"Pride takes innumerable forms but has only one……" — C. J. Mahaney
"Pride takes innumerable forms but has only one end: self-glorification. That’s the motive and ultimate purpose of pride—to rob God of legitimate glory and to pursue self-glorification, contending for supremacy with Him. The proud person seeks to glorify himself and not God, thereby attempting in effect to deprive God of something only He is worthy to receive"
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34 Quotes by C. J. Mahaney
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