Title: Meekness and Humility: God's Cure for Pride, Arrogance and Haughtiness
Headings: Meekness and Humility vs. Pride, Haughtiness, and Egotism
Meekness and Humility vs. Pride, Haughtiness, and Egotism
Why should people be meek and humble? What problems are caused by pride, arrogance, ego, self-exaltation, haughtiness, and self-will?
Should you learn self-assertiveness, or should you learn not to be proud and haughty? What does the Bible teach about meekness, humility, gentleness, and lowliness in contrast to pride, selfishness, self-will, and arrogance?
Two of the greatest characters in the Bible possessed in common the qualities we want to study in this lesson.
Other verses emphasize the importance of these qualities
Definitions:
Meekness
Humility
Part I: Meekness and Humility Toward God
I. We Must Recognize Our Sinfulness and Our Dependence On God.
A. We Must Recognize Our Sinfulness.
Luke 18:9-14
1 John 1:8,10
B. We Must Depend on God.
Note the example of Moses - Deuteronomy 8:3,11-14,16-18
Note the teaching of Jesus - Matthew 18:1-4.
II. We Must Submit To God's Commands.
A. Note the Examples of Moses and of Jesus
The example of Moses
The example of Jesus
B. Applications to Us
III. We Must Accept Circumstances of Life According to God's Will.
A. Note the Examples of Moses and Jesus
Example of Moses:
Example of Jesus:
B. Application to Us
IV. We Must Resist Error and False Teaching in the Lives of Others.
A. Note the Example of Moses and Jesus
The example of Moses
The example of Jesus
B. Applications to Us
Meekness requires that we too oppose sin and false doctrine in the lives of others.
Meekness, like love, is exercised first toward God.
Part II: Meekness and Humility Toward Other People
I. We Must Submit to Human Authority Ordained by God.
A. Citizens' Submission to Civil Rulers
B. Wives' Submission to Husbands
II. We Must Honor Others Rather Than Exalting Ourselves.
Romans 12:3 - Don't think more highly of self than you ought to think, but think soberly.
Admit your weaknesses and especially your sins.
Appreciate the good qualities of others.
Give God credit for what good points you do have.
Romans 12:16 - Do not set your mind on high things ... Do not be wise in your own opinion.
Romans 12:15 - Rejoice with those who rejoice and weep with those who weep.
III. We Must Serve the Needs and Interests of Others
Matthew 23:11,12 - Greatness is measured in terms of service rendered to others.
Philippians 2:2-8 - Each should count others better than himself (v3).
V4 - Let each of you look out, not just for his own interests, but also for the interests of others.
Vv 5-8 - Jesus is the example. He was meek and lowly.
IV. We Must Help Others Overcome Sin.
A. Teach with Compassion and Self-control for the Proper Purpose.
Galatians 6:1 - One overtaken in trespass should be restored in a spirit of meekness.
This shows the proper purpose of teaching: to restore the person.
Specifically, strive to let the person know that this is your purpose.
B. Avoid Quarrels
B. Teach with Longsuffering and Forbearance
V. We Must Work for Unity, Peace, and Harmony.
A. A Humble Person Is Willing to Submit for the Good of the Group
Philippians 2:2,3 - With lowliness of mind, do nothing through faction or vainglory.
James 3:13-18 - The meek person avoids envy and is willing to yield.
B. A Humble Person Is Willing to Forgive, not to Retaliate.
Conclusion
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Content: Perhaps, but a child is not just forgiving; he is totally dependent on his parents. Where does a child receive what he needs? Who provides his food, changes his diaper, and dresses him? When he has pain, for whom does he call? A child is weak, but he knows Momma and Daddy can meet his needs. So humility leads us to humbly admit our need for God. Proper humility toward God is an admission of our own weakness, sinfulness, unprofitableness, and inability to obtain or accomplish by ourselves the things we need. We need help from someone far greater than we are. God knows what we need and what is good better than we know, and He has power to do what needs done.