consider others better than yourself (2:3) means thinking and speaking more highly of others than of oneself, valuing their needs and achievements before one’s own, giving preference without distinction. Humility was not regarded as a virtue in the ancient pagan world, and it is not regarded as a virtue in the modern pagan world either. But it is a Christian virtue, indeed, an apostolic command. LIFE CHANGE* VEINS IN THE BODY OF CHRIST Humility is grounded in the same facts as unity: union with
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