Julie Posted September 27, 2005 Report Share Posted September 27, 2005 1. Moses humbles himself and does not place himself = with God, He asks the Lord before speaking, before coming into the Lords prescense, he knows his place, he admits he is no more then dust of the earth. 2. For God encourages boldness, speaking out firmly, but for His will, humbly, not as being better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie Ann Posted September 27, 2005 Report Share Posted September 27, 2005 How did Abraham demonstrate his humility before God? Why must boldness be tempered with humility? Abraham demonstrats humility by not trying to stand on equal ground with God. He acknowledges that God is greater then he is. Boldness needs to be tempered with humility so we don't get the feeling that we are equal to God. While God loves us and will do anything for us, we must remember He is head over all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winevine03 Posted September 27, 2005 Report Share Posted September 27, 2005 Abraham was well aware of who God was. He knew, and believed in the destruction that faced Sodom, and ultimately Lot, because God told him so. Abraham was also aware of his place in the scheme of things. He had such an awe and respect for God, that even speaking to the King of Heaven, he knew he himself was the created, speaking to the Creator. God desires us to be like Abraham, humble, yet desiring to interact and be willing to intercede for others, to the point of boldness. Abraham had much to lose bargaining with God for the righteous of Sodom. Certainly God could have taken him out just as easily, but the passage, and lesson is that God is approachable, when approached with the right motives. He desires us to be like HIM, to care about human life, and intercede for the lost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alicea Posted September 27, 2005 Report Share Posted September 27, 2005 . How did Abraham demonstrate his humility before God? Why must boldness be tempered with humility? Abraham demonstrated his humility before God by asking God His permission to be bold. Boldness must be tempered with humility or it will be arrogance and presumption. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaZ Posted September 27, 2005 Report Share Posted September 27, 2005 Q2. How did Abraham demonstrate his humility before God? Why must boldness be tempered with humility? Abraham recognized and stated that he was only dust and ashes and not significant in himself. He also asked that God not be angry at his requests. It is important to remember that we are not important in ourselves but it is by the grace and great love of God that he sees us as important. It is because of who He is and what He has done for us that we are able to approach God boldly and we need to remember that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ekila Posted September 28, 2005 Report Share Posted September 28, 2005 Firstly Abraham Declares God is Higher and Almighty, and asks to be pardonned and be allowed to speak. "Now that I have been so bold as to speak to the LORD, though I am nothing but dust and ashes...." (18:27) "May the LORD not be angry, but let me speak...." (18:30) "Now that I have been so bold as to speak to the LORD...." (18:31) "May the LORD not be angry, but let me speak just once more...." (18:32) All along he pleads that God save the City from destruction if he can find as low as ten people who are righteous. God allows us to exercise our faith in him and be bold and allows us demonstrate humility. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ekila Posted September 28, 2005 Report Share Posted September 28, 2005 Praise God; he wants our continued dependance on him and be bold in our approach to him, like a child would to a father. Know our position in God and continue to be bold.. Amen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebekia Posted September 28, 2005 Report Share Posted September 28, 2005 Abraham showed humility by first acknowledging that he was just dust and ashes. To be bold before God we must know our place, who we are and then will the humbleness come. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Jones Posted September 28, 2005 Report Share Posted September 28, 2005 Q2- how did Abraham demonstrate his humility before God? Abraham Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cvnispen Posted September 28, 2005 Report Share Posted September 28, 2005 Even questioning God, Abraham still knew that God could decide to not grant mercy, and yet he persisted in asking, hoping for forgiveness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candygoo58 Posted September 28, 2005 Report Share Posted September 28, 2005 Q2. How did Abraham demonstrate his humility before God? Why must boldness be tempered with humility? How did Abraham demonstrate his humility before God? That he knew he was made from the dust of the earth. He knew that apart from God he was nothing. Why must boldness be tempered with humility? Boldness must always be tempered with humility. If its not we are setting ourselves up higher than him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Truth Posted September 28, 2005 Report Share Posted September 28, 2005 Q2. How did Abraham demonstrate his humility before God? By constantly giving God the glory, and by stating that he is mere dust that shouldn't even be speaking to God. Why must boldness be tempered with humility? To be bold and have no humility would be disrespect to God. We need to know our place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revking88 Posted September 28, 2005 Report Share Posted September 28, 2005 Abraham knows his place, that he is just ashes and dust. He asks that the Lord not be angry but is bold in continuing his plea for any righteous people that may be in the cities that Gad is going to destroy. Abraham shows respect, humbly, for God. Boldness is knowing that you can petition God for things but we must be humble in the asking and we also must know our place in our relationship to God. You have to step up to the plate with confidence and boldness that you will get a hit but you also have to realize that you are totally vulnerable to what is going to be thrown in your direction. You don't want to go to God thinking that you know everything because this is disrespectful. We must be humble but not afraid to be bold. TRUST IN THE LORD WITH ALL OF YOUR HEART Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shenek Posted September 29, 2005 Report Share Posted September 29, 2005 Abraham demonstrated his humility before God by continually acknowledging the almighty God . He is aware that he is being so bold by questioning God in the first place but he humbly ask God's permission to speak, to pardon him, to allow him to say what he has to say(Abraham is being