9-Progressive Sanctification, pt4

Famed NT scholar, William Barclay, recalls, "I read about a Britisher named Thomas Hardy, who around the turn of the century became so famous that as a novelist and a poet he could have commanded whatever figure any newspaper would have been willing to pay if he would just submit anything for them to print. But every time he submitted a poem or some literary piece he always included a self-addressed, stamped envelope for the return of his manuscript should it be rejected. He remained humble enough to think that his work could be turned down by an editor who would never be as famous as he." And it was the best theologian and thinker that America produced, Jonathan Edwards, who declared, "The best protection one can have from the devil and his schemes is a humble heart." In midweek Bible study we will wrap up our study of "Progressive Sanctification, pt 4". Last time we were looking at identifiable fruit of a growing walk with Christ. While the maturing believer seeks to put off the epic vice of pride, he also seeks to replace it by putting on a teachable heart of humility, along with growing manifestation of the fruit of the Holy Spirit dwelling within. Join us as we seek to clarify the transforming attitudes of the godly Christian life.