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Minutes ago I have realized how false gods are related with our human life, particularly the issue of humility.

When a man acts in the most humble way it is the same as God acting through him (as long as he remains humble). That is a humble man is incarnation of God as long as he remains humble. (Jesus Christ was so all life long (see Phlp. 2:6-8 below), but we cannot repeat it.) Afterward I hope to teach more about the issue of humility.

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(Is. 57:15) For thus says the high and lofty One who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also who is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite. That is the same One who is Most High God is who is in the heart or spirit of a humble man. The actions of humble one are actions of God.

But if a man acts in a humble but not most humble way it sometimes may be appearance of a false God. Consider an example: Commonly to accomplish their business success people act in not humble way, such as rude competition, murder, high technology which may be dangerous for ecology etc. But some (especially natives of magical cultures) sometimes may do it in a more humble way, they may use magic. For example they may make an idol or doll and spell over it, e.g. to use needles to chop it to cause the death of a competitor. So they may cause appearance of a false god which acts through them or with them.

They act in a humble (it is not high technology, big business, sky scrapers, etc.) way, but not in the most humble way.

A more humble way would be prayer, without any idol. And it may cause appearance of the true God, who can solve the problem in the most effective way.

And also quote from Phlp. 2:6-8 which I have cited above:
(Phlp. 2:6-8) 6 who, existing in the form of God, didn't consider it robbery to be equal with God, 7 but emptied himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in the likeness of men. 8 And being found in human form, he humbled himself, becoming obedient to death, yes, the death of the cross.