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Worm Theology is a term used for a system of belief in Christian culture that a feeling and expression of low self worth means God is more likely to show mercy and compassion. The name comes from a line in the Isaac Watts hymn Alas! and Did My Saviour Bleed (Pub 1707) [1], which says "Would he devote that sacred head for such a worm as I?" This thinking was prevalent in the days when this hymn was originally written, as it was believed that we were all as 'worms' it the dirt and despair of our sin.

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  • Worm Theology is a term used for a system of belief in Christian culture that a feeling and expression of low self worth means God is more likely to show mercy and compassion. The name comes from a line in the Isaac Watts hymn Alas! and Did My Saviour Bleed (Pub 1707) [1], which says "Would he devote that sacred head for such a worm as I?" This thinking was prevalent in the days when this hymn was originally written, as it was believed that we were all as 'worms' it the dirt and despair of our sin.
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  • Worm Theology is a term used for a system of belief in Christian culture that a feeling and expression of low self worth means God is more likely to show mercy and compassion. The name comes from a line in the Isaac Watts hymn Alas! and Did My Saviour Bleed (Pub 1707) [1], which says "Would he devote that sacred head for such a worm as I?" This thinking was prevalent in the days when this hymn was originally written, as it was believed that we were all as 'worms' it the dirt and despair of our sin. Watts in his hymn illustrates the thinking that still exists, believing that this is the way of getting God to intervene. Often such people have inner wounds that they are not necessarily aware of, and such a belief just matches what they feel about themselves and sometimes others. On the other hand God detests sin so much because it separates us from Himself; it could then be argued that in our sin we are as worms in God's sight.
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