Humility – Andrew Murray
Ch 1: The glory of the Creature
Humility is the proper estimate of oneself – Charles Spurgeon
Rev 4:10-11 (worthy of glory and honor)
Pride is the root of every sin and evils
Ch 2: The secret of Redemption
If you are looking for an example of humility, look at the cross – Thomas Aquinas
Phil 2:5-9 (humbled to death)
Study the humility of Jesus
Ch 3: Humility in the life of Jesus
The only hope of decreasing self is an increasing Christ – F.B. Meyer
Lk 22:27 (to serve)
Jn 5:19, 30, 41 6:38, 7:16, 28, 8:28, 42, 50, 14:10, 24.
Meek and lowly of heart
Ch 4: Humility in the teaching of Jesus
Humility must always be doing its work like a bee making its honey in the ive: without humility all will be lost – Teresa of Avila
Mt 11:29 (lowly of heart)
Mt 20:27-28 (came to serve)
Ch 5: Humility in the disciples of Jesus
God created the world out of nothing and as long as we are nothing, He can make something out of us – Martin Luther
Lk 22:26 (greatest should be lowest)
Ch 6: Humility in daily life
The more humble a man is in himself, the more obedient toward God, the wiser will he be in all things and the more shall his soul be at peace – Thomas A Kempis
1 Jn 4:20 (loving others)
Love for God is measured towards our love for others.
Rom 12:10, 16, 1 Cor 13:4-5, Gal 5:13, 26, Eph 4:1-2, Eph 5:20-21, Phil 2:3, Col 3:12
Ch 7: Humility and Holiness
It is no great thing to be humble when you are brought low; but to be humble when you are praised is a great and rear achievement. – Bernard of Clairvaux
Is 65:2,5
Humility is the bloom and beauty of holiness. Pharisee and tax collector. The holiest will be the humblest. There is none holy but God: we have as much holiness as we have God. Humility is the disappearance of self in the vision that God is all.
Ch 8: Humility and Sin
Nothing sets a person so much out of the devil’s reach as humility – Jonathan Edwards
1 Tim 1:15 (I am chief of sinners)
Ch 9: Humility and Faith
Be not angry that you cannot make others as you wish them to be, since you cannot make yourself as you wish yourself to be – Thomas A Kempis
Jn 5:44 (praise not from men but from God)
Faith seeks the glory that comes when God is all. As long as we seek glory here, then we cannot receive glory from God. Pride renders faith impossible. Humility and faith are allied in scripture. Centurion, gentile women. Failure in holiness is rooted by pride.
Ch 10: Humility and death to self
Humility is the most difficult of all virtues to achieve; nothing dies harder than the desire to think well of oneself. T. S. Eliot
Phil 2:8 (obedient to death)
Humility leads to perfect death. Death to yourself is not your job, but God’s.
Ch 11: Humility and Happiness
Should you ask me: What is the 1st thing in religion? I should reply the 1st, 2nd and 3rd thing therein is humility – Augustine.
2 Cor 12:9-10 (grace is sufficient and when weak I am strong)
Deepest humility is the secret of happiness.
Ch 12: Humility and Exaltation
I used to think that God’s gifts were on shelves – one above another – and the taller we grow; the easier we can reach them. Now I find that God’s gifts are on shelves – and the lower we stoop, the more we get – F. B. Meyer
Lk 14:11, 18:14, Js 4:6,10, 1 Pet 5:6 (humbles himself will be exalted)