And if I went to church, maybe that would be one less thing to feel guilty about. But you will leave here and continue to live in the tomb of death behind the stone of shame. Others are trapped in the tomb of death by the stone of pride. It is just the opposite of shame, but the results are the same. Pride also separates us from God, from life.
Pride is one of the most dangerous stones.
Pride causes us to believe a lie. The Bible makes it clear that none of us is good enough to get into heaven. Our righteousness is as filthy rags in the sight of God. It only takes one sin, one act of disobedience to separate us from God and it does not matter what that sin is no matter how small it may seem in our eyes it still has the effect of bringing us under the penalty of death. Paul said, The wages of sin is death.