Everyone of us has it. If any one among you thinks that he is wise in this age, let him become a fool that he may become wise. He must overcome the deception of human self-sufficiency, and he must solve the problem of human insecurity. That is what he is trying to do here in this text. Let me put it another way.
Human pride is rooted in two kinds of self-deception.
One is the deception that I can handle my own problems. And the other is the deception that nobody can handle my problems. Or to put it another way, there are two ways for the pride of man to dishonor Christ. One is to feel no need for him. And the other is to feel your need is so great he can't meet it.