I think the scripture “Love your neighbor as you love yourself” has been massively misinterpreted to mean…..love yourself first, then after you have finished loving yourself to your desired level of self love, you can now begin to love your neighbor.
When in the real sense, the Bible didn’t stutter when it used “as”, a conjunction to indicate “that something happens during the time when something else is taking place.”
So, ultimately, the level of growth we experience in our love for ourselves should be the extent with which we experience growth in the love for our neighbors.
Simply put, as we grow to love ourselves, it is also evident in the ways we express love to our neighbors.
Loving people in THE RIGHT WAY is fulfilling, it was never intended to drain us of the love we have for ourselves but to replenish it.
Thank you Ore, everything you wrote in this letter are words of truth.❤️
Oremiiii, You've beautifully broken down the scripture to reveal its true meaning. It's not about loving ourselves first and then others, but about growing in love simultaneously. Thank you for adding depth to this conversation.
I think the scripture “Love your neighbor as you love yourself” has been massively misinterpreted to mean…..love yourself first, then after you have finished loving yourself to your desired level of self love, you can now begin to love your neighbor.
When in the real sense, the Bible didn’t stutter when it used “as”, a conjunction to indicate “that something happens during the time when something else is taking place.”
So, ultimately, the level of growth we experience in our love for ourselves should be the extent with which we experience growth in the love for our neighbors.
Simply put, as we grow to love ourselves, it is also evident in the ways we express love to our neighbors.
Loving people in THE RIGHT WAY is fulfilling, it was never intended to drain us of the love we have for ourselves but to replenish it.
Thank you Ore, everything you wrote in this letter are words of truth.❤️
Oremiiii, You've beautifully broken down the scripture to reveal its true meaning. It's not about loving ourselves first and then others, but about growing in love simultaneously. Thank you for adding depth to this conversation.