bold but with all due respect). Boldness must be tempered with humility because some people can interpret one's boldness as rude. However if you posess a humble spirit along with boldness not getting out of place or out of order one would see or one would know that you are just trying to boldly get your point across without offending anyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lee trainor Posted September 29, 2005 Report Share Posted September 29, 2005 He demonstrates his humility by declaring to the Lord that he is "nothing but dust and ashes". By doing that , he is telling the Lord that he as a human being, is nothing compared to him. He approaches the Lord with reverence, but also with boldness. The reason that boldness must be tempered with humility is because when you show someone that you are bold, you are also showing them that you are strong in your beliefs. And being humble is like saying that you know that you are not better than them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonya A Miller Posted September 29, 2005 Report Share Posted September 29, 2005 Q2. How did Abraham demonstrate his humility before God? Abraham did muster up the courage to speak to God. When he did, he showed God that he knew his place in the hierarchy of life by expressing "though I am nothing but dust and ashes". Why must boldness be tempered with humility? To be bold without humility would not be acting in the Spirit. It would be overstepping what is proper behavior towards God. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
June Posted September 29, 2005 Report Share Posted September 29, 2005 By always showing respect and knowing his place before God. By moving self out of it and knowing that God is the author and finisher of all things. We must not think we are more righteous and holier than God. He is our Father and is all knowing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandieh Posted September 29, 2005 Report Share Posted September 29, 2005 Even though Abraham spoke boldly, he did so with respect. Saying "Don't be angry Lord, but....He wanted God to spare his nephew and his family, and anyone else who might be righteous, but He also knew that God was God and would do what He wanted to do. Abraham showed his humility by "asking God, and apealling to His merciful nature. Because we can come boldly to God's throne, doesn't mean we can come arrogantly! God is good to us, not because of what we have done but because of what Jesus did!! When we remember the sacrifice Jesus made for us, we are humbled. I know I wasn't deserving of it, but I sure am thankful, He felt otherwise!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grace Posted September 30, 2005 Report Share Posted September 30, 2005 How did Abraham demonstrate his humility before God?Why must boldness be tempered with humility? 1.Although Abraham knew that God had CALLED him for His purposes, Abraham knew His POSITION, as he called upon the JUDGE OF ALL THE EARTH, and I believe he was reverant in his approach to God. In other words, Abraham humbled his heart before God, and God knows the temperment of our hearts. 2. Similar to answer in Question l, we must realize that although we have been called for service in God's kingdom, we too must realize our lowly estate and approach God in reverant holiness, as the priest entered into the holy of holies with proper preparation to do so. However, once prepared, we are invited to come boldly before the throne of God. (Hebrews 4:16). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katzen Posted October 1, 2005 Report Share Posted October 1, 2005 We must always be bold for God, Jesus, the gospel, etc., but we must be humble, so we don't stop out of our place, or over-step our boundary. To do so, would be a sin. This includes times we're witnessing to others. We must step forward boldy, but not in such ways that we represent ourselves more highly than we should. We don't want to come across to others as "holier than thou". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonshine777 Posted October 2, 2005 Report Share Posted October 2, 2005 How did Abraham demonstrate his humility before God? Why must boldness be tempered with humility? Abraham openly acknowleged his lowliness to the Lord by pointing out that he is only of dust and ashes and also hoping that the Lord would not be angry with him for asking for God's mercy of the righteous. The way I see it, humility is kind of a form of respect - you are not exalting yourself above the other person. In this case, God. Boldness without humility is rudeness at the very least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmboy Posted October 2, 2005 Report Share Posted October 2, 2005 1. Abraham is well aware that he is nothing without God: I am nothing but dust and ashes; acknowledges that God is judge of all and that He doesn't have to listen to us or allow us to speak with Him. 2. Without humility pride enters in and we start believing that we are pretty special, and above needing anything from God. It becomes what we did, not what God has done through us. Boldness is the courage to apply what God has taught us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linda Stanley Posted October 5, 2005 Report Share Posted October 5, 2005 Abraham was not going to God and telling God what to do ,Abraham was acknowledging to God he was nothing but ashes and dust,really not worthy to stand before such a Holy God,pleading not to be angry with him for asking,but let me speak one more time.Abraham new what God could do,and what he wanted to do to the wicked,but Abraham stood before God in humbleness,but yet bold in what he was asking God. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godsanointed523 Posted October 6, 2005 Report Share Posted October 6, 2005 Well Abraham knew that he was created from the dust and ashes, that without God He would be nothing. He felt ashamed ashamed asking God over and over again for Lot to be saved from the destruction. He was very bold but humbled himself before God cause God could have gotten upset but God in all mercy allowed and loved that Abraham was so foward and brave to keep asking. He wanted this cause it showed the reverence that Abraham and faithfulness that he had toward God. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffg Posted October 7, 2005 Report Share Posted October 7, 2005 hi Abraham says of himself that he is nothing but dust and ashes when stands before God and he asks permission to speak to God. Even when he would be bold to ask for Lot's protection, he asks permission to speak. God is holy and just and we are but dust and ashes. Yet God invites us into a relationship with him as father and offers to grant our requests. jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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