We all prefer to think that the difficulties we experience are a result of our jobs, spouses, parents, or just a “thing” we’re going through in life. And so, we want help to fix the people around us, the circumstances which have befallen us, or the problems assaulting us. But fix us? No, we’re okay.
But what if our self diagnosis is wrong? What if we’re not okay?
Pride causes us to exaggerate our ability and underestimate Satan’s. It undermines relationships and makes us vulnerable to temptation.
In these pages, explore what God’s Word teaches about pride and discover how you can find freedom and peace by receiving the grace of God to deal with the pride that besets us all.
Dr. Paul Chappell, pastor of the Lancaster Baptist Church, Lancaster, California, was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He received his early schooling in Christian schools in Northern California and attended high school in Seoul, South Korea.
Pastor Paul Chappell was called to Lancaster Baptist in 1986. In 1995, under Pastor Paul Chappell's leadership the church began the West Coast Baptist College. Pastor Paul Chappell enrolled at the Pacific Coast Baptist Bible College and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Pastoral Theology in 1983. While attending college, he founded and pastored the Seaside Baptist Church near Indio, California. He received a Master of Arts degree from the Baptist Christian University in Shreveport, Louisiana, and was later honored with a Doctor of Divinity Degree from Trinity Baptist College in Jacksonville, Florida, in 1995.
Dr. Paul Chappell is the author of many books. He is a frequent speaker in Bible conferences throughout the United States and around the world.
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