Psalm-7
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The document is a biblical commentary on humility. It discusses several passages from the Bible on the topics of: - God testing hearts and minds, and judging the wicked - Examining our own thoughts and relying on God's word rather than our own hearts - Warning against pride and relying on human knowledge - Pride leading to shame, strife, and suffering - Having the mind of Christ through humility - Assessing spiritual things by apostolic teaching with sober thinking - Our willingness to help each other as a mark of humility - Humility not comparing oneself to others or taking credit - Relying on God rather than fleshly things for spiritual security - Conforming one's religion and faith to
Psalm-7
- 3. Psalm 7:9-11 9 Oh, let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end, but establish the just; For the righteous God tests the hearts and minds. 10 My defense is of God, Who saves the upright in heart. 11 God is a just judge, and God is angry with the wicked every day. 3
- 4. Better to test ourselves now, 1 Cor. 4:5 Consider how, what and why we think what we do, Prov. 23:7 ◦ Remember the nature of the heart, Jeremiah 17:9-10 ◦ Our way is not found in our heart, it is found in God’s word, Jer. 10:23; Isa. 55:8-11 4
- 5. Warning against pride and relying on human knowledge and will, 1 Cor. 8:1, 4, 9 Pride is of the world, 1 Jno. 2:16; Lk. 18:14 5
- 6. Pride is how we think about ourselves, Rom. 12:3 Self-importance, Lk. 22:24-27; Jno. 13 ◦ Shame, Prov. 11:2 ◦ Strife, Prov. 13:10 ◦ Suffering, Prov. 16:18 Mind of Christ: Humility, Phil. 2:5-8 6
- 7. Assess spiritual things by the standard of apostolic teaching ◦ Divine truth, Acts 2:42; Eph. 3:3-5; 2 Ths. 2:15-17 7
- 8. Requires sober thinking, 2 Cor. 10:7-9 ◦ Many false claims, 1 Jno. 4:1, 6; Rev. 2:2 ◦ Refusal to yield to the apostles’ doctrine is sin, 2 Ths. 3:4 ◦ The “spiritual” are governed by the Spirit’s word, Rom. 8:5-9 8
- 9. Our willingness to give and receive spiritual help is a mark of humility, Gal. 6:1-2 ◦ We need each other, 1 Cor. 12:20-21 ◦ “Going it alone” is prideful and harmful 9
- 10. Humility does not compare itself to others, Gal. 6:4 (1-2) Humility bears its own responsibility, Gal. 6:5 ◦ We all have work that only we can do and for which we are accountable, Rom. 14:12; 1 Pet. 4:5 10
- 11. Reliance on fleshly things for spiritual security is foolish and futile ◦ Heritage, Phil. 3:5 (Matt. 3:7-10) ◦ Education/training, Phil. 3:5 (Jno. 7:15) ◦ Experience, 1 Cor. 3:18-21 (Jno. 9:34) The humble value Christ more, Phil. 3:7-8 11
- 12. God-fearing Christian conforms to the faith he professes, James 1:22-25 ◦ Religion without heart is vain, Matt. 6:1, 5, 16 ◦ Pride deceives and convinces one he is immune from hypocrisy and self-righteousness, Luke 18:11 12
- 13. Humility thinks of God and of others, 1 Peter 5:5-6 ◦ Does not justify sin and spiritual neglect Humility casts its care on the Lord and trusts Him, 1 Peter 5:7 13