humility
Biblical reflections on humility, character formation, and Christlike virtue.
God Saves & Exalts the Humble & Contrite at Heart Paid Members Public
I share a plethora of biblical verses, which state that God has compassion and mercy for those who are broken in spirit and humble at heart, since it is these kinds of individuals that God delights in and saves. “Because your heart was responsive and you humbled yourself before the
CHRIST: AN EXAMPLE OF SAVING FAITH Paid Members Public
Philippians 2:5-11 sets forth Jesus as an example for us to emulate: “In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus: Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage; rather, he made himself
GOD EXALTS THE HUMBLE Paid Members Public
In this short post I will cite some of the many passages which make it emphatically clear that the Lord grants mercy and grace to those who humble themselves before him. “Yet it came about, when Ahab heard these words, that he tore his clothes and put on sackcloth and
THE GOSPEL OF SALVATION Paid Members Public
In this post I am going to present the Bible’s teaching on why everlasting life only comes through accepting what Christ did for us, namely, humbling himself to become man in order to live a perfect human life and die an accursed death. 1. God demands absolute perfect obedience
Ahmed Deedat’s Missing Virtue Paid Members Public
Humility — Ahmed Deedat’s Missing Virtue The Bible states: “Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.” Proverbs 16:18 My experience with Ahmed Deedat shows how true this proverb is. Not long after Deedat was awarded the prestigious King Faizal Award for service to Islam, I
Revisiting the Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun In one of our previous responses we dealt with Paul Bilal Williams’ misuse of the following parable to prove that Jesus taught that God doesn’t needed or require sacrifices or the death of Christ in order to forgive sinners: “He also told this parable to some who