In this passage, we see that Balaam didn't see the angel. Angels can be invisible to us. When we do see them, they tend to strike fear into us. We should also note that they fight spiritual battles, and this isn’t the first instance of us seeing anarmed angelin Scripture. Let's...
Biblically, however, the object of faith is not the divine offer but the Person of Jesus Christ. Faith in Him is what saves, not just believing His promises or accepting facts about Him. Saving faith has to be more than accepting facts. Even demons have that kind of faith (James 2...
But this is what pride does, it sets you before a very haughty fall. 1 Corinthians 4:7 summarizes this nicely: “What do you have that you did not receive? And if you did receive it, why do you boast as though you did not?” St. Mariam Baouardy describes pride this way: The ...