Boast in the Lord

There is no pride as you grow in maturity as a Christian. Often it is the more mature who are the greater sinners, since the more you understand, the more you are held to account, and the greater the sin. But even in the good that we do there is no boasting, because we are the handiwork of God and not ourselves. Any goodness is His work and not our own. We have nothing to present before others to show that we are better than they are. We have nothing to present before God. And so there is no boasting, except in the cross, which is greater than the greatness of our sin and is the only thing that makes us right before God.