“Now in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and silver but also of wood and clay, some for honorable use, some for dishonorable. Therefore, if anyone cleanses himself from what is dishonorable, he will be a vessel for honorable use, set apart as holy, useful to the master of the house, ready for every good work” (2 Tim 2:20-21).
Self Image: A Biblical Perspective
We live in a self-obsessed culture. We plaster the internet with selfies and have social network pages dedicated to ourselves, where we can create our own self-image, self-promote, self-assert, and do just about anything but exercise self-control. The bookstore offers an ever-growing self-help section where we are encouraged to develop strong self-worth, self-respect, and pursue self-acceptance. We are urged to be self-reliant, self-sufficient, and self-confident. Commercials and advertisements play on our own self-interests and encourage us to seek self-gratification and self-indulgence. Yet, in the midst of all of this, most of us are still searching for ourselves. We are often self-deceived, self-centered, or self-righteousness. But instead of finding ourselves, our society is on a road to self-destruct.