Yes, pride is a sin. Scripture says plainly that “God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble” (James 4:6). Most Protestant Bibles never call it the first sin; Sirach, in Catholic Bibles, says “pride is the beginning of sin.” Augustine built on that verse, and Christian teachers since have traced both the devil’s fall and Adam’s to pride. Jesus drew the clearest picture of it in two men praying in the temple. One thanked God that he was…

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