30 backbiters, haters of God, violent, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,
violent,
The meaning of “violent” is insolent. We get the English word “hubris” from this Greek word. However, this is a particular type of pride. This sin is a person’s lofty sense of superiority over others. He tends to treat others as if they were below him. He insults them.
This form of pride is not aware of its limitations. It gives the idea of arrogance. “Violent” conveys two ideas of cruelty and pride. A violent person treats others with contempt because he believes that he, and he alone, amounts to anything.
PRINCIPLE:
Superiority is a contemptuous sin.
APPLICATION:
Some people have contempt for everyone except themselves. They have a high opinion of themselves and a very low opinion of others. It is a sense of superiority.
