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Tuesday December 11
[size=x-large]The Responsibility to One's Self[/size]
Jesus tells us very clearly that "thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself" (Matt. 22:39). A very interesting text in light of the idea that we often look at love for self as the height of all that is opposed both to Christianity and to the idea of disinterested selflessness. What did Jesus mean by this text? How do we interpret, and apply it, in a way that reflects what true Christianity should be about?
Love of self, in the Christian sense, isn
[size=x-large]The Responsibility to One's Self[/size]
Jesus tells us very clearly that "thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself" (Matt. 22:39). A very interesting text in light of the idea that we often look at love for self as the height of all that is opposed both to Christianity and to the idea of disinterested selflessness. What did Jesus mean by this text? How do we interpret, and apply it, in a way that reflects what true Christianity should be about?
Love of self, in the Christian sense, isn