cannot not see their failings. Pride is a spiritual veil blinding us to the truth about ourselves and God. “There is no fault which we are more unconscious of in ourselves. If you think you are not conceited, it means you are very conceited indeed.” The proud man is completely unaware of his pride. Of all men he is most convinced that he is humble. (Anecdote: My first reading of Mere Christianity). Here is the great paradox: the proud man thinks he is humble, but the humble man thinks he is proud. The humble man sees his arrogance. He sees it clearly, and as a result he aggressively pursues a life of humility, but the knowledge of his sin keeps him from thinking he is humble. PS: Trying to look humble is a classic sign of pride. 66:2 Notice that Isaiah 66:2 reads, is the one to whom I will “This look: he who is humble and contrite in spirit and trembles at my There is an important progression in this text. Humility always word.” blossoms into something more beautiful. It is the root that feeds the other spiritual fruits. In this verse it leads to real contrition, which then deepens into trembling word. In other words, humility at God’s sensitizes us to word. It is the necessary tool for hearing God’s God’s voice. (See Figure 1). Humility provoked Paul to out your write “work own salvation with fear and (Phil. ). It motivated to trembling” “rejoice with (Ps. ). Humility enhances our love for word. It trembling” God’s amplifies our dependence on word. The humble joyfully God’s tremble at Word, eager to obey, seeking from God God’s encouragement and correction. Pride, on the other hand, morphs into something more dreadful. It is the fountainhead of evil. Instead of contrition, pride morphs into
cannot not see their failings. Pride is a spiritual veil blinding us to the truth about ourselves and God. “There is no fault which we are more unconscious of in ourselves. If you think you are not conceited, it means you are very conceited indeed.” The proud man is completely unaware of his pride. Of all men he is most convinced that he is humble. (Anecdote: My first reading of Mere Christianity). Here is the great paradox: the proud man thinks he is humble, but the humble man thinks he is proud. The humble man sees his arrogance. He sees it clearly, and as a result he aggressively pursues a life of humility, but the knowledge of his sin keeps him from thinking he is humble. PS: Trying to look humble is a classic sign of pride. 66:2 Notice that Isaiah 66:2 reads, “This is the one to whom I will look: he who is humble and contrite in spirit and trembles at my word.” There is an important progression in this text. Humility always blossoms into something more beautiful. It is the root that feeds the other spiritual fruits. In this verse it leads to real contrition, which then deepens into trembling at God’s word. In other words, humility sensitizes us to God’s word. It is the necessary tool for hearing God’s voice. (See Figure 1). Humility provoked Paul to write “work out your own salvation with fear and trembling” (Phil. ). It motivated to “rejoice with trembling” (Ps. ). Humility enhances our love for God’s word. It amplifies our dependence on God’s word. The humble joyfully tremble at God’s Word, eager to obey, seeking from God encouragement and correction. Pride, on the other hand, morphs into something more dreadful. It is the fountainhead of evil. Instead of contrition, pride morphs into