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Self Love Is Self-Love the Basis for Love towards God and the Neighbour?

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  • HJ Boiten

Is the command to love your neighbour a basis to first learn self-love? This article answers this question by looking at what the bible says about self-love and self-acceptance. 

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Self-Image: I Love Myself

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  • Maarten Kuivenhoven

Is there an element of truth to the statement, "You just have to love yourself more"? This article argues that self-image is only possible by loving self, which is is only possible by loving God. This is different from worldly self-love.

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Selfaholism

  • Basic
  • David P. Murray

Self-centredness, self-righteousness, self-promotion, self-love, self-praise are all signs of selfaholism. This article shows that selfaholism brings misery, while serving others brings happiness.

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"Project Charlie" in Our Schools

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  • Valerie E. Heerema

This article shows how the teaching on self-love and self-esteem has influenced Christian education, and how this hinders the biblical teaching on the sinful nature of children.

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It's All About Me!

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  • Sally Davey

We live in a culture of narcissism which values self-praise, self-love, and self-absorption. This author shows how one can practice evangelism in this culture, seeking to turn people from singing their own praises to singing about Christ.

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The Bible and Self Love: Are Christians Commanded to Love Self?

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  • Joel James

Looking at Matthew 22:37-39, this article shows that the teaching of self-esteem and self-love does not find its basis in the great commandment, but rather in worldly teachings.

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Our Good Opinion of Ourselves

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  • Maurice Roberts

This article is about the danger of self-love and the importance of knowing our weaknesses.

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Leadership, Holy Men and Lessons from Augustine

  • Semi-Technical
  • Carl R. Trueman

This article is about self-love in leadership, sexual sins in leadership, narcissism, and leadership problems.

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Self-love and the Christian Counselor's Task

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  • John Piper

The self-love Jesus had in mind when He said, "Love your neighbor as yourself", was not a command to love yourself. He used the reality of self-love, and made it the measure of neighbor love. Is it important that we have self-love?

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