Being a Christian depends on a certain inner relatedness to
the living Christ. Through this relatedness all other
relationships of man--to God, to himself, to other people--are
transformed.-Stephen Neill (1900-1984), The Difference in Being a Christian, New York: Association Press, 1955, p. 11

Forgiven souls are HUMBLE. They cannot forget that they owe all they have and hope for to free grace, and this keeps them lowly. They are brands plucked from the fire—debtors who could not pay for themselves—captives who must have remained in prison forever—but for undeserved mercy—wandering sheep who were ready to perish when the Shepherd found them! What right then have they to be proud? I do not deny that there are proud saints. But this I do say—they are of all God's creatures the most inconsistent, and of all God's children the most likely to stumble and pierce themselves with many sorrows. We have nothing we can call our own--but sin and weakness. Surely there is no garment that befits us so well, as humility.
~ J.C. Ryle, Old Paths, “Forgiveness”, [Carlisle, PA: Banner of Truth, 1999], 201.