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  2. Prostration - Wikipedia

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    The prostration is always performed before God, and in the case of holy orders, profession or consecration the candidates prostrate themselves in front of the altar which is a symbol of Christ. Eastern Orthodox pilgrims making prostrations at Golgotha in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem.

  3. Humility - Wikipedia

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    The immediate fruit of humility is intuitive peace and pleasure. With humility they [clarification needed] continue to meditate on the Lord, the treasure of excellence. The God-conscious being is steeped in humility. One whose heart is mercifully blessed with abiding humility. [sentence fragment] Sikhism treats humility as a begging bowl before ...

  4. Kenosis - Wikipedia

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    The kenotic ethic is an interpretation of Philippians 2:7 that takes the passage, where Jesus is described as having "emptied himself", as not primarily as Paul putting forth a theory about God in this passage, but as using God's humility exhibited in the incarnation as a call for Christians to be similarly subservient to others. [17] [18]

  5. Theology of Søren Kierkegaard - Wikipedia

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    First of all, be alone; then you will indeed learn the proper worship of God, to think highly of God and lowly of yourself-not more lowly than your neighbor, as if you were the distinguished one- (but remember that you are before God)-not more lowly than your enemy, as if you were the better one (for remember that you are before God); but lowly ...

  6. Matthew 11:30 - Wikipedia

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    Chrysostom: "And therefore in beginning the Divine Law He begins with humility, and sets before us a great reward, saying, And ye shall find rest for your souls.This is the highest reward, you shall not only be made useful to others, but shall make yourself to have peace; and He gives you the promise of it before it comes, but when it is come, you shall rejoice in perpetual rest.

  7. Humiliation of Christ - Wikipedia

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    According to the Westminster Shorter Catechism, Christ’s humiliation "consisted in his being born, and that in a low condition, made under the law, undergoing the miseries of this life, the wrath of God, and the cursed death of the cross; in being buried, and continuing under the power of death for a time." [2]

  8. My Utmost for His Highest - Wikipedia

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    The title is taken from one of Chambers's sermons, where he says "Shut out every consideration and keep yourself before God for this one thing only - My Utmost for His Highest". [2] The book is considered to be one of the most popular religious books ever written, [ 3 ] inspiring several people such as columnist and author Cal Thomas and ...

  9. Pharisee and the Publican - Wikipedia

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    The parable, however, does not condemn the publican's occupation (cf Luke 3:12–13), but describes the publican as one who "recognizes his state of unworthiness before God and confesses his need for reconciliation". [2] Coming to God in humility, the publican receives the mercy and reconciliation he asks for. [2]