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Line 41: − According to Sebastien Michaelis, humans are seduced by Pride by the great demon Belial, who is also known as The Lord of Arrogance. [[Pope Gregory I]] enumerated pride as the greatest of the "[[Seven Deadly Sins]]" (pride, [[envy]], [[anger|wrath]], [[sloth (sin)|sloth]], [[greed]], [[gluttony]] and [[lust]]), although they are not explicitly listed in the Bible. Saint [[Thomas Aquinas]] wrote that "inordinate self-love is the cause of every sin."<ref>Aquinas, Thomas (1274). ''Summa Theologica'', Part II-I, Q. 77, A. 5, ans. Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province. New York: Benzinger Brothers.</ref> In this he followed Gregory.+
→Christianity: non-biblical claptrap
[[Infant baptism]] cannot wash away pride. We must be broken in our pride.<ref>''The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise. (Psalm 51:17 ESV)</ref> Only humbling ourselves, repenting of our sin, rebellion, and idolatry of putting ourselves before God - ''worshiping and serving the creature more than the Creator'' - and leaning on our own understanding,<ref>Proverbs 3:5</ref> can we put away the thing God hates most and find new life in Christ.
[[Infant baptism]] cannot wash away pride. We must be broken in our pride.<ref>''The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise. (Psalm 51:17 ESV)</ref> Only humbling ourselves, repenting of our sin, rebellion, and idolatry of putting ourselves before God - ''worshiping and serving the creature more than the Creator'' - and leaning on our own understanding,<ref>Proverbs 3:5</ref> can we put away the thing God hates most and find new life in Christ.
[[Pope Gregory I]] enumerated pride as the greatest of the "[[Seven Deadly Sins]]" (pride, [[envy]], [[anger|wrath]], [[sloth (sin)|sloth]], [[greed]], [[gluttony]] and [[lust]]), although they are not explicitly listed in the Bible. Saint [[Thomas Aquinas]] wrote that "inordinate self-love is the cause of every sin."<ref>Aquinas, Thomas (1274). ''Summa Theologica'', Part II-I, Q. 77, A. 5, ans. Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province. New York: Benzinger Brothers.</ref> In this he followed Gregory.
==Islam==
==Islam==