eternity, whose name is Holy: I dwell in the high and holy place, and with him also who is of a contrite and humble spirit” (Isa. 57:15). Again: “To this man will I look, namely to him who is poor and of a contrite spirit, and who trembles at my word” (Isa. 66:2). Poverty of spirit is the personal acknowledgment of spiritual bankruptcy. It is the conscious confession of unworth before God. As such, it is the deepest form of repentance. It is exemplified by the guilty publican in the corner of the
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