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  AN ANTIDOTE FOR PRIDE
  by Elisabeth Elliot
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Summary: Elisabeth Elliot's sermon emphasizes the destructive nature of
pride and the necessity of humility through God's Word as an antidote.

Topics: "Pride And Humility", "Faith And Works"
Scripture References: Deuteronomy 17:19, Proverbs 16:18, Romans 3:20, Romans 3:27, Philippians 2:3, James 4:6, 1 Peter 5:5

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DESCRIPTION
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Elisabeth Elliot delves into the root of sin, identifying pride as the
basis for all sins, tracing back to Adam and Eve's disobedience. She
highlights the danger of the pride of privilege, where individuals
forget that their positions are given and not earned. God's provision
against pride is found in His instruction to appoint a king who must
keep and read the law (Word) daily to learn to fear the Lord and stay
humble. Attempting to keep the commandments reveals our inability to do
so, leading us to the realization that salvation is through faith, not
works, which humbles us and diminishes pride.

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CONTENT
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The basis of all sin of whatever kind is pride. This was what inspired
the disobedience of Adam and Eve, and it is always with us. One very
common form it takes is the pride of privilege. When a man is given a
special position, he forgets that it was given. He becomes proud, as
though "his own arm" had gotten him the victory.

God knows well the heart and made provision for this sin of pride when
He instructed the Israelites about appointing a king. He was to make a
copy of the law. This would be the antidote, necessary for him and
likewise for all of us (for "law" read "Word"). "He shall keep it by him
and read from it all his life, so that he may learn to fear the Lord his
God and keep all the words of this law and observe these statutes.

In this way he shall not become prouder than his fellow countrymen nor
shall he turn from these commandments to right or left" (Dt 17:19, 20
NEB). The attempt itself to keep the commandments, one by one and day
after day, will be sufficient to humble us, for the "straightedge of the
law" (Rom 3:20 JBP) will only show us, as Paul found, how crooked we
are. We will find, in fact, that we cannot keep it. "The whole matter is
on a different plane--believing instead of achieving" (Rom 3:27 JBP).
Pride won't find much foothold on that plane.

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Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/elisabeth-elliot/an-antidote-for-pride/
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