I hate myself, and hate being an atheist.
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Wrangler
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Great question! Worthy of its own thread. To not know self love and love of others is to not know the fullness of life.
Ephesians 5:29 KJV
For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church:
People may say they hate themselves. People say all sorts of things.
Much love!
Wrangler
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Taking it too literally. Plenty of people hate themselves. In fact, most haters primarily hate themselves. They just project it on others.
I think the Bible is talking about rational people. Psychology services are at an all time high AND overwhelmed by demand.
Your comment brought to mind the story of the demon possessed man in Mark 5:1-20.
I’m not a psychiatrist but I don’t think a person of sound mind would truly hate himself or herself. Hating certain aspects of their life is probably what most people who say they hate themselves are talking about. (That’s been my pastoral experience.) Such persons would surely take care of their bodily needs, to a greater or lesser extent.
A person who loves himself or herself little would love their neighbor little.
We should be able to agree that that’s not what Jesus had in mind.
Before conversion, people love themselves selfishly. After conversion, people should love themselves and others sacrificially.
He wants his disciples to love themselves and their neighbor wholly.
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