This article addresses the issue of faith in Jesus Christ and self-esteem. The author discusses self-esteem and sin, human dignity, grace or merit in the Christian life, justification and self-worth.

Shame and guilt are not the same. What is the difference between the two? How can we be free from the effects of shame? This article addresses these questions, pointing you to ten things you need to know about guilt and shame.

This fourth of a series of four articles addresses believers who harm themselves, identifying the false beliefs that drive self-harm, and presenting the truth proclaimed in the gospel.

This third of four articles discusses the nature and motivation for self-harm, and presents the hope of the gospel as the way out of the addiction.

The second of these four articles on cutting explains why more and more women are doing this, with the chief of reasons actually being rebellion against God. The article concludes by pointing to the love and the sovereignty of God as the source of relief and protection.

The first of these four articles identifies two lies that keep believers from turning to God for relief and protection from cutting, and how these lies are defeated by the gospel.

Cutting is used to find relief from the pain of guilt and shame. This article is addressed to believers who cut themselves, directing them to find genuine relief in the blood of Christ, rather than finding false comfort in shedding their own.

This second article in this series of two lays the foundation for a biblical definition of believers’ identity.

This first article in a series of two identifies the dangers that counsellors face when helping people who feel worthless, and helps to steer a biblical course in encouraging believers to recognize their true identity.

This article presents some fundamental insights into a believer’s understanding of self.

Have you ever heard someone say, "I just can't forgive myself"? Is that biblical? This article points out seven problems with the idea of self-forgiveness.

Understanding how cultures pressure us to conform is important. This article examines shame culture, fear culture and guilt culture. It shows how all find their origin in Genesis 3.

Are you struggling with low self-esteem? Fixing the problem of low self-esteem starts by identifying the problem. The problem is spiritual.

What is self-esteem? Based on Romans 12:3 this article argues that for Christians, self-esteem is learning to think about yourself correctly, that is, according to God's truth. This thinking about self can have three categories - ontological, ethical and functional.

A wrong understanding of self-worth can be damaging for our faith. How should we value ourselves as images of God?

This article is the testimony of a believer who was helped by biblical counseling to recognize the true character of her low self-esteem.