the sight of Alahayim. You'll fight the sins that have an impact on how others view you, and but neglect the ones that no one sees continuing in them in secret. (see Matt 23:25-28)
Pride is hungry for attention, respect, and worship in all its forms. Maybe its sounds like shameless boasting about yourself. Maybe it’s being unable to say “no” to anyone because we need to be needed or like to be liked. Maybe it looks like obsessively thirsting for marriage-or fantasizing about a better marriage- because you’re hungry to be adored. Maybe it looks like being haunted by the desire for the right car or the right house or the right title at work; all because of the lack of contentment and you seek the glory that comes from men, not Alahayim (see Matt 6:2; john 12:42)
Pride isolates you. After a while the “common folk” that you treated as though they were beneath you, won’t want to deal with you.
It’s hard to get along with a person that’s operating in pride. They only seek their desires and are unwilling to compromise or make peace.
Pride will lie to you. (see Obadiah 1:3; Testament of Dan 2:4-6) It will tell you that you are somebody that you’re not, that you are further along than you are, and that you can do things that you can’t do. It can also lead you not to be honest with yourself to be content with where you are so you can work from where you truly are in humility and actually grow from there.
Pride will cause you to disagree with the truth. If it didn’t come from you, you will reject it. It may be true, but you still reject it.
Pride will lead you to be a One-upper, you always have to top something someone else does, or say something greater or in addition to what another says.
Pride will blind you, because you’re not looking at what’s before you, you’re looking at you.
Pride will hinder your learning. You think you know everything or desire to know everything so it's hard to be taught and grow either when you think you already know or you just want the info for the glory of it, not to actually apply it and do it in humility yourself.
Pride will hinder your personal ministry. It places you higher than those that you’re trying to minister to. Yache was in Heaven, but he came down to walk among us and identify with us. It’s hard to teach those that you consider “below” you. To be a good teacher, you need to be able to understand your audience and condescend one’s self to being a man of low estate.{Rom 12:16} Ministry is about communication. If I’m operating in pride, I don’t expect you to get it. I’ll use big words and fancy language to boost myself, not worrying about actually connecting with those I’m trying to teach because I’m absorbed with myself.
Pride makes you start calling out flaws in others. You could be disagreeing with a person about something (an isolated issue), and pride will make you think of other completely unrelated issues and flaws to throw in their face. The only way pride stays up, is by pointing out things in others that are low to bring them down. You can’t be long suffering and not remember other’s sins because you will then have no one else to exalt yourself over and be forced to look at the iniquity in yourself.
Pride can keep you in an unforgiving place. Example: “how dare they say or do that to me!”
Pride keeps you from acknowledging you’re wrong. You just want to shift the blame. If you do admit fault, it will be followed by a justification for the action to stay on top and not have to humbly acknowledge the fault and make changes for the better.
Pride will keep you from repenting. “it wasn’t that bad” “I’m not the only one that messes up.” “I do other things right, so I’m not that bad.” “at least I didn’t do…or say…”
Pride says, “I’m going to do what I want to do.” “yea that’s the law but I feel like..” “I know that’s what the scripture say, but you got to understand how I feel is….”
If you have pride, you will lie and operate in deceit because the spirits minister unto each other.
Pride will have you seeking every way out of keeping the law for the sake of your desire or just because you don’t want to admit you were wrong, you don’t want to have to humble yourself to repent, or you just want to be right and justify yourself.
Pride will have you accuse a brother/sister, and have more joy in accusing them than when or if you find out they didn’t sin. Pride will have you more upset that you were wrong than joyful that they didn’t transgress the law.
Pride will have you hate people in your heart, and strengthen itself in you by justifying it in your thoughts, which is a transgression against the commandments of love and compassion for one's neighbor, but pride with other spirits will cast the word of righteousness far from you.

Admonitions on Pride

A psalm of David about the mindset of the prideful.

Psa 10:2-7
The wicked in his pride doth persecute the poor: let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined. 3 For the wicked boasteth of his heart's desire, and blesseth the covetous, whom Ahayah abhorreth. 4 The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after Alahayim: Alahayim is not in all his thoughts. 5 His ways are always grievous; thy judgments are far above out of his sight: as for all his enemies, he puffeth at them. 6 He hath said in his heart, I shall not be moved: for I shall never be in adversity. 7 His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud: under his tongue is mischief and vanity.

From the fall of the devil unto this day, pride will always lead anyone who follows after it to sin. We have to be mindful of the spirits of Hatred, Lying and Envy that work with Pride by listening to words of truth to work righteousness in humility in all our works to overcome by becoming just and humble people that truly fear Alahayim from the heart:

Testament of Simeon 6:2

Now, if ye remove from you your envy and all stiff-neckedness, as a rose shall my bones flourish in Israel, and as a lily my flesh in Jacob, and my odour shall be as the odour of Libanus; And as cedars shall holy ones be multiplied from me forever, and their branches shall stretch afar off.

Testament of Gad 4:4

...for hatred worketh with envy also against them that prosper: so long as it heareth of or seeth their success, it always languisheth.

Testament of Gad 5:1

devilish poison.

Testament of Gad 6:1

1 And now, my children, I exhort you, love ye each one his brother, and put away hatred from your hearts, love one another in deed, and in word, and in the inclination of the soul.

Testament of Gad 3:1

1 And now, my children, hearken to the words of truth to work righteousness, and all the law of the Most High, and go not astray through the spirit of hatred, for it is evil in all the doings of men.

