No Pride #1 - The Problem With Pride

It's June again, and everywhere we look, the (Western) world is celebrating Pride. Flags wave, slogans echo, and companies adjust their logos to reflect the season. And I've always found it interesting—telling, even—how the very name of this celebration is overtly anti-Christian.

The Bible speaks quite a lot about the sin of pride. James 4:6 says, "God opposes the proud but shows favour to the humble." Pride is not a virtue; it's a vice. Pride is the very posture that led Satan to fall and humanity to rebel. And when you really think about it, "Pride" is actually a fitting title for this movement. It is, at its core, a movement of self-exaltation—a rejection of God and His design, a desire to be our own god in a tragic attempt to manipulate reality and pretend to be what we are not.

We need to be clear about this: Pride Month is not simply about supporting certain groups. It is a cultural catechism. It teaches a worldview. It promotes a moral framework—or, more often, the rejection of one. It celebrates sin and demands that others not only tolerate it but affirm it, as Paul describes in Romans 1:28–32.

Now, don't misunderstand me. Our goal here is not to mock or isolate those who identify with Pride. Our goal—borrowing their own language—is to raise awareness and educate. To help people see that things are not exactly what they pretend to be. We're not waging a culture war; we're proclaiming a better kingdom. A kingdom where true joy isn't found in flaunting sin but in repenting of it. Where identity isn't built on sexual preference but on union with Christ. Where freedom doesn't mean indulgence but self-denial.

The reality is that, by nature, we are all on the side of Pride. We all want to rule our own lives. We all resist God's design. But the good news is that Jesus came to save prideful people like you and me. The cross is the death of our pride.

The invitation is open: come to the One who is the opposite of proud. He is meek and lowly in heart. He doesn't trample over the weak—He restores the broken. Pride will leave you restless, burdened, and empty. But Jesus offers rest for your soul and fullness of joy in His presence.

Nino Marques