Deciphering the psychosocial wrangling of the apostolic world and its far reaching implications renders advanced economics and statistics to child’s play. lol
In thinking and re thinking the psychology of religion, I have stumbled upon too many negative effects which go unnoticed due to their ability to holistically integrate and interweave with one’s consciousness.
The great pile of evidence which lies before me suggests not only a change of heart and a desire to be close to God, but also an almost crippling obsession with being right, revered and envied. Persons have and will continue to deny identity, personality and even family not to develop a relationship with Christ (which nullifies none of these things) but instead a superiority which I will describe as inverse-grace.
The inverse law of secularism defines a situation wherein the persons who need a service the most, experience the lowest access to that service and also comprise of the greater bulk of those needing the service. The example can be drawn from healthcare; the poorest of the poor due to their living conditions and exposure to the social determinants of health, create a heavier burden on the health care system and are usually those who cannot afford to pay.
Inverse grace: The acknowledgement of all that is necessary for salvation followed by doing the total opposite in hopes of gaining said salvation.
The human brain is so capable of adjusting to accept any given conditions as normal, that what we or any person, group or institution can define as normal becomes obsolete...
This is where religion fails miserably. Compared to having a relationship with God, the excessive demands to conform eventually skews one vision of what is 'normal' and hence what is 'taboo'... and results in defeating it's intended purpose...
Just saying... Change and Growth, - SB
not quite finished, but you get the drift :)
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