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1 | Scripture dealing with depression | Jeremiah | puppytoes | 226011 | ||
Is there any scripture for dealing with depression? | ||||||
2 | Scripture dealing with depression | Jeremiah | eklmattke | 226012 | ||
Jeremiah 29:11 speaks excellent of dealing with depression. A person who is going through this an easily become encouraged because they are comforted knowing that God has plans and a future for them. This is great news to help change negative thinking to positive. | ||||||
3 | Scripture dealing with depression | Jeremiah | DocTrinsograce | 226017 | ||
Dear Eklmattke, There is a great danger of relieving depression contrary to what God is doing with a person. More often than not what we blithely call "depression" today is what the Scriptures call guilt. We must not ease the pain of guilt without dealing with the root, lest we find ourselves working at cross purposes to God (Isaiah 45:9), eliminating all possibility of good, and including ourselves in Isaiah's curse (cf Ezekiel 13:10-15). Guilt serves very valuable purposes in this world: it convicts all men of coming judgment (John 16:8-11), it is the catalyst of salvation (Psalm 18:27; Luke 18:14), it is used by God to train the believer's heart (2 Corinthians 7:9), etc. etc. So, for the lost person, we must inform them of the cause of their guilt. The Law must be allowed to do its work of wounding, before the Gospel balm may be applied. For the saved person, we must inquire about their walk with God or their understanding of Gospel. Sin must be dealt with in the former situation (Galatians 6:1; Hebrews 10:26). In the latter situation, they may need to have their understanding corrected (Ephesians 2). Notice, even in the passage you cited, what is the result of God's assertion in Jeremiah 29:11? Does verse 12 say, "'Then you will change your negative thinking to positive?'" No, it says "'Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart. I will be found by you,' declares the LORD" (Jeremiah 29:12-14a NASB) "It is better to go to a house of mourning Than to go to a house of feasting, Because that is the end of every man, And the living takes it to heart. Sorrow is better than laughter, For when a face is sad a heart may be happy. The mind of the wise is in the house of mourning, While the mind of fools is in the house of pleasure. It is better to listen to the rebuke of a wise man Than for one to listen to the song of fools." (Ecclesiastes 7:2-5 NASB) Thus... we do not administer pain killers... we administer truth. In Him, Doc |
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4 | Scripture dealing with depression | Jeremiah | eklmattke | 226018 | ||
That is your opinion. Thank you for the lecture that I did not request. | ||||||
5 | Scripture dealing with depression | Jeremiah | Beja | 226019 | ||
Eklematke, There is some sound godly advice in what Doc has said. The heart of it goes to this question, what if they are depressed because they are lost and under the wrath of God, and they are needing to be taught of faith and repentence and yet we simply shout out, "All is well!" What then have we done if they believe us? They will smile and feel better and go out from us still in a lost state. So there is some dange in always giving the answer, "Don't worry, God is for you!" to all problems. We must inquire as to where the problem is coming from. It may be that quite different verses are needed. Perhaps verses that confirm that they are in a lost state in need of the saving grace of God in Christ Jesus. But so that you know he spoke godly council to you rather than his own opinion, here is a verse that shows you that such hesitancy in answering is indeed scriptural. Pro 18:13 He who gives an answer before he hears, It is folly and shame to him. And here is scripture condemning the unfounded speaking of God's favor upon people. Jer 23:16-22 Thus says the LORD of hosts, "Do not listen to the words of the prophets who are prophesying to you. They are leading you into futility; They speak a vision of their own imagination, Not from the mouth of the LORD. They keep saying to those who despise Me, 'The LORD has said, "You will have peace"'; And as for everyone who walks in the stubbornness of his own heart, They say, 'Calamity will not come upon you.' But who has stood in the council of the LORD, That he should see and hear His word? Who has given heed to His word and listened? Behold, the storm of the LORD has gone forth in wrath, Even a whirling tempest; It will swirl down on the head of the wicked. The anger of the LORD will not turn back Until He has performed and carried out the purposes of His heart; In the last days you will clearly understand it. I did not send these prophets, But they ran. I did not speak to them, But they prophesied. But if they had stood in My council, Then they would have announced My words to My people, and would have turned them back from their evil way and from the evil of their deeds." In Christ, Beja |
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