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October 12, 2015
We live in a self-saturated culture that mocks humility and celebrates pride. Christians, however, are called to live differently. A proper understanding of God’s grace allows us to exercise a godly humility that is revealed in our relationships and actions. In this message from Peter’s first epistle, Alistair Begg exhorts us to live humbly in response to God’s grace and mercy.
1So I exhort the elders among you, mas a fellow elder and na witness of the sufferings of Christ, as well as a partaker in the glory that is going to be revealed: 2oshepherd the flock of God that is among you, exercising oversight,1 pnot under compulsion, but willingly, as God would have you;2 qnot for shameful gain, but eagerly; 3not rdomineering over those in your charge, but sbeing examples to the flock. 4And when tthe chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the uunfading vcrown of glory. 5Likewise, you who are younger, be subject to the elders. wClothe yourselves, all of you, with humility toward one another, for x“God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.”
6xHumble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you,
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