Okay, Christians, please.....?

Question

This by NO means is directed to all Christians. I am aware that this doesn't include even MOST Christians. But...
of all the categories for these Christians I speak of to go into a spread thier stupidity, mental illness in a new low. GOD will not fix everything. GOD gave up doctors and medication. GOD will not solve a schizophrenics voice or a bipolars mood swings. You are NOT helping these people by telling them to believe in GOD and it will all go away. Please, leave these people alone or at the very least add in that sermon somewhere "and talk to a doctor". Why do some of you do this??

LOL Yes this is something I am rather passionate about being the field of psycholgy. It frusterates me that people might not get the help they need because someone is telling them they just aren't praying hard enough. YES faith can HELP a person though this. But it doesn't TREAT a person.

Mystine, no it's not. Not in MOST cases. Read up on the regression of the placebo effect. The exceptions to the rule are NOt enough to NOT seek help when needed. If that were true, I wouldn't be bipolar

Oh good goddess. Being a Christian is fine. My dad is a Christian and he is the best man I have ever met. If this outlook doesn't apply to you, then I suppose I am not talking to you now am I? If I mean ALL Christians I wouldn't have put my little disclaimor in there. *roll eyes*

Nope, can't spell for crap when I get mad.

OH! And for the record, I went to a private CHRISTIAN school.

Answer 1

I am a Christian Preacher, writer and Evangelist and I AGREE with you 100 %.
Can God heal those afflicted with those diseases, YES.
But He may very well decide to do it through the Medical Profession, counseling and medication.

Answer 2

I am a Christian. When did I say I wasn't okay with Satanists? I have no hate or jealousy for Satanists or for anyone else. When did I say I did? You're making a sweeping generalization, an error in logic. I've never been hateful to a Satanist or anyone else.

Answer 3

Sadly, there is ignorance in all religions. God has blessed us with common sense. If you are mentally or physically unwell, and medications are prescribed to secure a healthy lifestyle, (God wants us to enjoy the fruits of this earth), do what's best for yourself! Having faith, and prayer does work as a devout Christian, but God doesn't want us to be foolish. I am sorry to hear you've had a bad experience with this.

Answer 4

Being a ministers kid, I grew up watching this take place all the time.

My dad was pretty good about convincing people to go to the hospital, but there were many people in the different churches he pastored that were all too quick to tell these poor people to trust in God and forget your medication.

I know of 4 people who ended up committing suicide, and one man who killed his neighbors because they were convinced by God fearing church members that Jesus was healing them, or that they just needed to seek God a little harder.

It was shameful and the people involved just went on believing that the confused people weren't praying hard enough, and weren't taking thier advise 'truely' to heart.

Answer 5

What religious you chosed is a way of healing your sick of theory. Let's return the physical problem back to physician otherwisse it will become a superinsitution of religious. I would not deny if the situation that physician cannot help, religious help to psycholgy heal better than nothing. In most of the budhaist book, they will not tell you to pray instead of physician heal.

Answer 6

Christians mean well, but some of them really go to the extreme sometimes...to the point of being delusional. Believing in God and praying to God can help you to cope with a situation, but it cannot solve the situation and make it disappear. I think that's the point they are trying to encourage. I'm sure it would be obvious to go to a doctor and not sit on the couch and wait for a miracle.

Answer 7

I hear you sweetie. A few of my friends seems to think that going off my meds and going to church will help me. When I stopped going to church, though, they were able to take me off one of my pills, so, it is sometimes part of the problem. Unfortunately, a lot of people think that their god will heal me when (in their religion) it is his fault that I am this way in the first place. Hehehehe!

(My father in law says that drugs should only be used for recreational purposes only.......LOL)

Blessed Be

Answer 8

Yes, you're actually referring to a very small minority of Christians that think that way. I want to say they're called seventh day adventists, but I'm not sure.

Actually I think the guy below me may have the group I'm thinking of.

Answer 9

Slow down honey....there are a lot of groups that say this but I don't know any Christians that do; not to say they don't.

But GOD gives us medicine the ability to create so we can have help for those that are schizophrenic, bipolar, mood swings and so on......

Answer 10

God is able. We cannot delegate back to God that which is OUR responsibility to do though.
Doing our part may mean having to examine the possibility of having distorted thought patterns.
Irrational thinking accounts for much. Change how you think, you can change how you behave. When the behaviors change, I guess that means a person won't meet the criteria for any diagnosis, right?