I'm just curious because I've noticed oftentimes in religious forums when someone asks, "What do you love?" and someone includes themselves on the list, there's always someone who gets cranky about that. Is it so wrong to love yourself? I mean, if you're self loathing, how can you love others? Now I could understand if you answered that question (Who or what do you love) with only yourself on the list, but if you included others on that list, too, what does it matter? Are we to be so selfless that we don't care about ourselves?
2007-03-16 13:54:04 · 23 answers · asked by swordarkeereon 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Bob - ROFLOL! I mean like just caring about yourself and your health, and sometimes pampering yourself to keep yourself happy and healthy. That sort of thing. Not masterbating or looking in the mirror going, "Oh dang, I'm so hot."
2007-03-16 13:58:55 · update #1
When I was working as a psychiatric nurse, one of the things we always told our patients was there is nothing wrong with self-love, because loving yourself and being comfortable with who you are is the only way you are capable of reaching out and loving others. Religion has a problem with that, because if you are looking after your own needs, you aren't thinking about Jesus, and then they can't control what you're thinking. You can't love or care for others if your not taking care of yourself.
2007-03-16 14:07:49 · answer #1 · answered by link955 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think that it isn't against God to love oneself. Christ tells us to love one another as you love yourself. If you do not love yourself, then how can you love someone else according to what Christ said. I do think that it's actually a sin to hate yourself. You are, in a way, insulting yourself as a creation of God. I think we should be concerned for others, but not at the total expense of ourselves. Some people say that it is wrong to love yourself because they see it as a prideful act. When you see yourself as better than everyone, then it is a sinful. I do love myself. I have a healthy self-esteem. I think that if I didn't believe I was worth of love, then I wouldn't believe I was able to be loved by God. That love is so essential to the relationship that I have with Christ. I hope this helps you.
2007-03-16 14:30:25 · answer #2 · answered by One Odd Duck 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, it's not against God. If it was then how could Jesus tell us that this Scripture was the second greatest commandment?
Matthew 22:37 And he said to him, "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. 38 This is the great and first commandment. 39 And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself.
Of course, if someone has a narcissistic love for themselves then that's a little different.
2007-03-16 14:02:56 · answer #3 · answered by Martin S 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. 'God' didn’t just give us leaders & books, but ‘he’ gave us brains to figure out these sorts of questions! :D
The terminology means that one needs to love oneself before one can truly love someone else!
To ‘love oneself’ doesn’t mean ‘to make love’, but to literally ‘like yourself’ enough to be content knowing that you’ll never be perfect, but that you are truly a good person in most all ways; at the same time knowing not to flaunt it.
When one ‘finds’ this ‘love of self’, they’ve usually found ‘peace of mind.’
Have a nice day all!
2007-03-16 14:28:59 · answer #4 · answered by DunoDoU 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you're talking about Christian doctrine, it would be impossible to obey God's commandments if you don't love yourself. Jesus said that the two greatest commandments are:
Love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength, and
Love your neighbor as yourself.
The first would be impossible if we lack self-worth, and the latter clearly assumes that we love ourselves. Claiming that Christians aren't supposed to love ourselve is just silly.
2007-03-16 14:02:55 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous Lutheran 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Loving yourself is good, but there is a difference between that and being what they call 'self-absorbed' or 'self-obsessed.' Friends will quickly tire of hearing a person talk about themselves. Additionally, self-obsession sometimes gets into constant self-absolution-blaming everyone but yourself and not taking responsibility.
2007-03-16 13:59:16 · answer #6 · answered by Julia Sugarbaker 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Don't feel bad. Don't take things so seriously. You'll only get a headache. Love yourself enough to love others. Someone once told me that. I'm not sure what it means exactly but it sounds reasonable.
2007-03-16 13:57:57 · answer #7 · answered by ________________________________ 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I was raised believing if you don't love yourself you can't love others so I highly recommend it . I just makes sense .
I dumped the formal god religions long ago and experience has told me it was a wise decision. No god ,no lie, no confusion ; clarity of mind be kind let the sun shine .
2007-03-16 14:01:24 · answer #8 · answered by dogpatch USA 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Of course it's not against God. Jesus said "Love your neighbor as your love yourself." There is a given in this commandment: that we love ourselves. You are a part of God's creation. It is an insult to God to hate yourself, because you are implying that a part of His creation is flawed.
2007-03-16 13:58:45 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-26 00:55:43 · answer #10 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