Tag Archives: Pride and Humility

“The pulpit is intended to be a pedestal for the cross” — John Angell James

Translation“The pulpit is intended to be a pedestal for the cross, though, alas! even the cross itself, it is to be feared, is sometimes used as a mere [..]

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Trust in the Lord With All Your Heart; Lean Not on Your Own Understanding — Charles Bridges (1794-1869)

Translation“Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your [..]

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God Will Supply All the Needs of Every Christian — Charles Spurgeon

Translation “Beloved, it is impossible for me to mention all the forms of our spiritual need. We need to be daily converted from some sin or other, which, [..]

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“Christian Humility and the World’s Definition of Humility” by Michael J. Kruger

TranslationMichael J. Kruger, Christians believe that God has revealed himself clearly in his Word. Thus, when it comes to key historical questions (Who was Jesus? What did he [..]

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The Difference Between God’s Punishment and God’s Discipline — A.W. Pink

Translation“Despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou are rebuked of him”  — Hebrews 12:5 It is of first importance that we learn to [..]

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“There Is No More Humbling Doctrine In Scripture Than That of Election” — Charles Spurgeon

Translation“For he says to Moses, ‘I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.’” — Romans 9:15 In [..]

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“Reprove, Rebuke, Exhort” by Phil Johnson

TranslationPhil Johnson, “Paul’s instructions to Timothy (in 2 Timothy 4) include these imperatives: ‘reprove, rebuke . . . exhort‘ (2 Timothy 4:2). That’s three successive words in the [..]

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Happy Are the Humble — A.W. Pink

Translation“Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth” — Matthew 5:5 There have been considerable differences of opinion as to the precise significance of the word [..]

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What Does It Mean To Be Poor in Spirit — A.W. Pink (Quote of the Day)

Translation“Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the Kingdom of heaven.” — Matthew 5:3 “It is indeed blessed to mark how this sermon opens. Christ began [..]

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Humility: Growing Less In One’s Own Eyes — Thomas Watson (c. 1620—1686) (Quote of the Day)

Translation“The right manner of growth is to grow less in one’s own eyes. ‘I am a worm and no man.’ (Psa. 22:6) The sight of corruption and ignorance [..]

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