Comments on: Against therapeutic Christianity. https://pukeko.net.nz/blog/2012/12/against-therapeutic-christianity/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=against-therapeutic-christianity Bleak Theology: Hopeful Science Mon, 10 Dec 2012 00:08:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5 By: chrisgale https://pukeko.net.nz/blog/2012/12/against-therapeutic-christianity/#comment-964 chrisgale Tue, 04 Dec 2012 21:19:00 +0000 https://pukeko.net.nz/blog/?p=1264#comment-964 Most pastors are more into comfort than theology. Across the board, including kirks which are supposed to be reformed.

Classic example: Barry (my pastor) scraped through his B.Th. He has PhDs in theology in the congregation. (University town). Barry is a pastor — he is not the best thinker by far in the congregation. But he bleeds praying for us.

Often the laity have to correct the pastorate, since there is no real difference in education. (My Greek is lousy, but better than Barry’s for instance).

]]> By: Butterfly Flower https://pukeko.net.nz/blog/2012/12/against-therapeutic-christianity/#comment-963 Butterfly Flower Tue, 04 Dec 2012 21:11:00 +0000 https://pukeko.net.nz/blog/?p=1264#comment-963 I think a strong reformed church would avoid “Therapeutic Christianity”.
Many churches are afraid to address sins, or even acknowledge the
sinful behavior of the congregation [thrice divorced woman? Thou shall
not judge...] A church that only provides “warm and fuzzy” supportive
sermons must not believe it’s congregation is capable of committing
evil, and, well, that’s just poor theology.

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