The Narcissistic Preacher They see your questions as criticism you being the villain, they the victim They try to give you verbal concussion simply to block any further discussion But in Christ we have the saving helmet In Him we persist and in Him we outwit Proverbs 21:24 “ Mocker is the name of the proud and arrogant man—of him who acts with excessive pride.” - Berean Standard Bible Mockery and sarcasm go hand in hand, both with a wounding agenda. All trials are used by Christ as pitfalls to teach. You preachers, who delight in belittling your ‘opponents’, just know that this defence mechanism is just a shield to hide your vulnerability by showing ‘dominance’. But strong emotions usually crack the hard nut of pretence from within, exposing weakness. Christ Himself lets this happen in His time. What did He say upon Paul’s triple pledge to have his trial from Satan’s messenger removed? He told Paul that His grace suffices ( 2 Corinthians 12:9 ). Grace? Yes, the grace that gives spiritual muscle power! Pride is there for a reason and so is its punishment, to expose its weakness and to transform it into triumph… in Christ! Proverbs 16:5 “Everyone who is proud in heart is detestable to the LORD; be assured that he will not go unpunished.” - Berean Standard Bible When we have the courage to be weak then Christ will lift us up unto His peak