Humility must be distinguished from humiliation. Humiliation is to reduce your view of self to a lower status in your eyes or the eyes of others whereas humility is the virtue of freedom from arrogance. Where there is humility, self is no longer the issue. In the Bible, humility connotes independence from human power and ability and dependence on the power and ability of God. When there is maximum dependence on God's power and provisions there is the true function of grace.
Grace is the effectiveness of the Christian life.
Humility therefore, is a system of thinking based on divine viewpoint thinking related to grace orientation and occupation with the person and mind of Jesus Christ. Humility is more than a system of thinking, it is a way of life. Humility stirs us free from the numerous tentacles which reach out from the cosmic system. Humility must never be defined in terms of legalism, self effacement, asceticism, or any other form of subjective arrogance. Humility includes recognition and submission to legitimate authority without feeling inferior or threatened.