Be Transformed by Christ's Example
"God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble." --1 Peter
5:5
A battle rages within every one of us every day. It's the clash
between our sense of stubborn self-sufficiency and God's call to
recognize that we're really nothing without Him. It's pride versus
humility. And it's a fight we can't win without looking repeatedly
to Christ and the cross. C. J. Mahaney raises a battle cry to
daily, diligently, and deliberately weaken our greatest enemy
(pride) and cultivate our greatest friend (humility). His thorough
examination clarifies misconceptions, revealing the truth about why
God detests pride and turns His active attention to the humble.
Because pride is never passive, defeating it demands an intentional
attack. The blessing that follows is God's abundant favor.
"This is the one to whom I will look: he who is humble and contrite
in spirit."
--Isaiah 66:2, ESV
God clearly states that He is drawn to the humble. He's also clear
that He opposes the proud. These two, humility and pride, cannot
coexist. Where one is fostered, the other is defeated.
Which will you pursue?
C. J. Mahaney paints a striking picture of the daily battle quietly
raging within every Christian and asks whether you will passively
accommodate the enemy of your soul, pride, or actively cultivate
your best friend, humility. When you acknowledge the deception of
pride and intentionally humble yourself, you become free to savor
abundant mercies and unlikely graces. You will find a new life is
yours--a life God richly favors. A God-glorifying life you don't
want to miss.
"C. J. Mahaney is not humble. At least, that's what he'll tell you.
And that's one reason he's so well qualified to write this book."
"-Mark E. Dever, Senior pastor, Capitol Hill Baptist Church,
Author, Nine Marks of a Healthy Church
"
""A much-needed wake-up call on this important subject. I highly
recommend this book." "
"-Jerry Bridges, Author of The Pursuit of Holiness
"
"This is the right book from the right man at the right time."
"-R. Albert Mohler, Jr., President, Southern Baptist Theological
Seminary
"
Story Behind the Book
"Given pride's pervasive presence in my life, I come to this book
in holy fear, yet inspired by God's promises to be humble and
sobered by his warnings to the proud (Isaiah 66:2b, 1 Peter 5:5b).
Scripture reveals to us that, while pride was the first and most
serious sin, God is decisively drawn to humility and is
specifically supportive of the humble. Only Christ has fully obeyed
Isaiah 66:2b ("This is the one I esteem: he who is humble and
contrite in spirit, and trembles at my word"), yet He did so as our
representative How marvelous that in our daily battle against pride
we can rely on God's grace, through the gospel, and thus bring
honor and glory to God." --C. J. Mahaney
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