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"God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble."
James 4v6
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• Proverbs 3v34
• 1 Peter 5v5
• James 4v6
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James 4
6 "God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble." 7 Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. 8 Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
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9 Grieve, mourn and wail. Change your laughter to mourning and your joy to
gloom. 10 Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up
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Ephesians 4
2 Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one
another in love.
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1 Peter 5
5 All of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, "God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble." 6 Humble yourselves, therefore, under God's mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time.
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Pride is your greatest enemy, humility is your greatest friend
John R.W. Stott
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“Embracing Obscurity
We’re drunk…intoxicated with a desire to be known, recognized, appreciated and respected. We crave to be a somebody and to do notable things, to achieve our dreams and gain the admiration of others…to be something…
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How many recent sermons have you heard on pride or humility? Probably not many…In fact, what throughout history has been recognized as the deadliest of vices is now almost celebrated as a virtue in our culture.
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Pride and arrogance are conspicuous among the rich, the powerful, the successful, the famous, and celebrities of all sorts, and even some religious leaders. And it is also alive and well in ordinary people, including each of us. Yet few of us realize how dangerous it is to our souls and how greatly it hinders our intimacy with God and love for others.
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Humility, on the other hand, is often seen as weakness, and few of us know much about it or pursue it. For the good of our souls, then, we need to gain a clearer understanding of pride and humility and of how to forsake the one and embrace the other. -Thomas A. Tarrants
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C.S. Lewis
According to Christian teachers, the essential vice, the utmost evil, is Pride.
Unchastity, anger, greed, drunkenness, and all that, are mere flea bites in comparison: it was through Pride that the devil became the devil.
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Pride leads to every other vice: it is the complete anti-God state of mind…
It is Pride which has been the chief cause of misery in every nation and every family since the world began.
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Jonathan Edwards, 1737
The first and worst cause of errors that abound in our day and age is spiritual pride. This is the main door by which the devil comes into the hearts of those who are zealous for the advancement of Christ.
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It is the chief inlet of smoke from the bottomless pit to darken the mind and mislead the judgment. Pride is the main handle by which he has hold of Christian persons and the chief source of all the mischief that he introduces to clog and hinder a work of God.
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The widespread, chronic preoccupation with self in American culture, for example, is rooted in pride and can give rise to or intensify our emotional problems.
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Men and Women who exhibited great Humility
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Moses
Numbers 12
3 Now Moses was a very humble man, more humble than anyone else on the face of the earth.
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David: Psalms 131
1 My heart is not proud, O LORD, my eyes are not haughty; I do not concern myself with great matters or things too wonderful for me. 2 But I have stilled and quieted my soul; like a weaned child with its mother, like a weaned child is my soul within me.
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John the Baptist
Mark 1
6 John wore clothing made of camel's hair, with a leather belt around his waist, and he ate locusts and wild honey. 7 And this was his message: "After me will come one more powerful than I, the thongs of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie. 8 I baptize you with water, but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit."
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Luke 7v28
I tell you, among those born of women there is no one greater than John.
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Mary
Luke 1
46 And Mary said: "My soul glorifies the Lord 47 and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, 48 for he has been mindful of the humble state of his servant. From now on all generations will call me blessed, 49 for the Mighty One has done great things for me--holy is his name. 50 His mercy extends to those who fear him, from generation to generation.
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51 He has performed mighty deeds with his arm; he has scattered those who are proud in their inmost thoughts. 52 He has brought down rulers from their thrones but has lifted up the humble. 53 He has filled the hungry with good things but has sent the rich away empty.
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His Incarnation
Phil 2
Christ Jesus: 6 Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, 7 but made himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. 8 And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself and became obedient to death--even death on a cross!
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His Birth
Luke 2v7
she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.
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His Mission
Mark 10
whoever wants to be first must be slave of all. 45 For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many."
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His example: John 13
4 so he got up from the meal, took off his outer clothing, and wrapped a towel around his waist. 5 After that, he poured water into a basin and began to wash his disciples' feet, drying them with the towel that was wrapped around him… 14 Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another's feet. 15 I have set you an example that you should do as I have done for you.
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Pride prevention
2 Cor 7v12
7 To keep me from becoming conceitedbecause of these surpassingly great revelations, there was given me a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me. 8 Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me.
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What is Pride and Humility?
Humility is variously seen as the act or posture of lowering oneself in relation to others
Pride refers to an inflated sense of one's personal status or accomplishments
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In both the OT and the NT
Pride means “to be high”
To be above others.
Greek literal: “above – shining”
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Pride:
υπερηφανος
huperephanos
appearing above others
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Humility:
ταπεινος
tapeinos
cast down, humble, of low degree (estate), lowly.
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Meekness:
πραυ ς
praus
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haughty
arrogantly superior and disdainful.
synonyms:
proud, vain, arrogant, conceited, snobbish, stuck-up, pompous, self-important, superior, egotistical, supercilious, condescending, lofty, patronizing, smug, scornful, contemptuous, disdainful, overweening, overbearing, imperious, lordly, cavalier, high-handed, full of oneself,
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overweening
showing excessive confidence or pride.
synonyms:
overconfident, conceited, cocksure, cocky, smug, haughty, supercilious, lofty, patronizing, arrogant, proud, vain, self-important, imperious, overbearing;
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Some Great Passages about Humility
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Isaiah 66
1 This is what the LORD says: "Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool. Where is the house you will build for me? Where will my resting place be? 2 Has not my hand made all these things, and so they came into being?" declares the LORD. "This is the one I
esteem: he who is humble and
contrite in spirit, and trembles at my word.
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Isaiah 57
15 For this is what the high and lofty One says--he who lives forever, whose name is holy: "I live in a high and holy place, but also with him who is contrite and lowly in spirit, to
revive the spirit of the lowly and to
revive the heart of the contrite.
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Micah 6
8 He has showed you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you? To
act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.
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Matthew 5
3 "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 4 Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.
5 Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.
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Mt 11
28 "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I
am gentle (meek) and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy and my burden is light."
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Matthew 18
1 At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, "Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?" 2 He called a little child and had him stand among them. 3 And he said: "I tell you the truth, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
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Matthew 18
4 Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. 5 "And whoever welcomes a little child like this in my name welcomes me.
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Philippians 2
3 Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain
conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves.4 Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others. 5 Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus:
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6 Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be
grasped, 7 but made himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. 8 And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself and became obedient to death--even death on a cross!
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9 Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, 10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth,11 and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
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How can we grow in
humility?
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1. Being more Conscious of Pride and Humility in our lives
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James 4
6 "God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble." 7 Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. 8 Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. 9 Grieve, mourn and wail. Change your laughter to mourning and your joy to gloom. 10 Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up.
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Mark 7:21-23
“For from within, out of the heart of man, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, coveting, wickedness,
deceit, sensuality, envy, slander, pride, foolishness. All these evil things come from within, and they defile a person.”
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Gal 5v22
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness,
faithfulness, 23 gentleness and self-
control.
(Meekness / humility)
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1 Peter 5
5 All of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, "God opposes the proud but gives grace to the
humble." 6 Humble yourselves, therefore, under God's mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time.
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Ephesians 4 v2
Be completely humble and gentle…bearing with one another in love.
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James 4v6
"God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble."
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