humility

Jesus said that without the works of humility, one cannot enter into the kingdom of Heaven. Matthew 18 [1] At the same time came the disciples unto Jesus, saying, Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven? [2] And Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in the midst of them, [3]...

I took some time off to self examine and put right perspective on what is actually " being said" by myself and others, that rubs us all wrong. Here are 3 word definitions: 1.arrogant, adjective having or revealing an exaggerated sense of one's own importance or abilities. 2. pride, noun 1. a...

From my own life, there have been many times before having come to God where I believed that I was above others. Pride in having come to know the Lord Jesus even, and looking down on other people. Even as a Christian, looking down on other people because they perhaps had done bad things, like...

The following essay is from this book. I decided to post it for three reasons. To confess my own captivity to these vices and warn others of the danger; like a traveler stuck in the mud warning passersby. To give an example of what it means “the law is spiritual,” and the whole of the Old...

Since I'm not very good with words and even less experienced in matters such as the subject of this thread, I'll let Abba Dorotheos (6th century) do the talking: One of the elders said: "Before everything else we need humility, so that we may be ready to say to every word which we hear, forgive...

There seems to be disagreement between some groups of believers in how the gospel should be shared. One group says that we need to show that God is a God of love, give them Bill Bight's Steps to Peace With God, and everything will be all right after saying just a little "sinners" prayer...

Isaiah 59:2 your sins have separated you from ur God, sin blocks the signal between you and God that's why hes not answering!!. john 9:31 God doesn't here the prayers of sinners but those who do the fathers will he hears. sin is a big problem people, but if your struggling with sin and you reach...

Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up. - James 4:10 Humility is the way to heaven. Christ was humble, the prophets of God were men of humility. The Apostles Jesus choose ended up being men of great humility. Saints in church history are considered those who reached a place...