MY WORST ENEMY IS ME
Introduction:
There is an old familiar song that often pops up in my mind as I go about my daily activities. It does not matter what is going on in my life or what mood I am in, it always seems to have a special meaning to suit the occasion. It encourages me; it comforts me; and on this occasion, it inspired me to share a message with others. The song is, “What A Friend We Have In Jesus”, written by Joseph M. Scriven. The first verse of the song reads thusly:
What a friend we have in Jesus, All our sins and griefs to bear
And what a privilege to carry, Everything to God in prayer.
Oh, what peace we often forfeit, Oh, what needless pain we bear
All because we do not carry, Everything to God in prayer.
The first four lines of the song tells us that we have …show more content…
Some examples are:
• The Doctrine of Total Depravity is a theological doctrine derived from the Augustinian concept of original sin where it is believed that every person born in the world is enslaved to the service of sin as a result of their fallen nature and, apart from the efficacious or prevenient grace of God, is utterly unable to choose to follow God, refrain from evil, or accept the gift of salvation as it is offered.
• Dr. J. P. Moreland’s “empty self” syndrome says that man has a set of values, motives, and habits of thought, feelings, and behaviors that pervert and eliminates the life of the mind and make maturation in the way of Christ extremely difficult. He gives seven traits that undermine intellectual growth and spiritual development.
• In the psychological dimension, the Freudian theory of human nature says: “The human is ‘nothing but” a being driven by instinct or, more precisely, by the conflicting claims of id and superego finding an uneasy truce in the
Introduction:
There is an old familiar song that often pops up in my mind as I go about my daily activities. It does not matter what is going on in my life or what mood I am in, it always seems to have a special meaning to suit the occasion. It encourages me; it comforts me; and on this occasion, it inspired me to share a message with others. The song is, “What A Friend We Have In Jesus”, written by Joseph M. Scriven. The first verse of the song reads thusly:
What a friend we have in Jesus, All our sins and griefs to bear
And what a privilege to carry, Everything to God in prayer.
Oh, what peace we often forfeit, Oh, what needless pain we bear
All because we do not carry, Everything to God in prayer.
The first four lines of the song tells us that we have …show more content…
Some examples are:
• The Doctrine of Total Depravity is a theological doctrine derived from the Augustinian concept of original sin where it is believed that every person born in the world is enslaved to the service of sin as a result of their fallen nature and, apart from the efficacious or prevenient grace of God, is utterly unable to choose to follow God, refrain from evil, or accept the gift of salvation as it is offered.
• Dr. J. P. Moreland’s “empty self” syndrome says that man has a set of values, motives, and habits of thought, feelings, and behaviors that pervert and eliminates the life of the mind and make maturation in the way of Christ extremely difficult. He gives seven traits that undermine intellectual growth and spiritual development.
• In the psychological dimension, the Freudian theory of human nature says: “The human is ‘nothing but” a being driven by instinct or, more precisely, by the conflicting claims of id and superego finding an uneasy truce in the