Who are you ? - 3
We are surrounded by identity crisis
in today's western society.
Depression, Anxiety and other emotional problems
are on the increase.
Psychologists have coined a phrase ,
"I'm Ok , you're Ok",
to summarise a psycholgical discovery.
This principal basically states that if I feel that I'm Ok,
then I am going to see you as Ok.
If however I feel bad about myself,
or if I see flaws in my personality,
or I am unhappy about some aspect of my appearance,
or I am in some other way negative about myself,
I will therefore see flaws in you.
How does this concept relate to
Who we say we are as Christians ?
Often we hear the following being taught ,
" I'm just a lowly sinner like everybody else,
corrupt by nature,
a humble sinner saved by Grace,
an unworthy sinner,
rotten to the core with sin,
flawed by the nature of sin. "
Is it any wonder that Psychologists offices are packed with Christians ?
If I see myself as " corrupt by nature",
then that is what I am going to act out.
I will be forever battling secret sins
and will be riddled with guilt,
and subsequently I will be calling the Psychlogist for a panacea.
If I see myself as essentially " corrupt to the core",
I am not going to be able to receive God's Grace,
because I will feel unworthy of His Love.
To say that you are still "corrupt by nature",
is to deny the Power of the Cross ,
and relegates Christianity to be classified
as another "religious opiate of the people".
To declare that you are " corrupt by nature",
will enslave you to the gravity of sin,
and ensure your inability to overcome secret sins.
The reality is that we are no longer "corrupt by nature",
we are now New Creations in Christ Jesus.
To believe otherwise is to contradict
the clear message of Paul's letter to the Romans.
It is absolutely ridiculous to believe that Jesus
would be Crucified and Resurrected ,
only to leave us "corrupt by nature".
We will continue with this Series in the next Part.
Would you like to join the Discussion on Facebook ?
Christian Leadership College
We are surrounded by identity crisis
in today's western society.
Depression, Anxiety and other emotional problems
are on the increase.
Psychologists have coined a phrase ,
"I'm Ok , you're Ok",
to summarise a psycholgical discovery.
This principal basically states that if I feel that I'm Ok,
then I am going to see you as Ok.
If however I feel bad about myself,
or if I see flaws in my personality,
or I am unhappy about some aspect of my appearance,
or I am in some other way negative about myself,
I will therefore see flaws in you.
How does this concept relate to
Who we say we are as Christians ?
Often we hear the following being taught ,
" I'm just a lowly sinner like everybody else,
corrupt by nature,
a humble sinner saved by Grace,
an unworthy sinner,
rotten to the core with sin,
flawed by the nature of sin. "
Is it any wonder that Psychologists offices are packed with Christians ?
If I see myself as " corrupt by nature",
then that is what I am going to act out.
I will be forever battling secret sins
and will be riddled with guilt,
and subsequently I will be calling the Psychlogist for a panacea.
If I see myself as essentially " corrupt to the core",
I am not going to be able to receive God's Grace,
because I will feel unworthy of His Love.
To say that you are still "corrupt by nature",
is to deny the Power of the Cross ,
and relegates Christianity to be classified
as another "religious opiate of the people".
To declare that you are " corrupt by nature",
will enslave you to the gravity of sin,
and ensure your inability to overcome secret sins.
The reality is that we are no longer "corrupt by nature",
we are now New Creations in Christ Jesus.
To believe otherwise is to contradict
the clear message of Paul's letter to the Romans.
It is absolutely ridiculous to believe that Jesus
would be Crucified and Resurrected ,
only to leave us "corrupt by nature".
We will continue with this Series in the next Part.
Would you like to join the Discussion on Facebook ?
Christian Leadership College
Copyright - Craig Holme - 2013
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