It is the grace of God, that shows and condemns the sin that humbles us.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Sin recognized but that may keep us humble, But oh, it keeps us nasty.
We have a tendency to condemn people who are different from us, to define their sins as paramount and our own sinfulness as being insignificant.
Such sins, even if they do not kill all grace in us, do harm, nevertheless; and though they are only venial in themselves, they make us apt, ready, and inclined to lose grace and to fall into mortal sin.
Humility is a necessary veil to all other graces.
Humility is the gateway into the grace and the favor of God.
The presence of any humility in my life is purely and completely an evidence of God's grace. From my perspective, I am not a humble man. I am a proud man pursuing humility by the grace of God.
To those whose God is honor; only disgrace is a sin.
God will have a humble people. Either we can choose to be humble, or we can be compelled to be humble.
If it be a sin to covet honor, I am the most offending soul.
So much of how we act and what we do is based on humility or pride - that's everything. And when you can humble yourself, you know, we are more like Christ when we can humble ourselves.
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