"Low" Self-Esteem |
"No" Self-Esteem |
"High" Self-Esteem |
| Self-degradation (false humility) |
No self-concern (true humility) |
Self-aggrandizement (pride) |
| Focus: Self (self-hate) | Focus: God and others | Focus: Self (self-love) |
| Result: Fear and Hiding; "Low" self-image; Destructive -- serve self |
Result: Worship God; Biblical view of self; Productive -- serve God and others |
Result: Pride; "Good" self-image; Destructive -- serve self |
1 Cor. 9:19
Matt. 22:37-40
Jn. 15:13
Lev. 19:18
Deut. 6:4
* Source: The Danger of Self-Love, by Paul Brownback (MBI:1982; 1987)
