As Bible-believing Christians, we believe that pride is not a virtue to be celebrated, but rather a sin to be turned away from. Pride is exalting oneself above God and others. Pride says, “I am great and worthy to rule my own life.” And pride is condemned by the Bible (Proverbs 15:25).
James 4:6 says that God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble. Another verse, Proverbs 16:18, says, “Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.”
When we celebrate pride (LGBTQ+ or otherwise), we are essentially saying that we are greater than God in His Word, and that we are free to be and do whatever we want—specifically in the area of gender and sexuality. This is the essence of foolishness and a recipe for disaster. We should not be celebrating things that are displeasing to God and destructive to people.
So what should we do this month? Well, instead of celebrating pride, we should pursue humility. Unlike pride, humility is a virtue, and it means having a right view of who God is, who we are, and submitting to God’s authority in every area of life—including relationships, marriage, gender, and sexuality.
Humility includes the acknowledgement that we are sinners in need of a Savior. The lifestyle that the rainbow brigade has chosen has not been healthy or wholesome, and it has not provided them with true joy or happiness.
My prayer for them and anyone who is caught up in this movement is that they would find true hope and peace through humble submission to Jesus Christ.
This is not a time to celebrate, but rather to mourn for those who do not know Him.
“Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied” (Matthew 5:4).
Thank you for listening, and please stop dragging our Adventist name into Sodom. Ps. GC people, please direct this hospital to stop using our name and defiling it.
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“The LORD will tear down the house of the proud, but He will establish the boundary of the widow” (Proverbs 15:25).