The Paradox of Humility
I came across the following quote from Thomas Brooks on another site. Was a well known British pastor and preacher from the Puritan era. The quote reminds us that in light of the gospel the greatest humility is to simply accept the power of the gospel and live by faith. To do anything else is to assume that somehow our righteousness at least in some small way helps validate us in the eyes of God. When we fully accept the truth about ourselves and the reality of the gospel the only humble thing to do is believe, to fully believe that in Christ God sees us as he sees Christ. Here’s the quote:
“Remember this—all the sighing, mourning, sobbing, and complaining in the world, does not so undeniably evidence a man to be humble, as his overlooking his own righteousness, and living really and purely upon the righteousness of Christ.”
—Thomas Brooks, The Unsearchable Riches of Christ
Here’s how Paul puts it in Philippians 3:8-9 What is more, I consider everything a loss compared to the surpassing greatness of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them rubbish, that I may gain Christ and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ — the righteousness that comes from God and is by faith.
Larry is the senior pastor at 
I really like this! Indeed it is all loss….