MORAL TREATS - Self Love is not Christianity

Self-love is not Christianity

I know this topic will raise a lot of eyebrows but I will be buttressing it with biblical quotes for your reference. We all know the story of the creation of man in the Book of Genesis and with that, we will be looking at it critically. A lot of questions will pop up from this story. One of which is: ‘Why did God think that it was not good for man to be alone?’ The creator did not seem satisfied with the man being alone; He knew that something was wrong even if the man did not understand it. But when God made man a woman, the man felt whole and even knew that this creature was like him but different – she was from him but different and so he named her woman. And then God was pleased. There is so much talk of self-love – loving yourself and all which is not bad but the message breeds pride and that is not what Christianity is about. The Bible condemns pride in many verses. In the Book of Proverbs, chapter 16vs5 says “The LORD detests all the proud of heart. Be sure of this: They will not go unpunished.” And there is the popular one from the Book of Proverbs chapter 16vs18 that says “Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall.” Another one says in Proverbs chapter 11vs2 “When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom.” And we can go on and on.

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