I had recently read this, and it came to mind as our Pastor was speaking about “Love thy neighbor as thyself”, and he conceded that some people may not love themselves, but he made it sound like that was the exception. IDK. The more we love ourself, the less likely we are to create the “other ego” (Matthias refers to) and the easier it w…
I had recently read this, and it came to mind as our Pastor was speaking about “Love thy neighbor as thyself”, and he conceded that some people may not love themselves, but he made it sound like that was the exception. IDK. The more we love ourself, the less likely we are to create the “other ego” (Matthias refers to) and the easier it would be to love others. Christianity has the benefit of knowing that past sins are forgiven by God for the repentant. This is a miracle, but usually not instantaneous, cure.
I had recently read this, and it came to mind as our Pastor was speaking about “Love thy neighbor as thyself”, and he conceded that some people may not love themselves, but he made it sound like that was the exception. IDK. The more we love ourself, the less likely we are to create the “other ego” (Matthias refers to) and the easier it would be to love others. Christianity has the benefit of knowing that past sins are forgiven by God for the repentant. This is a miracle, but usually not instantaneous, cure.