A believer who is humble before God will also be humble toward other people. One way this humility expresses itself is in mutual submission to one another. Paul instructs us, “Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ” (Ephesians 5:21). Peter likewise says, “Clothe yourselves with humility toward one another” (1 Peter 5:5), and James tells us that submissiveness is characteristic of the wisdom that comes from heaven (see James 3:17).
