You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart. You shall love your neighbor as yourself. The great commandment of Jesus, any school child could tell you, is love of God and love of neighbor. However, when you look at the commandments pronounced by Jesus there are three loves described: love of God, love of neighbor, and love of self (love neighbor as we love ourselves.) What does love of self look like and how is it different from selfishness? Being full of yourself is not loving yourself. Instead genuine love of self happens when we no longer compare ourselves with others but instead understand that since God loves us just the way we are with all our faults, we must be lovable.
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By Church Staff
