Summary of Contrasts
From "Why Christians Can't Trust Psychology"

PSYCHOLOGY BIBLICAL CHRISTIANTY

1. Comes from the heart of man

1. Comes from the heart of God

2. "In the beginning … bog" 2. "In the beginning …GOD"
3. Man's origin-random events 3. Special creation
4. In existence for less than a century 4. AD
5. Truth is where you find it-man is final judge
5. Bible-absolute source of truth
6. Psychology -a priesthood of therapists who quote one another 6. A leadership of ministers who preach from the Scriptures
7. Supported by fee schedules and insurance 7. Supported by tithes and offerings of God's people
8. Claims to have answers to mans ultimate question 8. Claims to have explanations for the deepest questions man can ask (Where did I come from? Why am I here? How am I to behave? How can we change? What is the future?)
9. Claims to explain the unconscious drives of the human mind

9. The Bible claims to reveal the motives of the heart

10. Claims that man can transform himself by learning to understand, accept, and love himself 10. Humans are transformed by the miraculous mysterious power of God
11. Man is essentially good and needs to recognize his potential 11. Man is a sinner, separated from the life of God
12. Man is only limited by his imagination 12. Without Christ, man is hopeless
13. Man can find his own way 13. Christ is the ONLY way
14. Psychology says man suffers from disorders 14. The Bible calls sin by name
15. Integrationists say we must counsel as the world does

15. Do not be conformed to the world

16. Man is a victim of his environment 16. Man is responsible for his choices
17. We must return to our past, embrace our pain and explore our inner self 17. We can be forgiven, cleansed, healed
18. Conscience is desensitized to guilt 18. God's forgiveness is realized
19. We must actualize self 19. We must crucify self
20. Freud says our battle is sexual 20. Our battle is spiritual
21. Points man to self 21. Points man to God
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Pastor Scott Roberts
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