Narcissism Pleasure Lovers, not Lovers of God

Topic: Narcissism Pleasure Lovers, not Lovers of God
By David Cox

In this installment on Narcissism, we look at how Narcissism Lovers of Pleasure, not of God works out. This is an idolatry against the true God.

Pleasure has become the new god of this age. While there are lots of other gods “running around”, the masses have embraced the concept of pleasure as their ultimate goal. They think about it constantly, and they simply endure work in order to enable them to worship their god, pleasure. Pleasure is not really the god here though. It is self. Pleasure is simply an experience that pleases self. This is the god, self-love, pleasing one’s self.

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Narcissism Definition

Topic:Narcissism Definition
By David Cox

My Tract on PC50 Narcissism versus Love

Summary: This post gives Narcissism Definition and explains what narcissism is, and how it affects you and guides you away from the false prophet.

Narcissism is defined in dictionary.com as being…

Narcissism is a concentration self-love that is very easily recognizable, and most false prophets clearly evolve into this narcissistic model. If you wish to stay away from the bad influence of a wrong, bad, unfit church leader, you need go no further than compare him with the elements of Narcissism to see how he stacks up. Maybe not every single false prophet will be recognizable by his narcissism, by much more than the majority will.

The Narcissist is a person who is totally focused on himself/herself which puts their own person, benefit, pleasure, and glory above everybody else.

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Narcissism Lovers of Self

Topic: Narcissism Lovers of Self
By David Cox

My Tract on PC50 Narcissism versus Love

Narcissism is an unhealthy love of self. It is a focus that puts self’s interests and benefits above and beyond the needs of others. This is not the kind of love that God is. God sacrifices himself and his own for the benefits of others. God’s love is pure. It is good for all involved because even Jesus who dies on the cross is seen as receiving glory for himself because of his selfless love for mankind.

There is a matter of priorities in one’s thinking. God wants us to “get out of ourself”, that is to give up our own welfare for the welfare of others. Essentially this is what God is. God sacrificed Jesus on the Cross for our welfare, and this was a magestic manifestation of the nature of God. Continue reading Narcissism Lovers of Self →