If I Know the Truth, I Will Grow
“Christian” Beliefs that Can Drive You Crazy – Part 6 False Assumption — If I Know the Truth, I Will Grow. Many Christians are taught that if they simply know their Bibles, their emotional problems will be cured. They are taught that knowing God’s Word is the all-sufficient cure for everything that ails them. Bible […]
If I Make Right Choices, I Will Grow Spiritually
“Christian” Beliefs that Can Drive You Crazy – Part 5 False Assumption — If I Make Right Choices, I Will Grow Spiritually “Just Say No!” advised the popular drug-education program. The sponsors thought that just saying no was the answer to the drug problem. Other people have held the same philosophy about other problems—anger, lust, […]
Guilt and Shame Are Good for Me
“Christian” Beliefs that Can Drive You Crazy – Part 4 False Assumption — Guilt and Shame Are Good for Me This crazymaker states that guilt and shame are good for us and helpful to our spiritual growth. Guilt and shame assist us by revealing our past sin to us—and they also prevent us from […]
If I have God, I Don’t Need People
“Christian” Beliefs that Can Drive You Crazy – Part 3 False Assumption — If I have God, I Don’t Need People The “me and God” syndrome says this: Since Christ is enough for me, it’s me and God against the world. With God on my side, I can lick any problem. If he’s there beside […]
Leave The Past Behind
“Christian” Beliefs that Can Drive You Crazy – Part 2 False Assumption — Leave The Past Behind Have your ever had someone tell you, “You are a new creation in Christ, the past should have no claim over you. You should forget what lies behind and press on?” Proponents of this idea say the past […]
If I’m spiritual enough, I will have no pain or sinfulness.
“Christian” Beliefs that Can Drive You Crazy – Part 1 False Assumption — If I’m spiritual enough, I will have no pain or sinfulness. Ted was discouraged. He was becoming more and more depressed every day, so much so that he had begun wondering if he were really a Christian. So he increased his Bible […]