Jesus Christ ‘May Have Suffered from Mental Health Problems’, Claims Church of England
August 27, 2012 6 Comments
Again, making the case as to why one CANNOT in good conscience remain an Anglican in communion with the Church of England.
A Suggested sermon produced by the Church of England for clerics attempting to tackle the stigma of mental health pulls no punches.
Written by the Rev Eva McIntyre on behalf of the Church’s Archbishops’ Council and the Time to Change mental health campaign, it suggests John the Baptist, St Paul, St Francis and other figures from the Bible may all have been mentally ill.
It even asks followers to consider accusations made in the New Testament that Jesus “had lost his mind”.
It reads: “Many of the people we read about in Bible stories might today be considered as having mental health issues. “For example, ‘Would Jesus’ family maybe on occasion have said, ‘Cousin John is a bit odd, bless him!’ when John the Baptist took to his eccentric style of life?
“It has long been thought that King Saul, in the books of Samuel, was displaying mood swings that suggest he had bi-polar disorder and some think that St Paul’s Damascus Road experience was the result of some sort of breakdown or psychotic episode…
Good grief! What convoluted and inaccurate theology. Heresy.
The rest and what is a downright blasphemous sermon (written by a priestess) is here.
About Fr Stephen Smuts
Now that’s Blasphemy & Apostasy, and perhaps spoken by an Apostate? Good grief, its way long time to “dust off your feet”, and go!
Sadly, I could see that coming because a few years ago I saw a report on how police are learning how to figure out whether or not a person is going to commit criminal behavior. They were using old pictures of Jesus and the Saints when they were in agony to provide an example of mental illness. It is also being increasingly seen in some psychological spheres to consider belief, guilt, and sadness as illnesses. There is no such thing as redemptive suffering to non-believers. I think it goes back to the three ways of seeing Jesus, too: Lord, liar or fool. For those who don’t believe, it is the latter two. Thank you for the reminder about this error. God bless…
It’s the Church of England that suffers from Mental Health Problems!
“Rev. Eva McIntyre”? That alone speaks for itself.
A world going MAD – and the Devil is having a field day!
Sounds like “claims” from the ‘Church of Satan’!
Indeed “satan is the god of this world or age” (2 Cor. 4:4), but as Luther said, ‘Satan is God’s satan,’ and GOD is Sovereign! Jesus has defeated Satan, and HE..Jesus is Victor! (2 Cor. 4:6)
I write here from the perspective of a Catholic with mental illness. http://catholicbandita.com/c-of-e-general-synod-member-says-jesus-may-have-been-mentally-ill/