Ezra Posted March 29, 2015 Group: Royal Member Followers: 16 Topic Count: 134 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 8,142 Content Per Day: 2.34 Reputation: 6,612 Days Won: 20 Joined: 11/02/2014 Status: Offline Author Share Posted March 29, 2015 The Bible doesn't teach anything about self-esteem in the sense of how to have good self-esteem. It actually teaches that we are to esteem ourselves as less than others. That goes against the grain of our culture. shiloh357, Wouldn't you agree that if one does have a solid sense in Christian "self-worth" then it would enable that person to esteem others more highly than thenselves. In other words, if a believer is secure in his understanding of who he or she is in Christ, they would not have a problem with giving way to others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ezra Posted March 29, 2015 Group: Royal Member Followers: 16 Topic Count: 134 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 8,142 Content Per Day: 2.34 Reputation: 6,612 Days Won: 20 Joined: 11/02/2014 Status: Offline Author Share Posted March 29, 2015 I have dealt with self esteem issues in the past.That is where it is now...in the past.I do not care how people view me.I am the Daughter of the King and that is what is most important to me.I know He loves me more than I can imagine. Amen. You've hit the nail on the head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ezra Posted March 29, 2015 Group: Royal Member Followers: 16 Topic Count: 134 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 8,142 Content Per Day: 2.34 Reputation: 6,612 Days Won: 20 Joined: 11/02/2014 Status: Offline Author Share Posted March 29, 2015 My thoughts are that there has been such a great emphasis on `Who I am in Christ.`... But isn't that exactly where we need to begin? If I know who I am in Christ, then I also know that I am worth something to God, and self-esteem is consequently a non-issue. We should also distinguish between self-centeredness and self-esteem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ezra Posted March 29, 2015 Group: Royal Member Followers: 16 Topic Count: 134 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 8,142 Content Per Day: 2.34 Reputation: 6,612 Days Won: 20 Joined: 11/02/2014 Status: Offline Author Share Posted March 29, 2015 Hi Ezra .. As Bopeep stated, there is a healthy level of self esteem..Some Christians seem/are puffed up with knowledge, Prideful, opinionated and use many words vainly seeking self glory, rarely if ever giving glory to God..Some are in a dark area of self hatred not having on the armour of Christ, succumbing to the arrows of the enemy... God Bless Snow, How would you go about helping a brother or sister to come out of the condition described above? You are correct in reminding us that knowledge puffeth up, and that we need to be on guard against self-glorification. Would that be a symptom of underlying insecurity? Also, some Christians believe they can lose their salvation, and could that also be a factor? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ezra Posted March 29, 2015 Group: Royal Member Followers: 16 Topic Count: 134 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 8,142 Content Per Day: 2.34 Reputation: 6,612 Days Won: 20 Joined: 11/02/2014 Status: Offline Author Share Posted March 29, 2015 Recently a Christian posted his thanks to God for helping him deal with his issue of self-esteem. That triggered a few questions for general discussion: 1. Is the issue of self-esteem a problem among Christians (believers)? 2. How prevalent is it, if indeed it is a problem? 3. What does the Bible teach about this issue? 4. Should it even be an issue if the doctrine pertaining to our position in Christ is taught fully, clearly, and scripturally? Hello Ezra, Excellent topic. In my experience the issue of self esteem is very prevalent amongst Christians. Scripture teaches us that once we have accepted Christ we are forgiven our transgressions, so in a perfect world, this wouldn't be a problem. However, we don't live in a perfect world, we live in a fallen one, and the enemy is very real, and he is very clever. Believers will continue to be hounded by the enemy until he is done away with, and this seems to be a very successful instrument that he uses against believers. This is very true. God has not only forgiven us, but He has also cast all our sins behind His back. We are justified by grace, therefore we have peace with God. And if we have peace with God, why shouldn't we have peace with ourselves? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snow Posted March 29, 2015 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 5 Topic Count: 29 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 1,678 Content Per Day: 0.47 Reputation: 2,126 Days Won: 0 Joined: 07/31/2014 Status: Offline Share Posted March 29, 2015 Hi Ezra .. As Bopeep stated, there is a healthy level of self esteem..Some Christians seem/are puffed up with knowledge, Prideful, opinionated and use many words vainly seeking self glory, rarely if ever giving glory to God..Some are in a dark area of self hatred not having on the armour of Christ, succumbing to the arrows of the enemy... God Bless Snow, How would you go about helping a brother or sister to come out of the condition described above? You are correct in reminding us that knowledge puffeth up, and that we need to be on guard against self-glorification. Would that be a symptom of underlying insecurity? Also, some Christians believe they can lose their salvation, and could that also be a factor? Hi Ezra I can't help a Brother or a Sister!..... Give glory to God. God Bless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneLight Posted March 29, 2015 Group: Royal Member Followers: 22 Topic Count: 1,294 Topics Per Day: 0.21 Content Count: 31,762 Content Per Day: 5.22 Reputation: 9,763 Days Won: 115 Joined: 09/14/2007 Status: Offline Share Posted March 29, 2015 Exar, it seems to me through your concurrent posts that you are trying to lead people to an answer instead of just coming right out and telling us what your point is. Care to just come right out and tell us how you see it? It would save you a lot of time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdemoss Posted March 29, 2015 Group: Royal Member Followers: 8 Topic Count: 59 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 4,402 Content Per Day: 0.99 Reputation: 2,154 Days Won: 28 Joined: 02/10/2012 Status: Offline Birthday: 04/26/1971 Share Posted March 29, 2015 If a person thinks they are something when they are nothing then they fool themselves. That said one of three issues we have is the pride of life. Everyone wants to be someone. Even Pharoah was raised up because God had a purpose for him. My estimation of self or self-esteem is on target when I admit that without God I am nothing. Without Christ I can do nothing. Self-esteem is vanity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wingnut- Posted March 29, 2015 Group: Royal Member Followers: 39 Topic Count: 101 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 7,673 Content Per Day: 1.31 Reputation: 7,358 Days Won: 67 Joined: 04/22/2008 Status: Offline Share Posted March 29, 2015 Hello Ezra, Excellent topic. In my experience the issue of self esteem is very prevalent amongst Christians. Scripture teaches us that once we have accepted Christ we are forgiven our transgressions, so in a perfect world, this wouldn't be a problem. However, we don't live in a perfect world, we live in a fallen one, and the enemy is very real, and he is very clever. Believers will continue to be hounded by the enemy until he is done away with, and this seems to be a very successful instrument that he uses against believers. This is very true. God has not only forgiven us, but He has also cast all our sins behind His back. We are justified by grace, therefore we have peace with God. And if we have peace with God, why shouldn't we have peace with ourselves? I would say that comes down to where an individual is in their walk with the Lord. Growth is part of a process, spiritual maturity, or however one wishes to word it, is more a matter of drawing closer to God. The closer we get, the easier it becomes to go through the valleys we will inevitably encounter in this life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marilyn C Posted March 29, 2015 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 30 Topic Count: 267 Topics Per Day: 0.07 Content Count: 13,225 Content Per Day: 3.49 Reputation: 8,512 Days Won: 12 Joined: 12/21/2013 Status: Offline Birthday: 10/06/1947 Share Posted March 29, 2015 Hi wingnut & gdemoss, Well bros, you have hit the nail on the head as far as I`m concerned. - to esteem Christ, is our focus & not self-esteem. Marilyn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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