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

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.


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