Timothy Keller Sermons Podcast by Gospel in Life Humility
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Nov 19, 2025 The discussion pivots on the often-misunderstood concept of humility within a culture that celebrates individualism. It explores the sickness of pride, tying it to feelings of insignificance and church divisions. Keller defines humility as self-forgetfulness and gentleness, contrasting it with common signs of pride. He emphasizes that true humility is found through worshiping Christ rather than self-reflection. Practical advice on surrendering one’s reputation and trusting in God's timing offers actionable steps toward genuine humility.
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Pride As Hunger For Glory
- Pride is a hunger for glory that creates division even inside the church.
- That insecurity drives people to use others to prove they matter, producing conflict.
Humility Defined And Valued
- Humility means being gentle, modest, and deferential rather than self-effacing or self-hating.
- Christianity uniquely elevates humility as a central virtue against cultural norms of honor-seeking.
Four Faces Of Pride
- Jonathan Edwards' four opposites reveal pride's shapes: drivenness, scornfulness, willfulness, self-consciousness.
- These markers help self-evaluate where pride, not virtue, controls behavior.
