. . . any of usmay at anymoment bein this death-trapAs Paul said,they “seek theirown, not thethings whichare JesusChrist’s.”the worst of allthe vices cansmuggle itselfinto the verycenter of ourreligious life“Blessed are theywho humblethemselveswithout beingcompelled to behumble.” (Alma32:16.)It is thepower bywhich Satanwishes toreign over usAs long asyou areproud youcannot knowGodA proud manis alwayslooking downon thingsand peoplePride leads toevery othervice: it is thecomplete anti-God state ofmindThe centralfeature of pride isenmity—enmitytoward God andenmity towardour fellowmenIf God were proudHe would hardlyhave us on suchterms: but He isnot proud, Hestoops to conquerOnce theelement ofcompetitionhas gone,pride has goneLet uschoose tobehumble.. . . thepleasure ofbeing abovethe restThedevillaughsHe will not bethinking abouthumility: he willnot be thinkingabout himself atall. . . eachperson's prideis incompetitionwith everyoneelse's prideWe pit ourwillagainstGod’sAnd the morewe have itourselves, themore we dislikeit in othersPride isessentiallycompetitiveIt is better toforget aboutyourselfaltogetherGod will have ahumble people.Either we canchoose to behumble or we canbe compelled tobe humble. . . seeyourself asa small,dirty objectIt is purelyspiritual:consequently itis far moresubtle anddeadly. . .theessentialvice, theutmost evil,is PrideThe firststep is torealize thatone is proud. . . we shall not bewell so long as welove and admireanything morethan we love andadmire God. . . Pride isspiritual cancer:it eats up thevery possibilityof love, orcontentment . . .If you think youare notconceited, itmeans you arevery conceitedindeed. . . you lookdown on othersso much thatyou do not carewhat they thinkof you. . . any of usmay at anymoment bein this death-trapAs Paul said,they “seek theirown, not thethings whichare JesusChrist’s.”the worst of allthe vices cansmuggle itselfinto the verycenter of ourreligious life“Blessed are theywho humblethemselveswithout beingcompelled to behumble.” (Alma32:16.)It is thepower bywhich Satanwishes toreign over usAs long asyou areproud youcannot knowGodA proud manis alwayslooking downon thingsand peoplePride leads toevery othervice: it is thecomplete anti-God state ofmindThe centralfeature of pride isenmity—enmitytoward God andenmity towardour fellowmenIf God were proudHe would hardlyhave us on suchterms: but He isnot proud, Hestoops to conquerOnce theelement ofcompetitionhas gone,pride has goneLet uschoose tobehumble.. . . thepleasure ofbeing abovethe restThedevillaughsHe will not bethinking abouthumility: he willnot be thinkingabout himself atall. . . eachperson's prideis incompetitionwith everyoneelse's prideWe pit ourwillagainstGod’sAnd the morewe have itourselves, themore we dislikeit in othersPride isessentiallycompetitiveIt is better toforget aboutyourselfaltogetherGod will have ahumble people.Either we canchoose to behumble or we canbe compelled tobe humble. . . seeyourself asa small,dirty objectIt is purelyspiritual:consequently itis far moresubtle anddeadly. . .theessentialvice, theutmost evil,is PrideThe firststep is torealize thatone is proud. . . we shall not bewell so long as welove and admireanything morethan we love andadmire God. . . Pride isspiritual cancer:it eats up thevery possibilityof love, orcontentment . . .If you think youare notconceited, itmeans you arevery conceitedindeed. . . you lookdown on othersso much thatyou do not carewhat they thinkof you

THE SIN OF PRIDE - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
  1. . . . any of us may at any moment be in this death-trap
  2. As Paul said, they “seek their own, not the things which are Jesus Christ’s.”
  3. the worst of all the vices can smuggle itself into the very center of our religious life
  4. “Blessed are they who humble themselves without being compelled to be humble.” (Alma 32:16.)
  5. It is the power by which Satan wishes to reign over us
  6. As long as you are proud you cannot know God
  7. A proud man is always looking down on things and people
  8. Pride leads to every other vice: it is the complete anti-God state of mind
  9. The central feature of pride is enmity—enmity toward God and enmity toward our fellowmen
  10. If God were proud He would hardly have us on such terms: but He is not proud, He stoops to conquer
  11. Once the element of competition has gone, pride has gone
  12. Let us choose to be humble.
  13. . . . the pleasure of being above the rest
  14. The devil laughs
  15. He will not be thinking about humility: he will not be thinking about himself at all
  16. . . . each person's pride is in competition with everyone else's pride
  17. We pit our will against God’s
  18. And the more we have it ourselves, the more we dislike it in others
  19. Pride is essentially competitive
  20. It is better to forget about yourself altogether
  21. God will have a humble people. Either we can choose to be humble or we can be compelled to be humble
  22. . . . see yourself as a small, dirty object
  23. It is purely spiritual: consequently it is far more subtle and deadly
  24. . . .the essential vice, the utmost evil, is Pride
  25. The first step is to realize that one is proud
  26. . . . we shall not be well so long as we love and admire anything more than we love and admire God
  27. . . . Pride is spiritual cancer: it eats up the very possibility of love, or contentment . . .
  28. If you think you are not conceited, it means you are very conceited indeed
  29. . . . you look down on others so much that you do not care what they think of you