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| Bazlers' Response to Christianity Today Article "I Was Married to Jekyll and Hyde"Dear Marriage Partnership, I read the subject article ["I Was Married to Jekyll and Hyde," Winter 2003] and would like to make you aware of some serious unbiblical and unscientific assumptions you have made. I am a former psychotherapist with 10 years of experience in the mental health field. After becoming a Christian, I left the field because of the gross incompatibility between psychology and Christianity that I observed. The lessons your readers get from this article are: 1) Your husband may have a bipolar disorder like mine - it's not sin for which he is responsible, but a "disease." 2) Your husband's bipolar disorder can be treated with God's grace PLUS the proper amount of medication and therapy. Both of these lessons are unbiblical and not grounded in research. First, John does not suffer from a bipolar disorder. Disorders are psychology's way of giving excuses for sinful behavior. Instead, John was steeped in his sinful nature - with his drunkenness and outbursts of wrath (Galatians 5:19-21) - and needed to be held accountable by the local church pastor. This man needed to be cast out of the local fellowship and delivered unto Satan by his pastor, in the hope that he would be ashamed and repent from his sin (1 Cor. 5:4-5, 2 Cor. 7:9-10). Your article states, "All the mania mixed with depression had a medical explanation." This is an outright lie. No one in the psychology field has been able to prove that bipolar disorder is a true medical disease with a known cause, treatment, and outcome. It is simply a label based on subjective observations of behavior made by psychological "experts." A behavior becomes a disorder in psychology's bible of disorders--the DSM--by ballot, not by objective testing. For instance, homosexuality was removed from the DSM as a disorder due to pressures from pro-homosexual special interest groups on the day of the vote. There is also NO evidence that bipolar stems from genetics, which your article confidently states. In addition, bipolar is NOT a medical phenomenon in the brain that can be treated with psychotropic medication. Contrary to what the public is told, biochemical imbalances in the brain have NEVER been proven to cause mental disorders like bipolar. Rather, it is well-known that the medications themselves alter brain function and personality, sometimes permanently. These medications are extremely addictive and dangerous, and the patient becomes dependent on the drug, instead of God, to function normally. People get prescriptions for highly addictive medications after as little as five minutes of subjective observation by a doctor--no tests are run to show that the person actually has a chemical imbalance. Second, your article concludes with the moral of the story: "With God's grace and provision and with education and treatment, healing and restoration are possible for those affected by this troubling disease." Not only is bipolar disorder not a physical or mental "disease" (but instead a sinful behavior), but going to a psychiatrist or psychotherapist for help takes away from Christ's work on the cross to sanctify us. When Peter said, "For God has given us ALL things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and virtue," did he really mean all things except when it comes to bipolar disorder, then you need the help of a psychologist? No, God's grace is sufficient for ALL of our mental, emotional, and behavioral issues. He is our doctor in this invisible area of our soul. Paul warns in Colossians 2:8-10, "Beware lest anyone cheat you through philosophy [psychology is not a science but a philosophy of life] or empty deceit, according to the tradition of men [psychology was founded by godless men as a humanistic alternative to religion], according to the basic principles of the world, and not according to Christ... You are complete in Him." If God says we are complete in Christ, then why do we need psychology's help, especially when it is a philosophy of life contrary to Christianity? Psychology teaches to blame your behavior on your disorder/disease/illness/addiction/etc.; Christianity teaches to take responsibility and call it sin. Psychology teaches to look to a therapist or a pill to help you with your problems; Christianity teaches to look to Jesus for help in time of need. Jesus Christ is our Wonderful Counselor, not the priests of psychology--Christian or otherwise. How sad and tragic that you have lead thousands of people astray by pointing them to the Savior of Psychology and Medication instead of the author and finisher of their faith, the Lord Jesus Christ, "in whom are hidden ALL the treasures of wisdom and knowledge." (Colossians 2:3) What John needs to realize is not, "the seriousness of his disorder," but the seriousness of his sin and rebellion against God. He needs to fear God and repent, for "the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding (Proverbs 9:10). If John and his wife want wisdom in handling their marriage, they should stop looking to the worldly wisdom of psychology for answers and start seeking the wisdom that comes from above. He should detox his temple from the drugs that are making him "manageable" (read doped up) and restore his relationship with God. God will heal their marriage if they do it His way, and not psychology's way. It is time for Christians to forsake the empty cisterns of psychology, accept responsibility for their sin, and return to a dependent, abiding relationship with their Maker. It is time for Christians to look to Christ alone for each and every mental, emotional and behavioral problem. God's grace is sufficient for us. Lisa and Ryan Bazler Authors of Psychology Debunked: Revealing the Overcoming Life - www.psychologydebunked.com
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