I believe the opposite of pride is not humility. I believe the opposite
of pride (self-elevation) is self-hatred / self-loathing
(self-lowering). The opposite of loving one's self too much (pride) is
loving one's self too little / hating one's self. The cure is learning to love ourselves - and we can't do that if we equate loving ourselves with pride.
The
second great commandment in the law starts with the foundation of
self-love, which then can be extended to loving others as ourselves.
That type of self-love comes from love of God - meaning, I believe, in
this context, recognizing that God loves us for who we are - since,
"We love Him because he first loved us." Thus, accepting that God loves us is the first step toward rejecting self-loathing - and accepting
that God loves everyone else as much as He loves us is the cure for the
other extreme: pride.
We are children of God, and HE loves us - he LOVES us - he loves US. That is the foundation on which everything else can be built.
The Party Crasher
6 days ago
1 comment:
Self loathing is also a form of pride...take it from someone who is recovering from it.
In order to loathe yourself, you have to believe your perspective on yourself is more important or truer than God's.
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