False Comfort

"The feeling of spiritual superiority is often what starts and escalates church conflicts. Often in a church fight the idea is "the last one standing wins". WRONG! usually the last one standing is the loser because they've hung onto their pride the longest."

I found this quote in an entry at The Community of Hope blog. I can't disagree with it. I've seen this first hand on more than one occasion. So what do we do with it? In the world's eyes, the last one standing (or those remaining at the church) have won. How do we reconcile this with God's view? I've said before, I'm no psychologist or theologian. But I'll continue to search for some satisfactory answers. Or at least, some words of hope.