Truly, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. — Matt. 18:3-4
Let the greatest among you become as the youngest, and the leader as one who serves. — Luke 22:26
A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a servant above his master. . . . If they have called the master of the house Beelzebul, how much more will they malign those of his household. So have no fear of them. — Matt. 10:24-26
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Hmmmmm. I think "Broken"hearted Boldness is probably better than "Borken"hearted.
:-)
Quoting Piper from the book...
The key to humility is not merely feeling the absence of merit
(as we saw in the last chapter), but feeling the presence of free
grace. Humility is not only like the servant who says, “I am an
unworthy servant”; humility is also like a child at rest in his father’s arms. Jesus said, “Truly, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven” (Matt. 18:3-4).
We must humble ourselves in both ways: like an unworthy servant and like a trusting child. Humble yourself in Childlikeness.
What is the point of the comparison with a child? If we stay close to the original context, the focus would fall mainly on three terms: humility (or lowliness), little ones, and belief.
37 Blessed are those servants whom the master finds awake when he comes. Truly, I say to you, he will dress himself for service and have them recline at table, and he will come and serve them.
Amazing
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