Humility is not a form of weakness or passivity, says Dennis Edwards, but instead it’s an approach to life in which we strive to be more like Jesus. Dennis is the dean of North Park Seminary and the author of Humility Illuminated: The Biblical Path Back to Christian Character. He discusses how humility is generally not pursued by Christians and how few people truly understand it. How can we cultivate a lifestyle that centers on humility and exercise it at the appropriate times? In a modern culture that tends to be so self-centered, we’ve lost our bent toward being humble and adopted so many of the problems of the rest of society. Humility may feel old or outdated, but it’s desperately needed! Humility challenges us to put others first, strive to be more like Christ, and speak appropriately, rather than out of a self-defense mechanism.

TAKEAWAYS

Humility puts us in a position where we are paying attention to what’s going on around us

Humility should not be self-deprecating or self-loathing

Society elevates self-worship and seems to minimize the importance of humility

Humility feels strange to modern culture, but it was part of the First Century Christian witness that we need to reinstate

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