902B: The Problem of Spiritual Pride
Spiritual pride is perhaps Satan's most impressive tool. Through its deceptive destruction, he has moved right onto the Christian's home turf, taken the very things that mean the most to him and used them against him, and in essence has literally used the building blocks of spiritual success to build an altar to the false god of self. It's so subtle, so disguised in spiritual robes, that we miss it. What God wants is serving saints, not proud of their church, their spirituality, their leaders, or talents - just in love with Jesus.