The Path to Humility: James 4:1-10
Welcome to Timeless Truth with Pastor Jim Thomas. In this episode, we continue our study with James 4:1-10.
“People have a problem.
God has the solution.
The choice is up to you.”
Duffy Robbins
“Nothing is more obnoxious in us who claim to follow Jesus Christ than arrogance,
and nothing is more appropriate or attractive than humility.”
John Stott, The Bible
“Pride gets no pleasure out of having something, only out of having more of it than the next man.
We say that people are proud of being rich, or clever, or good-looking, but they are not.
They are proud of being richer, or cleverer, or better-looking than others.”
C. S. Lewis, Mere Christianity
“The Christians are right: it is Pride which has been the chief cause of misery in every nation and every family since the world began.”
C. S. Lewis, Mere Christianity
“True humility is not thinking less of yourself; it is thinking of yourself less.”
C. S. Lewis, Mere Christianity
“I wish I had got a bit further with humility myself: if I had, I could probably tell you more about the relief, the comfort, of taking the fancy-dress off – getting rid of the false self, with all its ‘Look at me’ and ‘Aren’t I a good boy?’ and all its posing and posturing. To get even near it, even for a moment, is like a drink of water to a man in a desert.”
C. S. Lewis, Mere Christianity
“If anyone would like to acquire humility, I can, I think, tell him the first step. The first step is to realize that one is proud… If you think you are not conceited, it means you are very conceited indeed.”
C. S. Lewis, Mere Christianity
“My grace is sufficient for thee: for My strength is made perfect in weakness.”
2 Corinthians 12:9
- Submit to God v7a
- Resist the devil v7b
- Draw near to God v8a
- Cleanse your hands v8b
- Purify your hearts v8c
- Take your sin seriously v9
- Humble yourself before the LORD, and He will exalt you. V10
“I am persuaded that love and humility are the highest attainments in the school of Christ and the brightest evidences that he is indeed our Master.”
John Newton, Letters on Religious Subjects or Cardiphonia
“Indeed, the primary trait of effective Christian leaders is humility: humility before Christ, whose subordinates we are; humility before Scripture, of which we are stewards; humility before the world, whose opposition we are bound to encounter; and humility before the church, whose members we are to love and serve. As I have traveled around the world, I myself am convinced that the authentic characteristic of Christian leaders is not severity but gentleness.”
John Stott
