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The Uncommon Virtue of Humility

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The Unusual Virtue of Humility

The uncommon virtue of humility is the disposition of the heart to be pleased with the infinite superiority of christ over ourselves. Humility consists not essentially in broken heartedness for preferring self exaltation. In being pleased that christ is infinitely superior to us in every way, we are humble forever, forever. We will never cease to be thrilled that he's greater than we are. That will be our joy forever. He's greater. I'm small. He's big. And while we still live in this fallen nature, sin nature, in me, in you, while we still have this fallen sin nature, that very humility that i just defined that way includes the reflex of displeasure with all

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