In true folkloric tradition, the devil just so happens to be crouched behind the stove, and overhears Pakhom's prideful statement.
The self-image changes from romantic and prideful bel-esprit to suffering person, then to quiet…
Refusing to bring glory to God is prideful rebellion, and it is the sin that caused Satan's fall-and ours, too.
Integrity is built by defeating the temptation to be dishonest; humility grows when we refuse to be prideful; and endurance develops every time you reject the temptation to give up.
That prideful lie is Satan's oldest temptation. Satan promised Adam and Eve that if they followed his advice, “you shall be as gods” (Genesis 3:5 KJV).
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