Want to insure that your child will become a delinquent? Feed his self-esteem and then compound the problem of selfishness by refusing to correct him when he is wrong. Self-esteemism is based on an unbiblical perspective. It is diametrically opposed to the truth of human depravity. Moreover, while Scripture commends self-control as a fruit of the Spirit, the Bible has nothing positive to say about self-esteem, self-love, or any other variety of self-centeredness. Despite how often we hear the mantra
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