Testament of Gad 5:3

3 Righteousness casteth out hatred, humility destroyeth envy. For he that is just and humble is ashamed to do what is unjust, being reproved not of another, but of his own heart, because the Lord looketh on his inclination. 4 He speaketh not against a holy man, because the fear of Alahayim overcometh hatred. 5 For fearing lest he should offend the Lord, he will not do wrong to any man, even in thought. 6 These things I learnt at last, after I had repented concerning Joseph. 7 For true repentance after a holy sort destroyeth ignorance, and driveth away the darkness, and enlighteneth the eyes, and giveth knowledge to the soul, and leadeth the mind to salvation.

Remember, Pride is the beginning of sin when one departs from Alahayim after being enticed by a desire thats contrary to humility and contentment with Alahayim's will so we must be mindful of maintaining humility and contentment in all our thoughts, words, and actions so as not to give place to covetousness, any of the spirits of Pride, or any spirits that aid Pride.

Sir 10:12

The beginning of pride is when one departeth from Alahayim, and his heart is turned away from his Maker. 13

For pride is the beginning of sin, and he that hath it, shall pour out abomination: and therefore the Lord brought upon them strange calamities, and overthrew them utterly. 7 Pride is hateful before Alahayim, and man: and by both doeth one commit iniquity.

Sir 10:18

Pride was not made for men, nor furious anger for them that are born of a woman.

Proverbs 22:4

By humility and the fear of Ahayah are riches, and honour, and life.

Seeing that pride wasn't made for us, humility and the fear of Ahayah to work righteousness is for us those spirits bring us riches, honor, and life. Humility is a spirit that takes work to submitting to Alahayim and their will in everything to be clothed in it:

1 Peter 5:5-11

Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for Alahayim resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble. 6 Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of Alahayim, that he may exalt you in due time: 7 Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you. 8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: 9 Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world. 10 But the Alahayim of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Yache, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you. 11 To him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.

All that believe in Yache have to be clothed in humility resisting the Devil in the world. Its a process to overcome the spirits of Pride and being clothed in humility, so one has to suffer through the process of overcoming them and any spirit that assists them to be perfected strengthened stablished and settled in humility. Being lowly is key to gain wisdom to overcome pride.

Pro 11:2

When pride commeth, then commeth shame: but with the lowly is wisdom.

Being humble brings honor by obedience instead of the shame of pride by sinning.

Pro 29:23

A man's pride shall bring him low: but honor shall uphold the humble in spirit.

Sir 10:21

The fear of Ahayah goeth before the obtaining of authority: but roughness and pride, is the loosing thereof.

Pro 28:25
He that is of a proud heart stirreth up strife: but he that putteth his trust in the Lord shall be made fat.

When we trust in Ahayah by being focusing on being humble in spirit walking in His fear in genuinely, we will be delivered by walking wisely:

Pro 28:26

He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool: but whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered.

If we pay attention to what is in our heart to ensure it's right in the sight of Alahayim, Ahayah will make a way out of the temptation.)

Sir 5:2

Follow not thine own mind, and thy strength, to walk in the ways of thy heart:

Yache teaches us to be mindful of pride among other evil things that come out of our hearts and defile us.

Mar 7:20-23

And he said, That which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man. 21 For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, 22 Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness: 23 All these evil things come from within, and defile the man.

James admonishes us also not to speak boastfully as if we have any control of what we will do from day to day, but rather to give glory to Ahayah Alahayim in humility by saying “Lord willing, I shall live and do....”

Jas 4:13

Go to now, ye that say, Today or tomorrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain: 14 Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away. 15 For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that. 16 But now ye rejoice in your boastings: all such rejoicing is evil.

A prayer against pride by Sirach:

Sir 23:1

O Lord, father and governor of all my whole life, leave me not to their counsels, and let me not fall by them. 2

Who will set scourges over my thoughts, and the discipline of wisdom over mine heart? That they spare me not for mine ignorances and it pass not by my sins: 3 Least mine ignorances increase, and my sins abound to my destruction, and I fall before mine adversaries, and mine enemy rejoice over me, whose hope is far from thy mercy. 4 O Lord, father and Alahayim of my life, give me not a proud look, but turn away from thy servants always a haughty mind: 5 Turn away from me vain hopes, and concupiscence, and thou shalt hold him up that is desirous always to serve thee. 6 Let not the greediness of the belly, nor lust of the flesh take hold of me, and give not over me thy servant into an impudent mind

If we operate in the fear of the Lord doing good according to the knowledge of the Law, we will be blessed to obtain Wisdom

Sir 14:20-27

Blessed is the man that doeth meditate good things in wisdom, and that reasoneth of holy things by his understanding. 21 He that considereth her ways in his heart, shall also have understanding in her secrets. 22 Go after her as one that traceth, and lie in wait in her ways. 23 He that prieth in at her windows, shall also hearken at her doors. 24 He that doeth lodge near her house, shall also fasten a pin in her walls. 25 He shall pitch his tent nigh unto her, and shall lodge in a lodging where good things are. 26 He shall set his children under her shelter, and shall lodge under her branches. 27 By her he shall be covered from heat, and in her glory shall he dwell.

Sir 15:1-8

He that feareth the Lord will do good, and he that hath the knowledge of the Law shall obtain her. 2 And as a mother shall she meet him, and receive him as a wife married of a virgin. 3 With the bread of understanding shall she feed him, and give him the water of wisdom to drink. 4 He shall be stayed upon her, and shall not be moved, and shall rely upon her, and shall not be confounded. 5 She shall exalt him above his neighbors, and in the midst of the congregation shall she open his mouth. 6 He shall find joy, and a crown of gladness, and she shall cause him to inherit an everlasting name. 7 But foolish men shall not attain unto her, and sinners shall not see her. 8 For she is far from pride, and men that are liars cannot remember her.