Jesus did not die to increase our self-esteem. Rather, Jesus died to bring glory to the Father by redeeming people from the curse of sin... To look to Christ to meet our perceived psychological needs is to Christianize our lusts. We are asking God to give us what we want, so we can feel better about ourselves, or so we can have more happiness, no holiness, in our lives.
- Chapter 8 of When People are Big and God is Small
Have you recently felt underappreciated by those you serve? Or felt like a martyr as a byproduct of your selflessness? Woops. You need to go fear God, look to Christ then be delivered from the destructive weight of your ever-present sin. That is the blunt message of this enjoyable book. Pretty awesome, yea? It tears apart the notion that humans have psychological needs to feel happy or have good relationships. Isn't that why Eve came about? Nay.
There are only two lives. A life of worship or a life of a wretched worm. Real talk.
nice! :)
RépondreSupprimernot there yet (i mean the book; definitely not there when it comes to losing fear), but it's a process! :D
hooray
such poignant criticism.
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