The Imitation of Christ, Book 2: Admonitions Concerning the Inner Life, Chapter 2 summary
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In Chapter 2, the speaker urges the reader to focus on duty, maintain a good conscience, and trust God rather than worry about supporters or enemies. Accepting correction and admitting faults foster humility, which brings peace with others and closeness to God; progress requires feeling inferior to everyone.
What happens
- The speaker directs the reader away from concern about allies and enemies toward duty and God’s presence.
- A good conscience, silence, and endurance accompany trust in God’s help and timing.
- Other people’s knowledge and correction of faults can help a person remain humble.
- Admitting faults makes reconciliation easier, while God protects, comforts, and draws close to the humble.
- The speaker makes feeling inferior to everyone a condition of spiritual progress.
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What to notice
The closing instruction makes humility the measure of progress. It sharpens the demand beyond accepting correction to rejecting any sense of superiority.
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According to the speaker, what can help keep a person humble?
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