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I know. . . Long time, no post. . .

This post is also a serious one, so if you were looking for some whimsical whit and jolly jokes. . stop reading.

I just recently read a couple of different articles on self-esteem. Don't worry, i am not going off the deep end of psychology, but was just reading about how much damage the self-esteem movement has caused especially for Christians. The whole concept of self-esteem is quite unBiblical and very destructive to any accurate interpretation of the Bible. The very premise of self-esteem is to promote self-love and acceptance in the mind's eye of the individual. The Bible has a drastically different view. God's Word portrays us as hopeless sinners with no good thing in us. Even the righteous acts we try to flaunt are declared as filthy rags before the holy God of the Bible. Unfortunately, many Christians are beginning to accept the lies of the self-esteem movement. Already the word "sin" is becoming watered down. Robert Schuller, pastor of the Crystal Cathedral in California has misdefined sin as "Any act or thought that robs myself or another human being of his or her self-esteem." This definition is garbage. Scripture clearly shows sin to be the transgression of God's law. Something that is of great offense to Him, requiring a large consequence. However, the popularity of this movement does not surprise me because it was predicted in II Timothy 3:1-2-- "This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,"

American Christians will never see revival if we continue to have a lofty view of ourselves compared to God. We deserve His ultimate wrath and it is only by His grace that we do not. Let us see ourselves in our sin and turn to the only one who can, and gloriously has paid the price for our sin, not low self-esteem.