Isaiah 53:5: "But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed."(KJV)
"God sends no one away empty except those who are full of themselves." Dwight L. Moody
I'm just wondering, seems to be running rampant lately...
Definitions:
Meaning #1: characteristic of those having an inflated idea of their own importance
*Synonyms: egotistic, egotistical, self-loving
Meaning #2: Thinking too highly of oneself: conceited, egoistic, egoistical, egotistic, egotistical, vain, vainglorious. Informal bigheaded, stuck-up, swellheaded. See self-love/modesty.
Narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) is defined by the Fourth Edition Text Revision of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV-TR, a handbook that mental health professionals use to diagnose mental disorders) as one of ten personality disorders.
[I]What DSM-IV-TRdefines as narcissistic personality disorder, ICD-10lumps together with "eccentric, impulsive-type, immature, passive-aggressive, and psychoneurotic personality disorders."
DSM-IV-TRspecifies nine diagnostic criteria for NPD. For the clinician to make the diagnosis, an individual must fit five or more of the following descriptions:[I]
*He or she has a grandiose sense of self-importance (exaggerates accomplishments and demands to be considered superior without real evidence of achievement).
*He or she lives in a dream world of exceptional success, power, beauty, genius, or "perfect" love.
*He or she thinks of him- or herself as "special" or privileged, and that he or she can only be understood by other special or high-status people.
*He or she demands excessive amounts of praise or admiration from others.
*He or she feels entitled to automatic deference, compliance, or favorable treatment from others.
*He or she is exploitative towards others and takes advantage of them.
*He or she lacks empathy and does not recognize or identify with others' feelings.
*He or she is frequently envious of others or thinks that they are envious of him or her.
*He or she "has an attitude" or frequently acts in haughty or arrogant ways.
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Rom.8:38,39-For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither heigth nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to seperate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.