That love of self is not just a sin. It is a sign of the power of sin that lives within and controls. And it is the power of sin that causes us to be spiritually dead. And when we are spiritually dead we are cut off from any opportunity to change and grow into the people God created us to be. Dead plants can t change and grow.
Dead animals can t change and grow.
Dead people can t either. And outside of Christ we are dead. We are unable to become who we were born to be. I want to be free from the power of that dominating and oppressing sin that strangles the spiritual life from me. I want to be free to become the person I was born to be.