Humility by Andrew Murray
Week 3: Chapter II — Humility: The Secret of Redemption
Read Chapter II of Humility by Andrew Murray. Key text: Philippians 2:5–9.
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Murray now presses deeper: the cross itself is not merely an act of love but an act of humility, and if we miss that, we miss the very heart of what saves us.
Discussion Questions
7 questions1.Murray repeats the phrase 'no tree can grow except on the root from which it sprang' three times. What work is that image doing in the chapter? What is the 'root' of the old life and the 'root' of the new?
2.He describes pride not merely as a personal bad habit but as 'a terrible spiritual power, outside of us as well as within us' — ultimately Satanic in origin. Does that make pride feel more serious to you, or does it feel like an excuse? How does Murray use that diagnosis to point us toward hope rather than despair?
3.Murray makes the bold claim that 'what is the incarnation but His heavenly humility?' and that every stage of Christ's life — birth, ministry, death, resurrection, ascension — is an expression of humility. Walk through those stages. In what sense is each one an act of humility?