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Godly warning
Humility is essential for the Christian Disciple.
It has been taught through parables, as well as through proverbs (short pithy sayings).
(Mt18:4; Mt23:12;1Pt5:6); First gives a warning, then an exhortation and exaltation.
To start a few things to think about first.
Jesus instructs on humility for entrance into the kingdom of God.
Jesus warns about self-exhalation (pride)
So, as Peter says, humble yourself and God will lift you up (exalt) you at the proper time.
In our passage James, the proverb of the N.T. writer, gets to the heart of the matter for it is about the matter of the heart.
The problem in the days of James is still a problem, or potential problem today.
What makes you a Christian?
There are many who claim to be Christians whose life offers no proof of their Christianity; so what makes a Christian?
Church attendance?
IF it were church attendance than if you went to Mc Donalds all the time you would become a Big Mac if we follow that logic.
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If it were Church attendance then eating at McDonalds all the time would make you a big mac right?
While it can help us in our growth as Christians, going to church cannot make you a Christian
Hearing the word?
Hearing the word without application avails nothing, it needs obedience, for hearing without it is self-deception (Jm1:19-20)
Our faith?
James says faith without works is dead, so it is not faith alone that makes us a Christian (Jm2:14-25)
How about prayers?
I think we have spoken enough in the past about prayer itself cannot get us into the kingdom and cannot make us a Christian but prayer is important
But prayers offered with the wrong heart avail nothing (Jm4:3)
Look then what James has to say in our first section.
Then we will get to the pithy sayings regarding steps to ensure humility.
Jm4:4-5
Humility a warning and a promise
In some very hard, harsh words James grabs the attention of the readers, of the audience for he lays the groundwork for some steps to ensure humility
Friendship with the world is an enmity (enemy) of God.
There is no freedom, no humility if you are not willing to fully submit to God and you can’t do that unless you understand that God is exclusive.
God is a jealous God, He wants all of us, not just weekend visits (Jm4:6; Exo20:5).
Humility comes when we know He is all things, and in Him we have all things and we need to put Him before all things, including the world
Grace goes to the humble (Jm4:6; Pro3:34)
James quotes from Proverbs
I think it is pretty clear grace goes to the humble and God opposes the proud.
you cannot be living by pride, by your works and be accepted by God.
With a warning and a promise in place, James now gives us some steps to humility.
Now let me give you the passage then will look at the steps.
Step One: Submit yourself
Submission; the action or fact of accepting or yielding to a superior force or to the will or authority of another person.
Submission by decision to the power that wants to help you to be humble.
For we can know:
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God opposes the proud (Pro28:25) and the fool (Pro14:16)
God will bring justice, judgment on the proud (Isa2:12)
We can come to God in submission so grace can be given (Jm4:6)
We submit so God can help us in our time of need (Heb4:16)
Grace applied when we submit (Tit2:11-13); God’s greater work at work in us (1Jn4:4)
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God opposes the proud (Pro28:25) and the fool (Pro14:16)
And add to that one about the fool
We can come to God in submission so grace can be given (Jm4:6)
We submit so God can help us in our time of need (Heb4:16)
Don’t be a fool, submit to God.
Submission is more than about salvation, it is about sanctification and maturity too.
God opposes the proud (Pro28:25) and the fool
God will bring justice, judgment on the proud (Isa2:12)
We can come to God in submission so grace can be given (Jm4:6)
We submit so God can help us in our time of need (Heb4:16)
Grace applied when we submit (Tit2:11-13); God’s greater work at work in us (1Jn4:4)
Grace applied when we submit (Tit2:11-13); God’s greater work at work in us (1Jn4:4)
There will be a day of reckoning against the proud and if you were to look at Zeph3:11 you would see that the proud will even be removed.
God opposes the proud (Pro28:25) and the fool
God will bring justice, judgment on the proud (Isa2:12)
We can come to God in submission so grace can be given (Jm4:6)
That was just in case you forgot the scripture from a few minutes ago.
Grace applied when we submit (Tit2:11-13); God’s greater work at work in us (1Jn4:4)
We need to come to God in humility, in submission so that grace, a greater grace, can be given.
God opposes the proud (Pro28:25) and the fool
God will bring justice, judgment on the proud (Isa2:12)
We can come to God in submission so grace can be given (Jm4:6)
We submit so God can help us in our time of need (Heb4:16)
Grace applied when we submit (Tit2:11-13); God’s greater work at work in us (1Jn4:4)
Don’t we all have needs for mercy, needs for grace, to be given to us and to be given to others?
Yes we do, so submit to God and allow Him to do it!
God’s grace happens when we submit to Him.
God opposes the proud (Pro28:25) and the fool
God will bring justice, judgment on the proud (Isa2:12)
We can come to God in submission so grace can be given (Jm4:6)
We submit so God can help us in our time of need (Heb4:16)
Grace applied when we submit (Tit2:11-13); God’s greater work at work in us (1Jn4:4)
God’s greater work in us
The Holy Spirit that dwells in us when we submit by faith, in obedience to God!
Step Two - Draw near
How do you draw near?
Why draw near?
Somethings to think about, consider regarding drawing near when it comes to humility.
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Draw near by resisting and not befriending the world (Jm4:4)
James tells us some specific things to do to have true humility and how we can resist the devil.
And it starts with not befriending the world
Draw near by cleansing your hands
Purifying your heart your double minded
So, how?
Seek Him (Heb12:1-2)
Set your mind on Him (Col3:1-2)
Repent (Lk5:32)
Surrender for God wants all of us (Exo20:5)
Don’t love the world (1Jn2:15-17)
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Draw near by resisting and not befriending the world (Jm4:4)
To be humble we have to know we cannot be a friend with the world for then we are an enemy with God.
We have to resist the devil and he will flee from us and when we draw near to God He will draw near to us (this is an act of repentance and God’s forgiveness).
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