ARROGANCE
Definition
1. Arrogance is a mental attitude
sin of lofty thinking that rises above submission to God.
2. Arrogance exalts self above
God, and thus pretends to be God (Ezek 28:2).
3. Arrogance was the original
sin of Satan, who wanted to be the Most High (Isa 14:13-14).
4. The arrogant one makes his
own law and sets himself up as God (2 Thess 2:4).
The Arrogance Complex
1. Arrogance is a complex of
sins that rejects the authority of God and promotes self as supreme.
a.
The arrogance complex includes pride, conceit, presumption, haughtiness,
insolence, superciliousness, and narcissism.
b.
Arrogance can link with jealousy to incite rebellion, envy, covetousness,
and selfish ambition (Prov 24:1; Jas 3:16).
c.
Arrogance can lead to judging (Jas 4:11-12).
d. Arrogance can link
with jealousy to fuel sins of the tongue associated with self-righteousness,
bitterness, and worry, such as boasting, gossip, slander, maligning, complaining
(Prov 20:19; 21:23; 1 Tim 5:13; Jas 3:2-12).
2. Arrogance can link with
the emotion and lust.
a.
Arrogance + emotion -> puffed up (1 Cor 8:1)
b.
Arrogance + lust -> power lust, approbation lust, lust of the eye, lust
of the flesh (OSN), lust for sexual attention (Isa 3:16)
3. Arrogance produces confusion
relative to the truth of Bible Doctrine.
a.
Gen 11:9 cf. 10:10, Babel, meaning gate of God, also means to confound.
b.
Arrogance is spiritually blind (Matt 15:14; 23:16-26; Rom 2:19; Isa 3:12;
9:16; 42:19; 56:10; Hos 4:12).
4. Arrogance rejects the Filling
of the Holy Spirit and produces affinity for the Old Sin Nature (OSN) and
Cosmic System (1 Jn 2:15-16).
5. Arrogance can lead to Scar
Tissue of the Soul, Reversionism, and result in severe punishment from
God, including the sin leading to death (Prov 16:18; Eph 4:17-19; Phil
3:18-19; Jas 4:6; 2 Pet 2:17).
a.
National arrogance leads to the Fifth Cycle of Discipline (Hos 4:6; Isa
2:11-12).
b.
Sexual arrogance leads to Reverse Process Reversionism (RPR), adultery,
insatiable lust, and phallic reversionism with a host of perversions (Gen
4:23-24; Rom 1:26-27; 2 Pet 2:12-22).
6. Arrogance can be associated
with Cosmic, Political, and Ecumenical Babylon (Phil 3:19).
a.
Idolatry – worship of Satan and his demons (Judg 10:6; Jer 7:18; 8:2).
b.
Slavery to the Cosmic System including the Evil King (2 Cor 11:14; 1 Jn
2:18, 22) and Prostitute of Babylon (Rev 2:14, 21-23).
c.
Snare of the devil (2 Tim 2:26; 1 Tim 3:7; 6:9).
7. Arrogance prevents learning
Bible Doctrine (2 Tim 3:6).
a.
Learning requires humility (Prov 11:2).
b.
False teachers are puffed up with arrogance (1 Cor 8:1; Col 2:18).
c.
Arrogance rejects Bible teaching, which is the only solution to the Arrogance
Complex (Heb 10:25; 2 Tim 4:3; 2 Jn 10-11).
8. Arrogance thwarts Grace
(Prov 3:34; Jas 4:6).
9. Arrogance destroys Love
(1 Cor 13:4).
Author: Larry Wood, Released December 30, 2010 - Revised
Sept. 27, 2011