I’m a nice guy. I’m an extremely attractive person. I’m smart. I’m kind. I’m gentle. I’m strong. I’m really nice. I’m good. I’m very important. I’m successful. I’m accomplished. I’m confident. I’m fun to be with. I’m caring. I’m compassionate. I’m loving. I’m generous. I’m friendly. Etc.
I bet you could describe yourself in a similar manner.
But it’s a sin to tell a lie.
And, our owner/operator manual has different instructions.
Phil 2:3-8 “Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility of mind regard one another as more important than yourselves; 4 do not merely look out for your own personal interests, but also for the interests of others. 5 Have this attitude in yourselves which was also in Christ Jesus, 6 who, although He existed in the form of God, did not regard equality with God a thing to be grasped, 7 but emptied Himself, taking the form of a bond-servant, and being made in the likeness of men. 8 Being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.”