"Christian humility does not consist in denying what there is of good in us; but in an abiding sense of ill-desert, and in the consciousness that what we have of good is due to the grace of God." Charles Hodge
"Humility...gives credit where credit is due, namely to the working of the Holy Spirit in our lives. Pride...seeks to find within ourselves some innate goodness or even to ascribe to our own commitment or faithfulness the cause of any blessing of God in our lives. Pride might say, for example, 'Because I have been faithful and obedient, God has blessed me'; whereas humility would say, 'Because of God's grace at work in me, I have been motivated and enabled to be faithful and obedient.'" Jerry Bridges
"It is evident that man never attains to a true self-knowledge until he has previously contemplated the face of God, and come down after such contemplation to look into himself." John Calvin
"Humility is honestly assessing ourselves in light of God's holiness and our sinfulness." C. J. Mahaney
"At every stage of our Christian development and in every sphere of our Christian discipleship, pride is the greatest enemy and humility our greatest friend." John Stott
"Pride is when sinful human beings aspire to the status and position of God and refuse to acknowledge their dependence upon Him." C. J. Mahaney
Pride is "the worst viper that is in the heart" and "the greatest disturber of the soul's peace and sweet communion with Christ." Jonathan Edwards
Pride is "the most hidden, secret and deceitful of all lusts." Jonathan Edwards
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