I have been sharing quotes from two books on humility for the last few weeks.  Both are excellent books that I want to commend to you.

Humility: The Forgotten Virtue is by Wayne A. Mack (with Joshua Mack).  The Macks explore our humility before God based on both God’s superiority to us and God’s purity compared to our sin.  They then explore humility toward each other, and the follies of sin.  They close with two chapters on how to grow in humility.  As I was reading, I thought perhaps I was reading Jerry Bridges – which is to say that the entire book is a wonderful exploration of the Biblical passages that deal with the issue, organized as I have outlined above.  As such, the book could be used as a rich Bible study.  Indeed, each chapter ends with application and discussion exercises.

Humility: True Greatness by C. J. Mahaney explores humility in three parts.  First, he defines humility and pride.  Mahaney focuses on our humility before God based on God’s purity compared to our sin.  Second, he looks at Jesus, who humbles himself to save us from our sins.  Third, he takes well over half of the book to suggest practical ways to grow in humility.  This section alone is worth the price of the book.

I would recommend both books together.  Read the Macks as they dig deep into a Biblical exploration of humility, and then turn to Mahaney for the practical applications.  Both books deal with both issues, but the Macks just dig deeper and Mahaney applies further. 

Humility vs pride is an issue for all of us.  And so these are two excellent books that I would recommend be read by all of us that we might grow in our passion for God and compassion for people.