False Humility

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Why is it a sin? And how does one overcome this?
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I am not sure what you are asking. I remember a friend of mine on Facebook basically saying that she was “humble”, but the way she said it was very…proud (she is a “former” Catholic). Do you mean something like that? That would be sinful, I’d think. Do you fast? When I started fasting, I would complain about being hungry. That is not humble. When we fast, we should be joyful, I think. (Unless we are fasting for a solemn reason, like Good Friday). I think when people fast and say “hey, look at me, I’m fasting, look how holy I am”! I think that would be sinful.
 
Because all good qualities you have, are given to you by God, they are not your own merit. So if you say, for example, no I´m not intelligent at all if you know that you actually are intelligent, you deny the good God gave you and thus don´t give Him the glory He deserves.
 
moonlight87 said:
Because all good qualities you have, are given to you by God, they are not your own merit. So if you say, for example, no I´m not intelligent at all if you know that you actually are intelligent, you deny the good God gave you and thus don´t give Him the glory He deserves.
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False humility is denying the gifts that God has given us.

I have mad musical skills. If I were to go around telling people that I have no musical abilities, or downplaying my abilities to the point that no one would want/allow me to use them, that would be sinful.

The way to overcome this, for me, is to use develop the gifts that God has given me with a thankful heart; to use those gifts in service to the community (as a teacher, composer, singer, and organist); to use my gifts to build up the skills of others through education and encouragement; and to accept the praise people offer back to God, either directly or privately (interior prayer) as the situation warrants.

By using our gifts in service to others, we are reminded that these gifts are not ours to keep – they can be taken from us in the blink of an eye. This is true humility, knowing the source and returning our gifts back to Him through service and praise.
 
Uriah Heep is the poster boy of false humility. He was living a lie - pretending to be humble, but with a heart full of hate.

Not everyone who exhibits false humility is as hateful as Uriah, but it’s still a lie. So therefore a sin.
 
adamhovey1988 said:
I am not sure what you are asking. I remember a friend of mine on Facebook basically saying that she was “humble”, but the way she said it was very…proud (she is a “former” Catholic). Do you mean something like that? That would be sinful, I’d think. Do you fast? When I started fasting, I would complain about being hungry. That is not humble. When we fast, we should be joyful, I think. (Unless we are fasting for a solemn reason, like Good Friday). I think when people fast and say “hey, look at me, I’m fasting, look how holy I am”! I think that would be sinful.
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False humility, from my understanding, is more or less self hatred
 
moonlight87 said:
Because all good qualities you have, are given to you by God, they are not your own merit. So if you say, for example, no I´m not intelligent at all if you know that you actually are intelligent, you deny the good God gave you and thus don´t give Him the glory He deserves.
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Thanks for your reply. I was a little confused because i was accused of committing false humility because I said i didn’t have a talent (which is true, though).
 
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