Have you ever encountered people who act as if they are better than you? I imagine we all have from time to time. There are those in the world who think rather highly of themselves. Perhaps they see themselves as better educated or better 'bred'. Some believe their intellectual capacity is deeper than yours, whether or not that is true. Maybe they look down on the simplicity with which you approach life, preferring to believe they have the superior approach to life's challenges. Whatever the reason, those who think a bit to much of themselves have that 'attitude' which is not hard to recognize.
Even in the Christian church this can be true, especially as it regards our attitude toward the unsaved. Many times we have difficulty winning the lost because our attitude toward them is somewhat condescending. There is always the danger that we are 'thinking to highly of ourselves' simply because we are saved and they are not. Be very careful!
We may be 'better off' (spiritually) by virtue of our relationship with Him, however, we are not any 'better' than the most humble of humankind!
"Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves. Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others.
Phillipians 2:3,4
"For if a man think himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself."
Galatians 6:3 (King James Version)
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