 | Anthony A. Hoekema - 1994 - 282 pages
...realistic image of ourselves. The biblical passage that comes to mind in this connection is Romans 12:3, "For by the grace given me I say to every one of you:...but rather think of yourself with sober judgment." Humility includes, further, a readinesi to consider others better than ourselves (Phil. 2:3) — that... | |
 | Emory A. Griffin - 1987 - 228 pages
...others; love self. Self-love is to be realistic. In Romans, Paul argues for an honest selfappraisal: "I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself...accordance with the measure of faith God has given you" (Rom 12:3). The purpose of this self-love is to free us from preoccupation with self so that we can... | |
 | Marvin Keene Mayers - 1987 - 440 pages
...kill him (1 Sam. 19:1). Numerous passages of Scripture are self-acceptance passages. Romans 12:3 says, "Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought,...accordance with the measure of faith God has given you."James 1:2 says, "Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds." These... | |
 | Leon Morris - 1988 - 600 pages
...that it does not necessarily mean "something manageable and achievable". 436 1. Humility, 12:3 3For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do...accordance with the measure of faith God has given you. 3. There is a tendency to make this and the following verses refer to people holding official positions... | |
 | Alfred Marshall - 1992 - 834 pages
...Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is — his good, pleasing and perfect will. -'For by the grace given me I say to every one of...accordance with the measure of faith God has given you. 4Just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function,... | |
 | I. Howard Marshall - 1991 - 190 pages
...simple adjective tapeinoshas much the same meaning (see 5:5). For the corresponding noun see 5:5. tion: "Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought,...but rather think of yourself with sober judgment" (Rom 12:3). Appropriate considerations must be taken into account: I may be a better mathematician... | |
 | Peter Jordan - 1992 - 164 pages
...are not immune to life's temptations. The apostle Paul has a warning for people who think otherwise: "For by the grace given me I say to every one of you:...measure of faith God has given you" (Romans 12:3). And in I Corinthians 10:12-13: "If you think you are standing firm, be careful that you don't fall!... | |
 | Bruce B. Barton, David R. Veerman - 1992 - 340 pages
...good, meets all his demands, and moves towards the goal of true maturily (Romans 12:2). -JB Phillips Think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the measure of faith God has given you.N™ Each believer's personal appraisal ought to be honest. Neither an inflated ego nor a deflated... | |
 | Henry Cloud - 1993 - 276 pages
...Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is — his good, pleasing and perfect will. For by the grace given me I say to every one of you:...accordance with the measure of faith God has given you. Just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function,... | |
 | Perry G. Downs - 1994 - 228 pages
...connections between thinking and behaving are demonstrated further in the next verse when he writes, "For by the grace given me I say to every one of you:...accordance with the measure of faith God has given you" (Rom. 12:3). His contention is that how we think about ourselves will shape how we behave. Since Christian... | |
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For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the measure of faith God has given you. 
