The humility of Christ is a profound theme woven throughout the New Testament, exemplified most vividly in His obedience to the will of the Father. This obedience is not merely a passive submission but an active, willing participation in the divine plan of redemption. The Berean Standard Bible provides several key passages that illuminate this aspect of Christ's humility.

Philippians 2:5-8: "Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus: Who, existing in the form of God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, but emptied Himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to death—even death on a cross." This passage highlights the depth of Christ's humility, as He willingly relinquished His divine privileges and embraced the limitations of human existence. His obedience is underscored by His acceptance of the most humiliating form of death, crucifixion, which was reserved for the lowest of criminals.

Hebrews 5:8: "Although He was a Son, He learned obedience from what He suffered." This verse emphasizes that Christ's obedience was not automatic or devoid of struggle. As the Son of God, He experienced the full range of human suffering and temptation, yet He remained steadfast in His commitment to the Father's will. His obedience was perfected through His experiences, demonstrating His complete submission to God's plan.

John 6:38: "For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me." Here, Christ explicitly states His purpose: to fulfill the will of the Father. His entire earthly ministry was characterized by this singular focus, as He consistently sought to align His actions with the divine purpose. This obedience was not burdensome to Him but was the expression of His love for the Father and His desire to bring glory to Him.

Matthew 26:39: "Going a little farther, He fell facedown and prayed, 'My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me. Yet not as I will, but as You will.'" In the Garden of Gethsemane, Christ's humanity is on full display as He grapples with the impending agony of the cross. Despite His natural aversion to suffering, He submits His will to the Father's, exemplifying the ultimate act of obedience. This moment encapsulates the tension between human desire and divine purpose, resolved through Christ's humble submission.

Romans 5:19: "For just as through the disobedience of the one man the many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the one man the many will be made righteous." The apostle Paul contrasts the disobedience of Adam with the obedience of Christ, highlighting the redemptive power of Christ's humble submission. Through His obedience, Christ reverses the curse of sin and opens the way for humanity's reconciliation with God.

The humility of Christ, as exhibited in His obedience, serves as a model for believers. It calls Christians to a life of submission to God's will, characterized by self-denial and a commitment to serving others. Christ's obedience is not only the means of salvation but also the pattern for Christian discipleship, inviting believers to follow in His footsteps with humility and faithfulness.John 6:38
For I came down from heaven, not to do my own will, but the will of him that sent me.
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Hebrews 10:9
Then said he, See, I come to do your will, O God. He takes away the first, that he may establish the second.
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Christ's Conversation with the Rich Ruler of the Synagogue (Young ...
... revealed in it.) Christ would not have exhibited, in his ... was most of all lacking
in humility; and it ... regard to the subsequent words of Christ two suppositions ...
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Christ's Intercessory Prayer.
... to be Divine by its patience, its humility, its absolute ... was by being one with the
Father Christ revealed Him; it was the Father's will His life exhibited. ...
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Calvary
... man to the scene of death a board was exhibited describing his ... See Schaff's Christ
in Song. ... says, teaches his disciples to know poverty and humility as the ...
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Christ, Though Known to the Jews under the Law, yet Only ...
... it means the promulgation of grace exhibited in the ... the Prophets it is not in pretended
humility but he ... he did nothing more than prepare disciples for Christ. ...
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Of Bearing the Cross --One Branch of Self-Denial.
... of their diseases, make progress in humility, and, divesting ... they exhibited a shadow
of patience, which never did ... if we would be disciples of Christ, to imbue ...
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Abraham, his Trial in Egypt; his Humility
... Humility, its tokens and blessing, [860]4; its origin, [861 ... 983]328; outlines and
symbols of, exhibited at the ... Kingdom of Christ, how delivered up to the Father ...
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Of Bearing the Cross --One Branch of Self-Denial.
... of their diseases, make progress in humility, and, divesting ... they exhibited a shadow
of patience, which never did ... if we would be disciples of Christ, to imbue ...
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John Chapter xvi. 13
... come in glory, and not in His original humility, yet in ... words, that the one person,
Jesus Christ, should be ... in some outward way, and so exhibited themselves to ...
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John Chapter xv. 13
... is it to sit thereat, but to approach in humility? ... the brethren, so far have they
exhibited such tokens ... therefore love one another, even as Christ hath loved us ...
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The Christ of the Gospels. By Rev. Professor Schaff.
... clearness, calmness, and self-possession, humility, dignity, and ... and are daily and
hourly exhibited in the ... The historical Christ meets and satisfies our ...
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