Friday Apr 05, 2024
EP.16 Toxic Positivity in the Church
Have you ever felt like you have to be totally fake on Sundays? Have you found it difficult to make genuine connections with other believers because you're hurting and you don't feel comfortable admitting it? Join me as I discuss this phenomenon of Toxic Positivity that sometimes keeps us separated from each other and God.
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Having said that, I also believe that in the same way that we can “be angry and do not sin” Eph 4:26, we can also experience anxiety or fear and take it to the Lord in faith, and not condemn ourselves for experiencing it. If the presence of anxiety is in itself sinful, then what do we do with Gethsemane? I believe that experiencing anxiety and taking it to the Lord in faith is exactly what we should do, but if it drives us to doubt and unbelief, it becomes sinful.
Monday Apr 15, 2024
Jen. Thanks so much for listening and asking a really valid question. What I was trying to communicate in the episode is that the experience of anxiety is not automatically sinful. There are verses that say not to be afraid or anxious, and I understand that since it says not to, we assume that it is therefore a sin to be anxious or afraid. Let me be super clear, there are instances where anxiety or fear are stemming from unbelief and can indeed be sinful.
Monday Apr 15, 2024
I accidentally submitted and wasn’t done lol. Anyway my one question concern with this episode is you say the Bible doesn’t say anything about calling anxiety sin. I truly am learning the Bible in a new way with the Theocast guys, law/ gospel distinction so I’m open to a new way of understanding- but what about verses Phil 4:5-7, or Luke 12 and the many many verses saying do not be afraid which is not always fear in the sense of like monsters but appear along the lines of anxious thoughts.
Monday Apr 15, 2024
I really enjoyed this and it was a lot to think about. I SO appreciate people speaking up boldly about some toxic ideas in the American church and with some celebrity status preachers/ teachers and their organizations. The damage some of these have caused is terrible and widespread.
Monday Apr 15, 2024
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