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and esteeming others better than ourselves.

Now, why does this have to be repeated

over and over and over again? Because of

the prideful, sinful nature of humanity.

So we find here a vain glory. We see it

all around us. We see it sometimes in the

church. It is that boasting or vaunting

ourselves to be superior to others. It is a

self-exaltation, the desire to have honor. It

is that pride of who we are or what we have.

In 2 Corinthians 12:7 the apostle Paul says,

“And lest I should be exalted above measure

through the abundance of the revelations,

there was given to me a thorn in the flesh,

the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I

should be exalted above measure.” Vain

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