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ourselves. That's got to be worked on, and

it can only be done in the Spirit, filled with

the Spirit, walking in the Spirit, being led of

the Spirit.

Now, vain glory provokes one another in

a bad way, and it also provokes the envying

of one another. I wrote this little statement

down: "The ambition of vain glory is usually

attended with envy and contentions, the very

opposite of harmony.” So if we go back to

Galatians 5, verses 15, 19, 20, and 21, we see

the total opposite of harmony. One writer

says, "He who aspires to the highest rank must,

of necessity, envy all others." Think about that.

Those who aspire to be great and of a high

rank must, of necessity, envy others that

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