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Question: ...I think you’ve really missed the mark when it comes to our self-worth. I recently read [a book] by Josh McDowell...and he says we are worth the price God paid for us--the death of His Son. Doesn't that make us of infinite value to God?

May 1, 1995

Question: I’ve been on the fence concerning your views of self-esteem and self-love, but I think you’ve really missed the mark when it comes to our self-worth. I recently read The Secret of Loving by Josh McDowell. He’s no slouch when it come to biblical apologetics and he says we...Read more

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Questions and Responses

Question: Could you please explain to me whether the soul and spirit are the same?

Question: You say...we esteem ourselves too much. Yet Jesus Christ said, "Love your neighbor as yourself"...and many preachers teach [the need for] self-esteem and self-love. Who are you to disagree?

Question: My father abused my siblings and me...for years....How do I honor this man...who has shown no evidence of repentance at all...and when I am no longer his child, by his own vow? How do I address him as “father” or “dad” ever again?

In Defense of the Faith

Question: Internet sites accuse Rick Warren of continuing to teach at and to support Robert Schuller’s annual leadership Institute. Is that true?

Question: What do you think about the teaching that we all hate ourselves and have to learn to love ourselves?

Question: Do you believe the Bible teaches traducianism or creationism, i.e., does God create a new spirit for each person at the time of conception, or is Adam’s spirit the only one that God created out of nothing?

Question: (Combination of several): The Lord frequently singles people out for severe treatment....I sometimes wonder why I keep trying when all I get is cursing from the Lord whom I have tried to please for so many years.

Question: I need God so badly...I want nothing else but Him for the rest of my life-but I have all these worries and doubts....I've prayed and prayed and thought doubts were conquered but I guess not. Do you know what to do?

Question: From "God created man in his own image" (Genesis 1:27), I like your application that the most perfect image is seen in a mirror and that man is like a mirror designed to reflect God....

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