Humility Study: Part VIII - The Humble Cross

Philippians 2:1-11

If you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any fellowship with the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and purpose. Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves. Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others.

Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus: Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, but made himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself and became obedient to death— even death on a cross! Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

I would have to say that when someone thinks about humility and a needs to see a scripture in regards to humility, this is the scripture to go to. "In humility, consider others better than yourself." Christ himself humbled himself to become obedient to a death on the cross. He became obedient to the flogging. And he did it to not glorify himself, but to glorify God. And by doing so, he showed that he wasn't thinking of himself at all, but of you and me. He went to that cross to take away my sins. And yours. And it is written that I should live a life like Christ. Does that mean I should go to the cross? Yes. Or at least have a life that shows that I would do such a thing. I can't take your sins away. That action has, in a sense, been done by Christ. The only way to attain such forgiveness is to repent and be baptized, if you haven't already done so...