Self Esteem

For I say, through the grace that was given me, to every man who is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think reasonably, as God has apportioned to each person a measure of faith.

For if a man thinks himself to be something when he is nothing, he deceives himself.

For it isn’t he who commends himself who is approved, but whom the Lord commends.

Let your beauty be not just the outward adorning of braiding the hair, and of wearing jewels of gold, or of putting on fine clothing; — read the full passage →

He said to them, “You are those who justify yourselves in the sight of men, but God knows your hearts. For that which is exalted among men is an abomination in the sight of God.

For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.”

But he gives more grace. Therefore it says, “God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”

Then Jesus said to his disciples, “If anyone desires to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. — read the full passage →

doing nothing through rivalry or through conceit, but in humility, each counting others better than himself; — read the full passage →

See how great a love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God! For this cause the world doesn’t know us, because it didn’t know him.

There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who don’t walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit. — read the full passage →

Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Could oppression, or anguish, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? — read the full passage →

For I know that in me, that is, in my flesh, dwells no good thing. For desire is present with me, but I don’t find it doing that which is good.

He called the multitude to himself with his disciples, and said to them, “Whoever wants to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

“Come to me, all you who labor and are heavily burdened, and I will give you rest. — read the full passage →

that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; to the end that you, being rooted and grounded in love, — read the full passage →

Lament, mourn, and weep. Let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to gloom. — read the full passage →

For we don’t stretch ourselves too much, as though we didn’t reach to you. For we came even as far as to you with the Good News of Christ,

Be of the same mind one toward another. Don’t set your mind on high things, but associate with the humble. Don’t be wise in your own conceits.

What a wretched man I am! Who will deliver me out of the body of this death?

For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

But there was a certain man, Simon by name, who used to practice sorcery in the city, and amazed the people of Samaria, making himself out to be some great one,

If I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and will receive you to myself; that where I am, you may be there also. — read the full passage →

A second likewise is this, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’

Because you say, ‘I am rich, and have gotten riches, and have need of nothing;’ and don’t know that you are the wretched one, miserable, poor, blind, and naked;

For I don’t desire you to be ignorant, brothers, of this mystery, so that you won’t be wise in your own conceits, that a partial hardening has happened to Israel, until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in,

But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, that you may proclaim the excellence of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light:

And whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord, and not for men,