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Season 1 Episode 1
“Why Do We Suffer from Mental Illnesses: False Views”
HOST: Andrew Crowe
Show Notes:
- On the first episode of season 1, Andrew discusses some of the false views associated with why people suffer from mental illnesses.
Outline of This Episode:
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It is important that we understand some false views concerning the source of mental illnesses.
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A wrong view of mental illness leads to a number of problems.
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Wrong treatment in order to ease the pain.
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Wrong treatment of the sufferer.
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Calvinistic View
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“Before the world began, God ordained who would and would not suffer from depression.”
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Calvinism makes God out to be the biggest micromanager in the cosmos.
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Did God ordain who would and would not suffer from the illnesses?
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The Bible tells us, “No.”
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Ezekiel 18 focuses on the free will of mankind.
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If mankind has free will, then God did not force me to do anything and did not force certain illnesses upon me.
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Demonic View
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This view teaches that mental illness may be caused by demonic possession.
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The various Biblical accounts of demonic possession and miraculous healings are used as proof.
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1 Corinthians and Ephesians 4 would show that demonic possession would not be a cause.
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1 Cor 12 and 14 speaks of the misuse of miraculous gifts at Corinth – Chapter 13 focuses on something greater than these gifts.
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1 Cor. 13:8 – A time would come when the miraculous would fail but love would stay as strong as ever.
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1 Cor. 13:9-10 – Prophecy and miraculous knowledge only came in bits and pieces but something was coming which would show the world the completed gospel. At that time, the miraculous would disappear.
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We have the completed gospel in the Bible.
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Since the miraculous is gone, why would there be any demonic possession today?
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- The God Wants It View
- “God wants you to have these mental illnesses!”
- This is a skewed view of God.
- Does God allow things to happen to us (James 1:2-12)? Yes.
- Can we use these illnesses for the good of others? Yes.
- Does God want us to suffer from mental illnesses? No.
- Sometimes, we expect Christianity to be like some of the hymns we sing. “Blue Skies and Rainbows”
- The Christian life is more like “God’s Promises”
- Next week, Part 2
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