8. Humble Mind (Humble Mind).
8. Humble Mind (Humble Mind). Philippians 2:5–8 It is spiritually rewarding to study the truth that the basis of Christ’s thinking is his humility. Once, a man was waiting in a long line at a small tea shop. When his turn finally came, a man who came after him arrogantly stood in front of him. Instead of arguing, the man smiled and let him go first. A friend who witnessed the incident asked, “Why didn’t you say anything to that man?” He calmly replied, “It wasn’t really about the tea—it was something too small to argue about.” Then he added a thought-provoking statement: “I value peace more than proving that I’m right.” The beautiful reward of a humble mind. One of the clearest windows into the mind of Christ is found in Philippians 2:5–8. Paul directly instructed: “Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus…” When Paul describes the attitude and way of thinking of Jesus, he does not emphasize power, wisdom, or authority. Instead, he emphasizes humility. This reveals ...