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is the first sin, the worst sin. It's self-idolatry.

Pride keeps people from getting saved, and

it keeps Christians from serving God as they

should. You ask, “What is pride?” Well, pride

is associated with our accomplishments and

talents, pedigree, positions. It's associated

with prestige, trying to outshine somebody

else; in other words, it's trying to get the

applause of men. That's what it's all about.

And we have a forbidden love that's

mentioned in our text: Love not the world.

James 4:4 says if anyone loves the world,

they're an enemy of God. When I say "the

world," I'm not talking about the planet and

the birds and the trees. We're talking about

this world system that is headed up by

Satan and is in total opposition to God and

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