Bible Study on The Virtue: “Humility”

1. Humility in Webster correctly describes it as “Modest and not self assertive
   1. It is meekness and lowliness of spirit (1 Cor. 4:21) and attribute of paul
2. Humility is an attitude of the heart. We learn of humility in various scripture in the bible, we list just a few (Prov. 16:19 & 29:23) (Prov. 15:33) (Acts. 20:19)
3. It is a attitude hated by God and therefore a required Christian virtue, (James4:6) (1 Pet. 5: 5,6) (Exod. 10:3) (Prov. 6: 16,17)
   1. Only the humble in spirit live with God (Isa. 57:15) (Luke 14:11) (Mat. 5:3,5) (Prov. 16:18) Jesus speaks of the Spirit of man, not the Holy Spirit.
4. Humility is the opposite of Pride, (They who fear God will hate Pride (Prov. 8:13)
   1. It is Pride that causes contention (Prov. 13:10)
   2. When one refuses to submit to what is right it will lead to  contention or disagreement
   3. Our world is full of such pride in our political arena, it is why there is no getting along.
   4. Light cannot agree with darkness, nor right agree with wrong, it is why our country is divided. More than half the country or world are wrong according to God’s word and will go to hell, because of their pride (Exod. 10:3) (Mt. 7: 13,14)
   5. Pride is reason the world loves its own to destructon
5. Pride is the “boasting of self;  self- exultating and asserting .”  Self centeredness
   1. Humility on the other hand seeks to please others and not self (Rom.15: 1,2) (Phil 2: 3,4)
   2. The attitude I do not care what others think is Pride, not Humility
   3. The Spirit of Pride is NOT a hidden character or trait (Prov. 20:27) for the spirit of men are the  candle of the Lord, exposing the condition of the soul.
6. We must repent of Pride (2 Chr. 32:25,26)
7. The most humble of the animals is the Lamb, Jesus came as a lamb (Mat. 11:29).
   1. To become like Jesus we must also be Humble in Spirit.