TCH MINI-STUDY 22
THE IMPORTANCE OF HUMILITY
Pertinent Verses:
Blessed are the poor [beggar, cringing, fallen,
frightened] in spirit [self sufficiency]: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are they that mourn [sorrow, grief, wail]:
for they shall be comforted. Blessed are the meek [mild, humble, gentle]: for they shall inherit the earth (Matthew 5:3-5).
Whosoever
therefore shall humble [depress, humiliate, abase, bring log] himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of
heaven (Matthew 18:4).
For all those things hath mine hand made, and all those things have been, saith the LORD: but to this
man will I look, even to him that is poor [afflicted, humble, lowly, needy] and of a contrite [smitten, lame, contrite] spirit, and
trembleth at my word (Isaiah 66:2).
The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken [crushed, destroyed, torn] heart; and saveth
such as be of a contrite spirit (Psalms 34:18).
The sacrifices of God are a broken [crushed, destroyed, torn] spirit: a broken
and a contrite [injured, crushed, collapsed, bruised] heart, O God, thou wilt not despise (Psalms 51:17).
I tell you, this man
went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth [abase,
depress, humiliate] himself shall be exalted (Luke 18:14).
And thou shalt remember all the way which the LORD thy God led thee
these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, and to prove thee, to know what was in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep
his commandments, or no (Deuteronomy 8:2).
Who fed thee in the wilderness with manna, which thy fathers knew not, that he might
humble thee, and that he might prove thee, to do thee good at thy latter end (Deuteronomy 8:16).
If my people, which are called
by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and
will forgive their sin, and will heal their land (2 Chronicles 7:14).
Because thine heart was tender, and thou didst humble thyself
before God, when thou heardest his words against this place, and against the inhabitants thereof, and humbledst thyself before me,
and didst rend thy clothes, and weep before me; I have even heard thee also, saith the LORD (2 Chronicles 34:27).
Sing praises
to the LORD, which dwelleth in Zion: declare among the people his doings. When he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them:he forgetteth not the cry of the humble (Psalms 9:11-12).
Better it is to be of an humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide
the spoil with the proud (Proverbs 16:19).
For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy;
I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and
to revive the heart of the contrite ones (Isaiah 57:15).
But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant. And whosoever
shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted (Matthew 23:11-12).
Be afflicted, and
mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness. Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and
he shall lift you up (James 4:9-10).
Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to
another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble. Humble yourselves therefore under
the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time (1 Peter 5:5-6).
By humility and the fear of the LORD are riches, and
honour, and life (Proverbs 22:4).
Serving the Lord with all humility of mind, and with many tears, and temptations, which befell
me by the lying in wait of the Jews (Acts 20:19).
For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries,
fornications, murders, Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness: All these
evil things come from within, and defile the man (Mark 7:21-23).
(For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall
he take care of the church of God?) Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil. Moreover
he must have a good report of them which are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil (1 Timothy 3:5-7).
Love
not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all
that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the
world (1 John 2:15-16).
THE CHRISTIAN HERALD
A
Judeo-Christian Bible Study
“But now hath he [Christ] obtained a more excellent ministry, by how much also he is the mediator of a better covenant, which
was established upon better promises. or if that first had been faultless, then should no place have been sought for the second. For
finding fault with them, he saith, Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel
and with the house
of Judah”
(Hebrews 8:6-8).
FILLED WITH THE KNOWLEDGE
OF HIS WILL
For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do
not cease to pray for you, and to desire
that ye might
be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom
and spiritual understanding; That ye might walk worthy
of the Lord
unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every
good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;
Strengthened with all might, according
to his glorious
power, unto all patience and longsuffering with
joyfulness; Giving thanks unto the Father, which
hath made us meet to
be partakers of the inheritance
of the saints in light
(Colossians 1:9-12).
“The LORD bless thee, and keep thee: The LORD make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee: The LORD lift up his
countenance upon thee, and give
thee peace”
(Numbers 6:24-26).
"For if the blood of bulls and of goats, and the ashes of an heifer
sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth to the purifying of the
flesh: How much
more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered
himself without spot to God, purge your conscience
from dead works to
serve the living God? And for this cause he is the mediator [Greek, mesites,
a go between, an internunciator, a reconciler,
intercessor] of the new
testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions
that were under the first testament,
they which are called might receive
the promise of eternal inheritance. For where a testament is, there must
also of necessity be the
death of the testator”
(Hebrews 9:13-16).
