In our world today, it seems like arrogance and pride are consistently rewarded. It can feel like the most self-promoting, self-exalting, and self-centered are also the most successful. And, perhaps according to worldly values, this is true. The Scriptures, however, make clear that God has a different posture toward pride. Humility is a sign of spiritual fitness, while pride is a symptom of spiritual disease. James and Peter write to the first-century church that “God opposes
