How few see anything attractive in the true humility of Christ! His humility did not consist in a low estimate of His own character and qualifications, but in His humbling Himself to fallen humanity in order to raise them up with Him to a higher life. Worldlings try to exalt themselves to the position of those above them or to become superior to them. But Jesus, the Son of God, humbled Himself to elevate man; and the true follower of Christ will seek to meet men where they are in order to elevate them. {3T 566.3}

Hvor få ser ikke alt det tiltrækkende i Kristi sande ydmygelse! Hans ydmygelse består ikke i at vurdere sin egen karakter og kvalifikationer lavt, men i at han ydmygede sig (567) selv for den faldne menneskehed så de kan oprejses sammen med ham til et højere liv. Verdslige mennesker prøver at ophøje sig selv til de positioner der er over dem eller endnu højere. Men Jesus, Guds søn, ydmygede sig selv for at ophøje mennesket; og en sand Kristi efterfølger vil forsøge at møde mennesker hvor de er, for at kunne ophøje dem.