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2BODYOFCHRISTNEWSMARCH2013WECONTINUETOLIVEINAWORLDwherepeoplefeelandbelievethattheyhavesupremacyoveranother.ThismaybeyourattitudeifyouconsideryourselfsomethingotherthanachildofGod.InRomans123-8PaulsaysForIsaythroughthegracegivenuntometoeverymanthatisamongyounottothinkofhimselfmorehighlythanheoughttothinkbuttothinksoberlyaccordingasGodhathdealttoeverymanthemeasureoffaith.ForwehavemanymembersinonebodyandallmembershavenotthesameofficeSowebeingmanyareonebodyinChristandeveryonemembersoneofanother.HavingthengiftsdifferingaccordingtothegracethatisgiventouswhetherprophecyletusprophesyaccordingtotheproportionoffaithOrministryletuswaitonourministeringorhethatteachethonteachingOrhethatexhortethonexhortationhethatgivethlethimdoitwithsimplicityhethatrulethwithdiligencehethatshewethmercywithcheerfulness.Whenmostofuswhoarealittleupinagelookinthemirroritletsusknowthatachangehascome.Asweviewourselvesfromthefrontthenfromsidetobackweseetheflawsandmarksfromtheyearsoftimeandaresomewhatturnedoffbywhatwesee.OnlythosewhoareyoungermaysaytothemselvesIlikewhatIsee.Aswecritiqueourselveswiththeexternaleyeitshouldatsomepointcauseustobecuriousaboutourinternal.TherewewillseethethingswhichGodismoreconcernedaboutwitheachofus.IfweareashonestaboutourinternalastheexternalweshouldaskourselvesdowelikewhatweseeAswecontinuetoseeourselvesasacountrywearedividedonmanyissuesitisevidentthatsomepeopleareconvincedwithinthemselvesthatthereisandshouldbeadifferenceinhowweseeandvieweachother.InMatthewthe18thchapterChristinstructshisdisciplesinhumility.InMatthew181-7itreadsAtthesametimecamethedisciplesuntoJesussayingWhoisthegreatestinthekingdomofheavenAndJesuscalledalittlechilduntohimandsethiminthemidstofthemAndsaidVerilyIsayuntoyouExceptyebeconvertedandbecomeaslittlechildrenyeshallnotenterintothekingdomofheaven.Whosoeverthereforeshallhumblehimselfasthislittlechildthesameisgreatestinthekingdomofheaven.Andwhososhallreceiveonesuchlittlechildinmynamereceivethme.Butwhososhalloffendoneoftheselittleoneswhichbelieveinmeitwerebetterforhimthatamillstonewerehangedabouthisneckandthatheweredrownedinthedepthofthesea.WoeuntotheworldbecauseofoffencesforitmustneedsbethatoffencescomebutwoetothatmanbywhomtheoffencecomethArroganceisoneofthosethingsthatapplytosomepeopleandwemayknowwhoafewofthemarethatembodyaspiritofarrogance.Arroganceisdefinedasconceitegotismhaughtinesscondescensionprideoverconfidencesuperciliousnessself-importanceorsuperiority.SomeoneoncesaidthatSomepeoplearesoarrogantthattheywalkaroundwiththeirnosessohighintheairthatifitstartedtorainheavilyitwouldonlytaketwoteaspoonsofwatertodrownthemonthespot.Godhatesthistypeofspiritinhischildren.Godistheonewhogaveandcontinuestogiveusthethingshewantsforusincludinglife.WhydoyoufeelthatyouhavesomethingthatyouyourselfcreatedandplacedyourselfinapositionaboveothersAsPresidentBarrackObamastatedinaspeechinRoanokeVirginiaonJuly13th2012Youdidntbuildthathewassuggestingthatwhateversuccessyoumaythinkyouhaveyourfamilyorsomeoneoutsideyourfamilyorsomeorganizationassistedyouinreachingyourgoalsorpotentialandyoudidnotdoitalone.Getoveryourself.Thisiswhyweshouldteachouryoungpeoplethemeaningofhumilityearlyasarrogancewillbecomeanobstacleforthemlaterinlife.IntheActs1034-35itsaysThenPeteropenedhismouthandsaidOfatruthIperceivethatGodisnorespecterofpersonsButineverynationhethatfearethhimandworkethrighteousnessisacceptedwithhim.WhenGodsenthissonJesushecameinanunexpectedwaythatmanydidntunderstand.TheybelievedthatastheywatchedhewouldbedescendingfromtheGodwhoiseverythingandhaseverything.TheyexpectedhimtopossiblyarriveontheConcordeormaybeoneofthespaceshuttles.TheyalsoexpectedhimtosportlargediamondearringsgoldchainsringsoneveryfingeragrillmadeofdiamondsandgoldwithanoversizedcrownmadeofrubiesgoldanddiamondswearingBerlutisonhisfeetandclothedinGiorgioArmani.Hewouldalsobeexpectedtohaveagreatentourageofangels.AndafterlandingJesusandthosewithhimwouldgetintoasolidgoldlimousineandparadetothesynagogueandmeetwiththoseinpositionsofauthority.SincewenowknowthestoryofhowJesuscametobeingandwhyhewassentbyGodweshouldhaveabetterunderstandingofhimandhismission.WeshouldalsowanttofollowhisexampleasaservantsentbytheAlmighty.Romans151-2readsWethenthatarestrongoughttobeartheinfirmitiesoftheweakandnottopleaseourselves.TheApostlePaulinPhilippians23-11saysLetnothingbedonethroughstrifeorvainglorybutinlowlinessofmindleteachesteemotherbetterthanthemselves.Looknoteverymanonhisownthingsbuteverymanalsoonthethingsofothers.LetthismindbeinyouwhichwasalsoinChristJesusWhobeingintheformofGodthoughtitnotrobberytobeequalwithGodButmadehimselfofnoreputationandtookuponhimtheformofaservantandwasmadeinthelikenessofmenAndbeingfoundinfashionasamanhehumbledhimselfandbecameobedientuntodeathEVENTHEDEATHOFTHECROSS.WhereforeGodalsohathhighlyexaltedhimandgivenhimanamewhichisaboveeverynameThatatthenameofJesuseverykneeshouldbowofthingsinheavenandthingsinearthandthingsundertheearthAndthateverytongueshouldconfessthatJesusChristisLordtothegloryofGodtheFather.BecarefulnottomistakeinsecurityandinadequacyforhumilityHumilityhasnothingtodowiththeinsecureandinadequateJustlikearrogancehasnothingtodowithgreatness.C.JoyBellC.WilWilsonHUMILITYvs.ARROGANCE