1 Peter 5:5–7 | Choose Humility: An Essential Trait of the Christian Life

About this episode

This episode discusses the importance of humility in the Christian life as outlined in 1 Peter 5:5–7.

00:00 Humble or Humbled 02:02 Defining Humility 02:46 Why Humility Matters 04:04 1 Peter 5 Setup 05:10 Clothe Yourselves 09:53 God Opposes Pride 14:11 What Pride Looks Like 19:23 What Humility Looks Like 21:56 Humility in Scripture 24:44 Humble Under God 25:24 Active and Passive Humility 27:24 Under Gods Mighty Hand 29:54 Exaltation at Proper Time 31:06 Humility Now Exaltation Later 33:30 Why God Keeps Us Humble 36:18 Gospel Cure for Pride 37:41 Suffering Before Glory 41:42 Cast Anxieties on Him 44:51 Anxiety Control and Trust 47:57 Practical Ways to Trust 52:09 Choose Humility and Pray

People in this episode

Host: Compass Bible Church North Texas

Topics covered

• humility
• Christian life
• pride
• anxiety
• scripture

Keywords

• humility
• pride
• 1 Peter
• Christianity
• anxiety
• trust
• exaltation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Compass Bible Church North Texas

Books & works: 1 Peter 5:5–7

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