The Bible asks for humility before God and toward other people, and promises that God opposes the proud and lifts up the humble. Micah 6:8 asks people to “walk humbly with your God.” James 4:6 and 1 Peter 5:5 quote Proverbs 3:34, and Philippians 2:3-8 points to Christ, who “humbled himself.” In Philippians 2:3, Ephesians 4:2 and 1 Peter 5:5 the Greek noun is tapeinophrosune, lowliness of mind. When Jesus calls himself “gentle and humble in heart” in Matthew 11:29,…
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