BIBLICAL THERAPY VERSUS MODERN PSYCHOLOGY
THE BIBLE WINS HANDS DOWN
In this post you can compare how Biblical Therapy compares with modern day psychology and psychiatry. There’s no question who the winner is!
| THE BIBLE | PSYCHOLOGY AND PSYCHIATRY |
| The Bible as a textbook is sufficient
and authoritative |
Many different theories and philosophies |
| One set immutable standard for
morals |
No defined role model for living
morals |
| Real science; tested over thousands
of years as effective and reliable, does not change values or outcome |
Pseudo-science; very recent development
that changes values with prevailing trends & secular mind sets |
| Christ and God centred | Man and society centred |
| Responsible for decisions | Product of environment |
| Accountability for actions | Blame shifting |
| Addiction is a sin | Addiction is a disease |
| Sin was forgiven in Christ Jesus | No medical cure |
| Faith in God required | Faith in self is required |
| Addiction has a spiritual root cause
based on obedience to God |
Addiction has external root causes
beyond your control |
| Deals with spiritual inner issues,
emotional/mental and physical issues. |
Deals only with psychological and
medical issues. |
| Promotes abstinence and total
sobriety |
Prescribes alternative addictive
drugs |
| Promotes Christian love and discipline | Sympathizes and promotes self-pity |
| Protects society against criminals
(confess your sins) |
Protects criminals against exposure
(protect your privacy) |
| Submit to laws of country | Stand on your rights to party |
| Holy Spirit led counsel | Counsel depends on human knowledge |
| God knows man fully | Man does not know himself. |
| Lasting and high success rate | Very poor prognosis |
DR KRIGE AND HOUSE REGENERATION
This adapted content was extracted from A Biblical Approach to Psychotherapy authored by Dr Ado Krige, the Founding Director of House Regeneration, a South African drug rehabilitation centre offering a comprehensive discipleship training program. By applying principles of Biblical Therapy, using the Scriptures to teach, rebuke, correct, and train in righteousness, House Regeneration counsellors show anyone who has suffered from addiction how to fully understand why they do what they do and how to bring their belief systems in line with the Word of God.