Imitating Christ's Humility. We gain a better understanding of Jesus' humility, greatness, and love by understanding the biblical facts of His death. Jesus was crucified on the cross so that we could receive salvation and God’s gift of eternal life. God’s holiness demands a punishment (death) for our sin; Jesus took our place. He voluntarily suffered an exhausting, agonizing and painful death because He loved us (John 10:17-18). Meditation on Philippians 2:3-8 Christ’s Humility Philippians 2:6, “Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped,” Jesus is the ultimate example of humility. Philippians 2:7a, “but made himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant,” Jesus could have come to earth and demanded that everyone worship Him all day and night. Philippians 2:7b-8a, “being made in human likeness.
Jesus was truly God and truly man. Philippians 2:8b, “he humbled himself and became obedient to death – even death on a cross!” Jesus is our ultimate example of obedience. Y! The Humility of Jesus. He came into the world to save us, not please himself. Romans 15:1-3 He did not seek honor from men. John 5:41-43 His highest priority was to do the will of His Father, and to finish His work. John 4:31-38, 5:30, 6:37-40 12:49-50, 14:7-11 (See Christ's Obedience) He knew that once His work was finished, He was going to the Father and would be glorified with the Father. John 17:1-5, 13:1-4, 16:5. He knew that before He could come in glory (See Christ's Coming), He must first suffer and be rejected.
Lk 17:24-25, Jn 12:23-28 He endured immense suffering and hostility for the joy set before Him (in heaven at God's throne). "Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Humility in the Life of Jesus, Humility, Andrew Murray, Christian Classics books at BibleStudyTools.com. "I am in the midst of you as he that serveth. " —luke xxti. 26. In the Gospel of John we have the inner life of our Lord laid open to us. Jesus speaks frequently of His relation to the Father, of the motives by which He is guided, of His consciousness of the power and spirit in which He acts. Though the word humble does not occur, we shall nowhere in Scripture see so clearly wherein His humility consisted. We have already said that this grace is in truth nothing but that simple consent of the creature to let God be all, in virtue of which it surrenders itself to His working alone. In Jesus we shall see how both as the Son of God in heaven, and as man upon earth, He took the place of entire subordination, and gave God the honor and the glory which is due to Him.
And what He taught so often was made true to Himself: "He that humbleth himself shall be exalted. " "The Son can do nothing of Himself" (John v. 19). "1 receive not glory from men " (John v. 41). So). The Humility of Christ in Yielding the Vindication of His Identity. Philippians 2:5-8: "Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but made himself nothing, taking the form of a servant,being born in the likeness of men.
And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. " This text is set apart in its description of Jesus becoming a human being. It seems that often readers focus so much on the humility of Christ detailed in verses 6-8 that the exaltation of Christ in verses 9-11 only plays the part of an exegetical crescendo. The grammatical connection between verses 6-8 and verses 9-11 is an obvious "therefore. " But there is also a conceptual connection unpacked in verses 9-11 that I think sheds light on how we understand what precedes the "therefore" in verses 6-8. The glory of Jesus' humiliation was not him coming to earth as anything less than who he was. The Humility of Love. The Humility of Love By John MacArthur We live in a very proud and egotistical generation. It is now considered acceptable and even normal for people to promote themselves, to praise themselves, and to put themselves first.
Pride is considered a virtue by many. Humility, on the other hand, is considered a weakness. Everyone, it seems, is screaming for his or her own rights and seeking to be recognized as someone important. The preoccupation with self-esteem, self-love, and self-glory is destroying the very foundations upon which our society was built. Sadly, the preoccupation with self has found its way into the church. Scripture is clear, however, that selfism has no place in Christian theology. John 13 marks a turning point in John's gospel and the ministry of Jesus Christ. On the first day of the week, Jesus had entered Jerusalem in triumph to the enthusiastic shouts of the people. So He came to Simon Peter. Peter said to Him, "Never shall You wash my feet! " "Love...in Deed and Truth"