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50CHAPTER 6 SHOULD WE <strong>LOVE</strong> OURSELVES?
51“Acceptance of one’s intrinsic worth is the core of the personality. When itcollapses, everything else begins to quiver.” 1“The better the self-image, the larger the capacity for loving.” 2“The truest self-respect is not to think of self.” 3–Henry Ward Beecher–John Powell–James DobsonSeeing ourselves as God sees us is the key to self-love. Our worth as individuals isendowed by Almighty God who made us in His image and likeness.What do you think of yourself? What do you think of your personality? Your physicalappearance? Your physical prowess? Your intellectual or mental ability?The four attributes that our society puts a premium on are:1. Beauty (or handsomeness)2. Athletic ability3. Intelligence4. Wealth (status and power).If a person does not have these he is made to feel inferior in our culture.If you have all four you’ve got it made (at least that’s what our society thinks). If youhave at least two or three of these you might have a fair chance of getting along in the world, butif you don’t have any of these or just one you might as well give up.This is the value system, the standard, of the world.The apostle Paul warns us, “Do not let the world around you squeeze you into its ownmold . . .” (Ro 12:2). Yet we Christians have changed the Beatitudes of Jesus to read,“Blessed are the handsome men and the beautiful women.Blessed are the intellectual and athletic people.Blessed are the wealthy, the powerful, the people of status—the whole world belongs to them!
Page 1 and 2: 1THE WILL TO LOVELars Wilhelmsson
Page 4 and 5: 4He who loves calls us also to love
Page 6 and 7: 6We live in a world starved for lov
Page 8 and 9: 8“Division has done more to hide
Page 10 and 11: 10D. L. Moody painfully recognized
Page 12 and 13: 12A COMMANDGod knew it would be har
Page 14 and 15: 14The familiar story of David and G
Page 16 and 17: 16CHAPTER 2 FOURFOLD DIMENSION OF L
Page 18 and 19: 18Our faith and love are tested whe
Page 20 and 21: 20STORGEStorage is the word used in
Page 22 and 23: 22PHILIAThe third word for love is
Page 24 and 25: 24The pre-Christian use of the word
Page 26 and 27: 26HOW DO I LEARN TO LOVE?1 John 4:7
Page 28 and 29: 28Prolongs lifePrevents or cures ma
Page 30 and 31: 30We can only love to the degree to
Page 32 and 33: 32THE DISCIPLINE OF LOVEHebrew 12:5
Page 34 and 35: 34Holiness, not happiness, is God
Page 36 and 37: 36God’s discipline is a sign that
Page 38 and 39: 38“Moreover, we have all have hum
Page 40 and 41: 40CHAPTER 5 SERVICE: LOVE IN OVERAL
Page 42 and 43: 42To love Jesus is to love His peop
Page 44 and 45: 44Quickly my bubble popped, the ide
Page 46 and 47: 46TIMOTHY AS AN EXAMPLEAccording to
Page 48 and 49: 48Jesus Christ came not to be minis
Page 52 and 53: 52How different from the words of J
Page 54 and 55: 54At creation, God was pleased with
Page 56 and 57: 56As far as we know the apostle Pau
Page 58 and 59: 58CHAPTER 7 LOVING OUR ENEMIES
Page 60 and 61: 60insults us or injures us or griev
Page 62 and 63: 62The last part of Hebrews 11 catal
Page 64 and 65: 64“You have heard that it was sai
Page 66 and 67: 66“Love indiscriminately, therefo
Page 68 and 69: 68It was while we were hideous to G
Page 70 and 71: 70Love is the most durable power in
Page 72 and 73: 72LOVE’S TRUE TEST Part IJohn 14:
Page 74 and 75: 74Suppose the boy paused to ask,
Page 76 and 77: 76Here we have the great God whom t
Page 78 and 79: 78The God who has revealed that “
Page 80 and 81: 80“Faith and obedience are bound
Page 82 and 83: 82“Cheap grace is the preaching o
Page 84 and 85: 84Service in the name of Christ is,
Page 86 and 87: 86While they claimed Jesus as Lord,
Page 88 and 89: 88Ralph Sockman, a preacher, noted
Page 90 and 91: 90CHAPTER 10 LOVE IS ALSO FEELING
Page 92 and 93: 92The Bible states, “As He (Jesus
Page 94 and 95: 94The author of the book of Hebrews
Page 96 and 97: 96On the day of Pentecost the early
Page 98 and 99: 98In speaking of Jesus Faber says:
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100the sake of God; if we are in ou
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1025“When God Disciplines in Love
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104BIBLIOGRAPHYSt. Augustine, The C
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