The Shepherd's Grace
Puritan Board Freshman
I have seen a huge divide of scholars stating to love yourself or to not love yourself.
Matthew 22:39
[39] And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself.
Calvin and Luther seemed to be heavenly against self-love and stated it’s our natural sinful state and we should deny ourselves.
Then you see Jonathan Edwards, John Gill, and Matthew Henry to name a few who state to love yourself.
From my personal research I have come to the conclusion of Calvin and Luther. It seems we naturally love ourselves and that is why we sin. Shouldn’t we deny ourselves and do everything to the glory of God and not self? Yes, this would indirectly love ourselves without a self focus.
Maybe this is a semantics issue but I cannot see how self love is commanded of us or at least commanded directly.
Thoughts?
Matthew 22:39
[39] And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself.
Calvin and Luther seemed to be heavenly against self-love and stated it’s our natural sinful state and we should deny ourselves.
Then you see Jonathan Edwards, John Gill, and Matthew Henry to name a few who state to love yourself.
From my personal research I have come to the conclusion of Calvin and Luther. It seems we naturally love ourselves and that is why we sin. Shouldn’t we deny ourselves and do everything to the glory of God and not self? Yes, this would indirectly love ourselves without a self focus.
Maybe this is a semantics issue but I cannot see how self love is commanded of us or at least commanded directly.
Thoughts?