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Re: Just Some Things I've Been Holding In
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Originally Posted by CC1
I didn't say he needed to keep going to THAT church. I said that he needed A church to support him, teach him, disciple, him etc as Ephesians chapter 4 tells us when talking about why Christians need pastors, teachers, etc in their lives to help disciple them.
You are absolutely correct that he needs some practical counseling and support. If you have read my posts you will see that I have strongly urged him to seek out CERTIFIED Christian counseling and gave him pointers on how to find one of those counselors.
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I'm more inclined to agree with this approach.
I don't know Matt's situation fully, and not sure about his church, but it sounds like it's more inclined to the "just pray about it and it will go away" approach than the "let's use our brains, and seek out people who can help us" approach.
Many of our churches take the same approach to mental health as some of the extremist groups take to physical help - no doctors needed, thank you.
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