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Humility

“He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the LORD require of you but to do justice, to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?”

Micah 6:8

Humility

“The conclusion, when all has been heard, is: fear God and keep His commandments, because this applies to every person. For God will bring every act to judgment, everything which is hidden, whether it is good or evil.”

Ecclesiastes 12:13-14

Humility

Question:

What happens when we do recognize and observe God to be God?

Humility

Answer:

We walk with Him in humility.

Humility

“This you are commanded to think reflexively in yourselves which was also in Christ (the anointed sacrifice) Jesus (the human),”

Philippians 2:5

Humility

“who, existing first as a matter of principle in the outward appearance of God, did not conclude after considering the facts being equal in value or importance with God something to be seized,”

Philippians 2:6

Humility

“but He emptied the contents of Himself, taking hold of, as a matter of principle, the outward appearance of one who willingly enslaves himself to a master, and participated in becoming something different in the state of being the same as of men.”

Philippians 2:7

Humility

“Being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.”

Philippians 2:8

Humility

Appearance

Humility

“Being found in appearance (manifestation of the inner structure and nature) as a man, He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.”

Philippians 2:8

Humility

Humbled

Humility

“Being found in appearance (manifestation of the inner structure and nature) as a man, He humbled (made lower in stature or importance) Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.”

Philippians 2:8

Humility

By Becoming

Humility

“Being found in appearance (manifestation of the inner structure and nature) as a man, He humbled (made lower in stature or importance) Himself by becoming (participating in becoming something different) obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.”

Philippians 2:8

Humility

Obedient

Humility

There are two ways for you to respond to things:

1. Positive (+) or

2. Negative (-)

Humility

1. The Positive (+) Response pursues and accepts something.

2. The Negative (-) Response ignores and rejects something.

Humility

Jesus had a mental attitude of positive response to God. He pursued and accepted God’s will (His commands) to the point of death on the cross.

Humility

“Being found in appearance (manifestation of the inner structure and nature) as a man, He humbled (made lower in stature or importance) Himself by becoming (participating in becoming something different) obedient (under a mental attitude of positive response) to the point of death, even death on a cross.”

Philippians 2:8

Humility

Death

Humility

“Being found in appearance (manifestation of the inner structure and nature) as a man, He humbled (made lower in stature or importance) Himself by becoming (participating in becoming something different) obedient (under a mental attitude of positive response) to the point of death (death as a result of separation), even death on a cross.”

Philippians 2:8

Humility

“Being found in manifestation of the inner structure and nature as a man, He made Himself lower in stature or importance by participating in becoming something different under a mental attitude of positive response to the point of death as a result of separation, even death on a cross.”

Philippians 2:8