I’ve thought about this a bit before. Introversion is a line that Christ has crossed like any other. If we are in Him there is no distinction, no Jew nor Greek, male or female, introvert or extrovert… Taken from Galatians 3.27-28
Some of this pathological introversion sounds more like narcissism. On the other hand self-examination (or testing) is a necessary thing (1 Cor. 11:28 and ff. in particular).
I have a friend who was trained to never introspect. He calls it introversion, and he is trapped that way. He isn't permitted to think about himself, so I suggest to him to think about others, and it seems to have some effect. It is also something I remember my mother doing with me from an early age.
Phil. 2:3 Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility consider one another as more important than yourselves; 4 do not merely look out for your own personal interests, but also for the interests of others.
Loving thy neighbour as Christ loves us was never said to be easy. "Our neighbour" can be annoying and need things from us. With God's grace we can overcome ourselves. Thank you for the good article.
I’ve thought about this a bit before. Introversion is a line that Christ has crossed like any other. If we are in Him there is no distinction, no Jew nor Greek, male or female, introvert or extrovert… Taken from Galatians 3.27-28
Some of this pathological introversion sounds more like narcissism. On the other hand self-examination (or testing) is a necessary thing (1 Cor. 11:28 and ff. in particular).
I have a friend who was trained to never introspect. He calls it introversion, and he is trapped that way. He isn't permitted to think about himself, so I suggest to him to think about others, and it seems to have some effect. It is also something I remember my mother doing with me from an early age.
Phil. 2:3 Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility consider one another as more important than yourselves; 4 do not merely look out for your own personal interests, but also for the interests of others.
There's definitely some overlap between narcissism and this kind of introversion.
Loving thy neighbour as Christ loves us was never said to be easy. "Our neighbour" can be annoying and need things from us. With God's grace we can overcome ourselves. Thank you for the good article.