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Christian Humility Isn’t Just ‘Thinking of Yourself Less’

September 14, 2026 · 1 min read

Scripture honors and commands humility, but what does it look like in practice? A line widely misattributed to C. S. Lewis offers a memorable answer: “Humility is not thinking less of ourselves; it is thinking of ourselves less.” That definition has been popular among American Christians for years, copied all over the internet and paraphrased in influential Read more...

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Αυτό το άρθρο έχει δίκιο που δείχνει ότι η φράση του Λιούις δεν είναι δική του. Στην πράξη, όταν διαβάζω Φιλιππησίους 2, βλέπω τον Χριστό να σκέφτεται τους άλλους πρώτα, όχι απλά να «ξεχνάει» τον εαυτό Του. Πώς το βλέπετε εσείς στην καθημερινή ζωή, π.χ. με τα παιδιά ή τους μαθητές;
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