Tag: humility
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The Believer’s Humility
2 Corinthians 1:24 “Not that we lord it over your faith, but we work with you for your joy, for you stand firm in your faith.” One of the distinguishing marks of the Christian faith is the characteristic of humility. The true believer in Jesus Christ is not impressed with his or her own goodness…
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Conceit
Philippians 2:3 “Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves.” How do you view other people in your life? How do you view others in your family, your friends, and your neighbors? Do you look down on anyone? Do you think you are better than someone else? …
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Giving Credit
2 Corinthians 1:1 “Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God . . .” We’ve all heard the phrase, “give credit where credit is due.” It’s a term that says that people should be praised for the good things they’ve done. In the verse above, at the very beginning of Paul’s second…
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Greatness
Mark 10:42-45 “And Jesus called them to him and said to them, ‘You know that those who are considered rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them. But it shall not be so among you. But whoever would be great among you must be your servant, and…
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Glory Seeking
1 Thessalonians 2:6 “Nor did we seek glory from people, whether from you or from others, though we could have made demands as apostles of Christ.” Have you ever noticed how many churches are named after Saint Peter, Saint Paul, or some other saint of the New Testament? That’s no surprise as these men were among the apostles…
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The Father of Mercies
2 Corinthians 1:3 “. . . the Father of mercies . . .” Jesus: The Bible calls it “a name that is above every name” (Philippians 2:9). The name means “Jehovah is salvation.” Jehovah, an Old Testament name for God the Father, but here applied to the Son, for He indeed is the way of…
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A Glorious Example
Colossians 3:12-14 “Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony.” One of the most amazing statements of the…
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Do you boast?
1 Corinthians 1:31 “as it is written, ‘Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord.’” 1 Corinthians 13:4 “Love . . . does not . . . boast” 2 Corinthians 12:7 “So to keep me from becoming conceited because of the surpassing greatness of the revelations, a thorn was given me in the flesh, a messenger of Satan…
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The Only Way Up
Mark 9:35 “And he sat down and called the twelve. And he said to them, ‘If anyone would be first, he must be last of all and servant of all.’” Matthew 23:12 “Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.” One of the prevailing themes of the Scriptures is that…
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A Necessary Need
Philippians 3:3-11 “For we . . . put no confidence in the flesh— though I myself have reason for confidence in the flesh also. If anyone else thinks he has reason for confidence in the flesh, I have more: circumcised on the eighth day, of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews; as to…
To Encourage You 