June Pride Month

The month of June is pride month in the U.S. 

It’s about taking pride in lifestyles that Scripture strongly warns against: Leviticus 18:22-24; Leviticus 20:13; Romans 1:26-27; 1 Corinthians 6:9-11; 1 Timothy 1:8-11; Jude 1:7. God's Word contains these warnings because God loves us. He knows what destroys our hearts and damages our souls. 

God describes these lifestyles in Romans 1, and He warns us about those who take pride in such things: 

“Although they know God’s righteous decree and His judgment, that those who do such things deserve death, yet they not only do them, but they even [enthusiastically] approve and tolerate others who practice them.”  (verse 32, AMP)

Scripture has much to say about this kind of pride: 

“Pride goes before destruction.” Proverbs 16:18 

“In his pride the wicked man does not seek him; in all his thoughts there is no room for God.” Psalm 10:4 

“Let their lying lips be silenced, for with pride and contempt they speak arrogantly against the righteous.” Psalm 31:18

“To fear the Lord is to hate evil; I hate pride and arrogance, evil behavior and perverse speech.” Proverbs 8:13 

“Human pride will be brought down, and human arrogance will be humbled. Only the Lord will be exalted on that day of judgment.” Isaiah 2:11,17 NLT

“For everything in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—comes not from the Father but from the world.” 1 John 2:16

This June, we can take pride in God's loving warnings—or we can take pride in sins that destroy people's souls (John 10:10).

See also: 

A Wonderful Purpose for the Month of June: Will You Join Me? 

Did You Know There's a Passage in Scripture that Addresses a June Celebration?

 

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