[ For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away. - 2 Timothy 3:1-5 ]
Attributes to be careful of in ourselves and our friends and family..
Can any good come from purveyors of these qualia..
Attributes to be careful of in ourselves and our friends and family..
Indeed. The best line in the movie, Devil's Advocate, was delivered by Al Pacino playing the devil at the very end when he said "Vanity is definitely my favorite sin." The line is underscored by one he repeats throughout the movie, i.e. that they never see him coming.
Vanity is subtle. "Hey, what about me?" is perfectly acceptable to modern man's thoughts about the way things ought to be. But that is not God's way:
Charity suffereth long, [and] is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things. – I Corinthians 13:4-7
To God be the glory!