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Humbly Still

This post compliments my last one and elaborates further on the thoughts I articulated therein. If you haven't read it I would suggest reading it first. What about Us? The question you may be pondering at this juncture as did I, is: How does one achieves the level of righteousness that Moses and Paul lived? For in doing so they attained a level of righteous humility that draws us in and compels us to consider how we too can be vessels of the Lords work in this same manner. Certainly the simple answer is the power of the gospel, that is to reflect upon our own depravity, acknowledge the loving mercy and forgiveness that God has extended and accept it as salvation from ourselves and the consequence of our sinful existence. However, with regard to the humility that these men developed and sustained throughout their faith this can come as a striking contradiction to what we see among the common believer, be it ourselves or those around us. Accordingly, we must ask ourselves wh...

Humbly

Understanding the paradox of ones gracious inclusion within the family of God juxtaposed with ones utter unworthiness to be in the presence of our Lord is unfathomable to say the least. The thought that we, an absolutely depraved, unjust, unsanctified and avoidably unrighteous, not to mention unholy creature, could be loved, counted as just and placed within the realms of sainthood should baffle even the most learned, nay especially the most learned. Such an unfathomable juxtaposition is beyond the capacity of man to comprehend. It is with this in mind that we should humbly submit to the paradoxical pursuit of continual sanctification that Moses and Paul so profoundly articulated. For they themselves said without hesitation that they were the worst of sinners, the most unworthy. If they could in perfect sincerity utter such words, how then are we to see ourselves? How can we honestly perceive our own condition in light of these righteous men's humble claims? Authentic Hum...