<![CDATA[Humility: True Greatness]]>

false <![CDATA[Humility: True Greatness]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172174731m/145644.jpg 145644 1 Be Transformed by Christ’s Example “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.” —1 Peter 5:5 A battle rages within every one of us every day. It’s the clash between our sense of stubborn self-sufficiency and God’s call to recognize that we’re really nothing without Him. It’s pride versus humility. And it’s a fight we can’t win without looking repeatedly to Christ and the cross. C. J. Mahaney raises a battle cry to daily, diligently, and deliberately weaken our greatest enemy (pride) and cultivate our greatest friend (humility). His thorough examination clarifies misconceptions, revealing the truth about why God detests pride and turns His active attention to the humble. Because pride is never passive, defeating it demands an intentional attack. The blessing that follows is God’s abundant favor. “This is the one to whom I will look: he who is humble and contrite in spirit.” —Isaiah 66:2, esv God clearly states that He is drawn to the humble. He’s also clear that He opposes the proud. These two, humility and pride, cannot coexist. Where one is fostered, the other is defeated. Which will you pursue? C. J. Mahaney paints a striking picture of the daily battle quietly raging within every Christian and asks whether you will passively accommodate the enemy of your soul, pride, or actively cultivate your best friend, humility. When you acknowledge the deception of pride and intentionally humble yourself, you become free to savor abundant mercies and unlikely graces. You will find a new life is yours—a life God richly favors. A God-glorifying life you don’t want to miss. “C. J. Mahaney is not humble. At least, that’s what he’ll tell you. And that’s one reason he’s so well qualified to write this book.” Mark E. Dever Senior pastor, Capitol Hill Baptist Church Author, Nine Marks of a Healthy Church “A much-needed wake-up call on this important subject. I highly recommend this book.” Jerry Bridges Author of The Pursuit of Holiness “This is the right book from the right man at the right time.” R. Albert Mohler, Jr. President, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Story Behind the Book “Given pride’s pervasive presence in my life, I come to this book in holy fear, yet inspired by God’s promises to be humble and sobered by his warnings to the proud (Isaiah 66:2b, 1 Peter 5:5b). Scripture reveals to us that, while pride was the first and most serious sin, God is decisively drawn to humility and is specifically supportive of the humble. Only Christ has fully obeyed Isaiah 66:2b (“This is the one I esteem: he who is humble and contrite in spirit, and trembles at my word”), yet He did so as our representative! How marvelous that in our daily battle against pride we can rely on God’s grace, through the gospel, and thus bring honor and glory to God.” —C. J. Mahaney 140542 30 9 2005 Humility: True Greatness total:193|5:99|4:72|3:17|2:5|1:0| 193 844 303 52 5 1 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Apr 27 17:02:29 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 16 10:26:48 -0700 2009
This is the first book I read in 2008. My biggest struggles in life stem from my pride; there is no way of getting around it. When I read in the opening paragraph, “Humility is a funny thing. ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Nov 15 18:53:53 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 17 17:27:48 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Sep 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 10 16:02:15 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 10 16:14:01 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon May 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu May 07 13:55:24 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 15 18:02:03 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jun 18 16:50:09 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 29 09:43:07 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Apr 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Sun Mar 30 05:04:45 -0700 2008 Sun Mar 30 05:31:10 -0700 2008
No such question arises when reading Mahaney's book because he examines humil...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon May 05 12:51:13 -0700 2008 Sun May 11 19:01:07 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Mar 18 11:54:55 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 18 11:56:33 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sun May 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu May 14 11:22:42 -0700 2009 Sun May 17 14:36:14 -0700 2009 1. Humility is my greatest friend and pride my greatest enemy.
2. Genuine humility requires a radical redefinition of success.
3. Humility needs to be cultivated and pride weakened daily.]]> 5 0 false false Thu Jan 08 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Dec 13 11:27:31 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 08 18:45:22 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sun Jan 18 07:22:37 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 18 07:23:39 -0800 2009 5 1 false false Fri Mar 27 22:49:35 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 27 22:52:42 -0700 2009 5 1 false false Mon Apr 20 19:17:57 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 20 19:18:15 -0700 2009 4 1 false false Tue Dec 23 10:41:41 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 23 10:41:55 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Sat Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Mon Apr 23 01:09:20 -0700 2007 Mon Apr 23 01:12:26 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 16 19:36:10 -0700 2009 Sat May 16 17:17:17 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sat Nov 24 17:59:34 -0800 2007 Sat Nov 24 17:59:34 -0800 2007 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Aug 21 22:36:42 -0700 2007 Tue Aug 21 22:36:46 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu May 15 19:44:51 -0700 2008 Fri Jul 04 22:32:51 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 17 18:24:58 -0800 2008 Mon Mar 31 18:37:30 -0700 2008 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=145644