Love Yourself

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Many people, even Bible-believers, have been confused about whether or not we should love ourselves. The word "love" has numerous definitions, but in the Bible, the words "love" and "hate" generally refer to actions, not feelings (see Ephesians 5:29). The Second Great Commandment, "Love your neighbor as yourself," proves that we should love ourselves. We should try to treat other people as well as we treat ourselves. This is summed up by the Golden Rule (Matthew 7:12).
love your neighbor as yourself
Donald Hooser

Don Hooser is a minister for the United Church of God. He lives in McKinney, Texas, a suburb of Dallas.  He and his wife Elsie had three children, and she died in August 2020.  Don married Judy in January 2022.  Mr. Hooser graduated in 1963 from Southern Methodist University with a degree in mechanical engineering, and graduated in 1966 from Ambassador College, Big Sandy, Texas.  For most of the time since then, he served as the pastor of churches in Ohio, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas, and Washington. From 2011 until his retirement in 2021, his primary responsibility was answering the many letters written to the Church.