CPTJ Archive | Volume 11 – Essays on Humility
Title
The Humility Revolution
jason meyer
Abstract
Jason Meyer offers an analysis of the counter-cultural nature of humility in the New Testament. Meyer argues that in the ancient world, humility was seen, not as a virtue, but as a vice. In a culture saturated with the value of seeking glory, to refuse to seek glory and instead pursue humility was viewed as immoral. This stark cultural context reveals just how revolutionary is the depiction of Christ as a humble servant and how challenging the call to embrace humility would have been for the original hearers of the gospel. And, while Christianity has made humility a far more palatable cultural concept, we must still wrestle with just how revolutionary the call to humility is for all who would follow Christ.
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Jason Meyer (PhD, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) is the Lead Pastor at Urban Refuge Church in Minneapolis, MN. He is a member of the St. John Fellowship of the Center for Pastor Theologians.
