Christ Esteem: Where the Search for Self-Esteem Ends

by Don Matzat

Book by Matzat, Don

Genres: Christian Living, Christian, Counselling

207 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 1990

Reviews

[Jo · Rating 5 out of 5]

Someone recommended me this book when I asked around for book recommendations on insecurity, self-pity, and anxiety, boy, I should have devoured it sooner.

[Beverly · Rating 4 out of 5]

This little book has some very powerful and Biblical truths and principles that help the North American 21st Century believers to identify where they have allowed science and psychology to shape their Christian beliefs. Real Christian life is found only as we are willing to let go of self and embrace our new life in Christ, totally opposite to what most modern psychology teaches. I have greatly appreciated reading this book, especially ch. 5-15 which expressed the practicalities of living out our new life as we turn from self-consciousness to become Christ-conscious.

[Cathy · Rating 5 out of 5]

This outstanding book should be an essential read for every believer. The author clearly lays out how to walk with the Lord by dying to self. The book gives specific, practical things you can do to help you die to self. It talks about the problem with today's church mixes psychotherapy with religion and how devastating that is. Dr. Victor Frankl is says, "Any fusion of the respective goals of religion and psychotherapy must result in confusion."

Because Jesus died, we are dead!  We have been canceled out by the cross. God looked at fallen humanity, born out of the perverted root of Adam, and declared, "You are the problem and must be executed!" The Cross of Jesus Christ grants to us the only accurate estimate of ourselves and the only relief from ourselves.  The implications of the

Are you willing to stop kicking? Are you willing to see all your little problems and unresolved conflicts, discouragements and disappointments, bad habits, negative attitudes, faults and failures as being means whereby God is at work bringing you to an end of yourself?  Are you willing to be nailed to the Cross of Christ and buried in the waters of your baptism?

Look for yourself, and you will find in the long run only hatred, loneliness, despair, rage, ruin, and decay.  But look for Christ and you will find him, and with him everything else thrown in.[25]

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[Darla Garber · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is an excellent book!

[Carolyn · Rating 5 out of 5]

A must-read for every Christian!

[Dan · Rating 5 out of 5]

In Christ Esteem, Matzat says, “The call of the gospel is away from self and unto Jesus, because self is the problem and Jesus is the solution.” This book exposes the man-centered lie of self esteem and encourages us to esteem only Christ. Many legalists will tell you that “denying yourself” or “dying to yourself” means to give up what you want. That’s noble, but it’s frustrating and it doesn’t work very well – because it’s at best an incomplete definition. This book gets to the heart of the matter of what “denying yourself” means: Stepping out of the way and letting Christ go instead. He died for you, now let Him live for you.

[Dave Woodall · Rating 5 out of 5]

At a time when I actually began to doubt if I could be a christian; This book opened my eyes to the understanding that the only one who could live the christian Life was Christ Himself.

[Gail · Rating 5 out of 5]

Have read this twice. Great answer to humanistic stuff out there about making people feel good about themselves. Title indicates the theme of the book.

[Jeff · Rating 4 out of 5]

very solid stuff

[Nancy · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is one to savor and not skim. Very clear explanation for some difficult principles. I'm benefiting greatly from it.