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NASB | Mark 5:15 They *came to Jesus and *observed the man who had been demon-possessed sitting down, clothed and in his right mind, the very man who had had the "legion"; and they became frightened. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Mark 5:15 They came to Jesus and saw the man who had been demon-possessed sitting down, clothed and in his right mind, the man who had [previously] had the "legion" [of demons]; and they were frightened. |
Subject: Personality disorder or demon possesion? |
Bible Note: Hi, Jeff... Good comments. I think that some of the problem is that we've let the world in general -- and psychology in particular -- hijack some of what has traditionally been a matter of the church. A good example is something like Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) in children. The Bible calls that rebellion and foolishness, prescribing very specific remedies. As terminology is changed -- for economic and "scientific" purposes -- the clear connection with sin becomes completely obfuscated (camouflaged?). Dr. Richard Ganz, a professional who has been on both sides of the issue, wrote a wonderful book entitled "Psychobabble: The Failure of Modern Psychology and the Biblical Alternative." I highly recommend the book for anyone who seeks a proper understanding how secular approaches to "mental health" have interloped into the proper domain of the church. I appreciated how George Grant summarized Gantz' work with the observation that "the modern church seems to have replaced repentance with recovery, sanctification with serenity, and piety with therapy..." In Him, Doc |