Beware of Pride

Pride was the undoing of the scribes and Pharisees, who had the audacity to ask Jesus for a sign, when they already had an abundance of them, but refused to believe; so proud of themselves were they that they were utterly blinded, even by the ultimate sign, the sign of Jonah: three days and three nights in the deep. Even the resurrection of Jesus they rejected, saying the disciples stole the body. They were beyond saving, having sinned against the Holy Ghost; blind guides. So humble yourself under the mighty hand of God, for the meek shall inherit the earth. Sermon on St. Matthew 12.