The humility of Christ (8)Article series: The humility of Christ
Although Christ knew that He would be crucified facing incredible sufferings from the hands of men and finally also from the hands of God, He thought more of the needs of His disciples than of the things concerning Himself...
The humility of Christ (7)Article series: The humility of Christ
It is striking to see that Christ never used His power for His personal benefit...
The humility of Christ (6)Article series: The humility of Christ
Christ was not focused on the satisfaction of His natural needs, but He longed to do the will of His Father and to respond to the spiritual need of lost sinners...
The humility of Christ (5)Article series: The humility of Christ
Another feature of humility is when someone is not so much occupied with himself, but thinks more of others and their needs...
The humility of Christ (4)Article series: The humility of Christ
Christ's lowly mind is also seen in the contacts that He had with people. Many times we find Him in touch with poor people and with those who were despised and cast out from the jewish society...
The humility of Christ (3)Article series: The humility of Christ
The lowliness and humility of Christ also became visible in the different stages of His life. We should never forget that He was the eternal Son of God who willingly chose all the stations of His earthly life...
The humility of Christ (2)Article series: The humility of Christ
That was the mind of Christ: To give up things and to descent lower and lower. He layed aside His outward glory, He made Himself nothing, He took the form of a bondman and became lower than the angels...
The humility of Christ (1)Article series: The humility of Christ
It is God’s intention that we become more and more conformed to the image of His Son. We have received the life of Christ and now this life should become visible through us...
Only by GraceThe constant realization that we have nothing that we did not receive delivers us from boasting and self-congratulation...
Large numbers?Everyone of us has a subtle desire for numbers and a tendency to judge success by statistics...
