sTw's Blog

I would disagree with the quote and say it like this:

"...thinking more and more of others and less and less selfishly..."

What I mean by the distinction is that loving ourselves is not a sin. Acting in selfishness is a sin. Mature Christians are bathed in God's deep and abiding love for others, but they are also washed in God's love for them. Our lives should reflect both, otherwise we look a bit like Eeyore from Winnie the Pooh.

One qualifier is that the Spirit changes the direction of our minds - this is the essence of Christian maturity. So, in saying "we should be thinking," I read it as "the Spirit should be directing our minds".

By the way, whose quote was it?

"straining a gnat" john 3:30 is a sign of maturing like the quoter states. no need to remanufacture what he said. healthy self image is cool, but that's not what talking about.

what is a "wave" exactly?