Am I Spiritually Sick?

Dr. Couch, am I spiritually sick?

 

If you are under 35 you very well may be spiritual sick. You may have the disease called The Postmodern Syndrome. Here are some of the symptoms:

1. You go to church to get emotionally charged up with rock music, yelling and screaming, dancing around the isle with hands in the air.
2. You are not interested in the deep teachings of God’s Word. You prefer “feel-good” emotional “how-to” messages.
3. You want short devotionals at church. Nothing boring like Bible teaching verse-by-verse from the pulpit!
4. You probably have some doubts about certain Bible doctrines—inspiration of Scripture, the return of Christ, etc. Especially prophecy—can’t listen to anything that might be divisive! And after all we really can’t be dogmatic about the return of Christ!
5. You are more interested in personality issues rather than the strong authority and standard doctrines of the Bible.
6. You want to be “authenticated,” whatever that means! (Secular psychology)
7. You do not like Bible teachers (like Dr. Couch) who say, “This is what the Bible says!” That is too dogmatic and “pushy.”
8. You say you are not into church growth but ironically, you are into the church growth movement!
9. At church you want food courts, tennis courts, workout rooms, etc.
10. When you take your kids to church you want to know if they are “safe.” You don’t ask about what they will be getting spiritually from the Word of God.
11. As a yuppie parent you know more about green fungus on the walls, unsafe spinach, and asthma than what the Bible teaches. Again, the key idea here: “Is my kid safe?”
12. You take your kids to the doctor three times each month. You give them prescription drugs for stopped up noses instead of using the old nose drops like my generation did. (I don’t know how we survived!)
13. At worship service, as some churches are doing, you express yourself by painting watercolor images or producing a video message DVD! Self expression supposedly helps you learn about God! This helps you engage in “honest conversation” and ultimately will aid you to search and find the truth! (This is actually happening at some postmodern assemblies!)
14. You say you are a Christian but you practice humming and staring at your navel while sitting in the lotus position at the Friday morning workout in the church gym.
15. You use playdough to mold an image of yourself which shows how God has you in His hands. If the playdough droops a bit, that illustrates how God is an ever-changing deity. (This really happens in some churches)
16. You are into a “hyper-individualistic pursuit of faith” rather than into searching the Scriptures to understand objective and unmovable doctrine.
17. You are trying to establish your faith with an inward journey, trying to have your “felt-needs” met.
18. You believe secular psychology is helpful in bringing enlightenment to the Bible.
19. You believe “Commitment and Sacrifice” is some kind of new online game.
20. Because you are so into Christian rock music with all the hot instruments, you think an “organ” is some kind of body part.
21. To show congregational unity the folks in the church pass a beach ball around the auditorium. (This actually happens)

Think it over. 

Dr. Mal Couch