Cheryl Schatz

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The obsession with authority and hierarchy that permeates not just our culture but our very nature makes the “humble God” paradigm seem to be an irreconcilable paradox.

I agree that many will not be able to reconcile what they believe God is in His Sovereignty with His humble nature and His giving attitude. But their inability to accept all of God’s nature may have its roots in their own nature that loves the exhilaration of importance and the pride of life that produces many perks for them, rather than a real inability to study and understand Christ’s revelation of God. For when we truly understand this part of God’s nature, we are to be moved to be like Him. The man who says that he will not submit to anyone who is not in authority over him, and especially not to his own wife, is not revealing the character of God. We need to root out all sources of pride within us that hinder us from having a truly humble walk with God.