Holiness and Humility

Andrew Murray (1828-1917)

In this tract, Andrew Murray explains how we can determine if the holiness we profess or seek is genuine. He gives his conclusion in the first paragraph. “The one infallible test of our holiness will be the humility before God and men that marks us. Humility is the bloom and the beauty of holiness.” On the other hand, “The chief mark of counterfeit holiness is its lack of humility.” Murray goes on to illustrate the point using the parable of the Pharisee and the tax collector. Finally, he warns all who seek or teach holiness that “There is no pride so dangerous, because none is so subtle or insidious, as the pride of holiness.” He ends with this plea, “Come let us flee to Jesus, and hide ourselves in Him until we be clothed upon with His humility. That alone is our holiness.”