Reviews for 12 "Christian" Beliefs That Can Drive You Crazy

The average rating for 12 "Christian" Beliefs That Can Drive You Crazy based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2018-05-29 00:00:00 Justin Bain Excellent advice that busts through a lot of beliefs many of us, even non-Christians, take for granted.

Review # 2 was written on 2018-01-09 00:00:00 Thomas Herrera This book would've been perfect, had I read it when it came out in 1995. All 12 of these non-Christian beliefs were commonplace growing up. As an adult, we now parody many of these word-for-word. "Just give it to God" or "I can solve this by praying and going to church more." This isn't to say that Christian culture as a whole doesn't still struggle with holdovers of these beliefs. However, they do not seem to have as widespread acceptance as they did over 20 years ago. I love Henry Cloud and believe that a lot of Christianity can benefit from insights learned from counseling. That being said, in the books of his that I've read, he has a horrible habit of Biblical proof-texting. That is to say, he finds some truth that he learns in counseling and then in order to hand that truth to a Christian audience, he uses out of context scriptures to give himself the authority. While I think a lot of what he's saying is true, anyone can play this game. Hence why I'm not a fan of proof-texting. Finally, several of these beliefs are rehashed again, in a way I much preferred, in his book on Boundaries. Overall, I did like some material for this book, but I ended up quitting less than halfway through because of the issues mentioned above. Here are the 12 myths: 1: It's selfish to have my needs met 2: If I'm spiritual enough, I will have no pain or sinfulness 3: If I change my behavior, I will grow emotionally and spiritually 4: I just need to give it to the Lord 5: One Day I'll be finished with recovery 6: Leave the past behind 7: If I have God, I don't need people 8: 'Shoulds' are good 9: Guilt and Shame are good for me 10: If I make right choices, I will grow spiritually 11: Just doing the right thing is more important than why I do it 12: If I know the truth, I will grow