Humility and pride revisited...

Originally Posted by Felidae

You are completely incorrect, Chan. No one here (forgive me for speaking for others) is haughtily saying that they arrogantly think of their children as being superior to others' children when they say they are "proud" of them.

What they ARE saying (again, I'm speaking for them - sorry) is that they are very pleased and delighted with their children. (This is ALSO the definition of "pride.")

Some words DO have more than one meaning. "Pride" being one of them.

You are accusing parents of being lofty/haughty.

By saying you are proud of them, you are committing sin because the Bible says that pride is sin. It doesn't matter that this wicked world attaches other meanings to the word "pride," it only matters what the Bible says about this concept called "pride." Be pleased and delighted but do not be proud.

Originally Posted by Chan

By saying you are proud of them, you are committing sin because the Bible says that pride is sin. It doesn't matter that this wicked world attaches other meanings to the word "pride," it only matters what the Bible says about this concept called "pride." Be pleased and delighted but do not be proud.

I believe it was the translators who ascribed the word "pride" to haughty, lofty, pompous etc. You are making an issue out of a non-issue.

I suppose it is a sin to call a group of lions a "pride;" as ONLY the "biblical definition" matters and the Bible never called a group of lions a "pride."

Originally Posted by Felidae

I believe it was the translators who ascribed the word "pride" to haughty, lofty, pompous etc. You are making an issue out of a non-issue.

No, it is not a non-issue. It is taking a word that the Bible uses one way and trying to somehow "redeem" the word to make it into something virtuous.

I suppose it is a sin to call a group of lions a "pride;" as ONLY the "biblical definition" matters and the Bible never called a group of lions a "pride."

A group of lions was probably called a pride because of certain characteristics observed in lions. But it is inaccurate to refer to lions that way. It isn't saying the word "pride" that is sin, it's having pride (being proud) that is sin.