A Critical Review: Peter Scazzero’s Emotionally Healthy Spirituality (Part Three)

PatriotandLiberty ^ | 4/14/23 | Martin and Deirdre Bobgan

[spirited irish]

The title of Peter Scazzero’s Chapter 2 of Emotionally Healthy Spirituality[1] is: “Know Yourself That You May Know God: Becoming Your Authentic Self.” Scazzero’s title is enticing with its promises and draws individuals into his system of trying to discover oneself through psychological means rather than from the Word of God. However, we can only know ourselves accurately through what God has revealed in His Word! Moreover, we don’t get to know God by knowing ourselves outside of Scripture! We only know Him through His own words of self-revelation. We are in grave error when we focus on ourselves and our own feelings in order to know ourselves or God. Any look at self needs to be through the lens of Scripture. In fact, Scazzero’s errors come through looking at Scripture through psychological systems devised by unbelievers, some of whom are enemies of Christianity.

[SoConPubbie]

I am so sick and tired of the poison of "Emotionality" that today's Christian Churches have imbibed.

It runs counter to the Gospel of Repentance, Faith, and Salvation.

But it is so pleasing to our emotions, our selfishness, and our sinfulness.

[hinckley buzzard]

Junk psychology and junk theology. This fellow needs to consider the advice of St Teresa of Avila: “when the devil reminds you of your past…remind him of his future.”

[spirited irish]

Much needed advice!