‘True Humility ’ Phil 2:5-11

False Humility

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Fruit of Love

2 Therefore if you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any common sharing in the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, 2 then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and of one mind. 3 Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, 4 not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others.

encouragement comfort love common sharing tenderness compassion joy like-minded same love one in spirit one mind no selfish ambition no vain conceit

True Humility is in the context of LOVE

vs3-4 Paul says to do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit

Selfish ambition

Vain conceit

NIV: ‘but in humility consider others better than yourselves ’

KJV: ‘esteem others better than ourselves ’

The Message: ‘‘Put yourself aside and let others ahead’’

valuing others above yourselves not looking to your own interests looking to the interests of the others.

PAUL’S HYMN

Christ Jesus: 6 Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped; 7 but, he made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. 8 And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself and became obedient to death— even death on a cross!

Christ Jesus: 7 but, he made himself nothing literally: ‘emptied himself’

Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow and in heaven and in earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

Clothe yourself with humility 1 Pet 5:5

Other scriptures about humility Other scriptures about humility Mt 23: 12, ‘For whoever exalts himself will be humbled and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.’

Other scriptures about humility Other scriptures about humility Continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who works in you to will and to act according to his good pleasure.

Other scriptures about humility Other scriptures about humility ‘The fear of the Lord teaches wisdom and humility comes before honour’. Pr 15:55

Other scriptures about humility Other scriptures about humility Jesus said, ‘Come to me all you who are weary and burdened … for I am gentle and humble in heart’ (Mt 11:28)

Other scriptures about humility Other scriptures about humility Peter says, ‘God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble. Humble yourselves therefore under God’s mighty hand that he may lift you up in due time’.( 1 Pet 5:5b-6)

Other scriptures about humility Other scriptures about humility James says, ‘Humble yourselves before the Lord and he will lift you up ’. (Jam 4:10)

Other scriptures about humility Other scriptures about humility Ephesians says, ‘Be completely humble and gentle, be patient, bearing with one another in love.’ (4:2).

‘Humility is a virtue God gives us that is exercised in love and evidenced when you esteem others before yourself’. - Mark