Thipdar,
The Bible itself says satan is the accusor, and not God. I'm not calling the Bible - satan either. What I'm saying is that guilt can be dysfunctional guilt, fear can be dysfunctional fear, and remorse can be dysfunctional remorse.
What I'm trying to offer to people is a way out of the trap. The basic ideas of the christian religion are salvation and not condemnation, freedom and not legalistic law keeping. We are supposed to make the religion attractive not repellant. I fully believe that the Christian religion is more there for healing and support than it is for "righteousness". Christ healed in His missions. He offered hope. He did not go around making people feel bad. When the people of the day were disillusioned with religious practices of the day, he gave them a way out, he gave them grace. The Gospel is not a Gospel of guilt and bad feeling.
Religion can become dysfunctional if it is causing death instead of life, condemning instead of saving, limiting instead of freeing.
The idea, of God sitting on your throne, I've heard before often. But I'm afraid it is not a very psychologically healthy idea. For instance, you get the picture: A person who always asks God for guidance instead of doing what there own common sense tells them to do. That is totally dysfunctional!!! What next God? What do I do next? Use your mind.
The fact is the self is always incharge, and God cannot psychologically sit on your throne. If we are to be free, we are to be in charge of our lives, doing what we choose. Otherwise we have no choice. We cannot be what God makes us either!! We make ourselves into a unique person, otherwise we all become a rehashed version of a religion. That is not life-giving. That smells of death.
Too many christians now days are relying on books to give them wisdom. Use your experience it's the richest source of wisdom in your life. It is unique. It is important. How many books have you read that rehash the same stuff over and over again. It's because people aren't learning from their experiences, we are all dragging mankind's history with us, and we are not getting fresh points of view.
A fresh point of view is what is needed.
Kind Regards
Grant
