
Grace for the Afflicted
A Clinical and Biblical Perspective on Mental Illness
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Adam Verner
Why has the church struggled in ministering to those with mental illnesses?
Each day men and women diagnosed with mental disorders are told they need to pray more and turn from their sin. Mental illness is equated with demonic possession, weak faith, and generational sin. As both a church leader and a professor of psychology and behavioral sciences, Michael S. Stanford has seen far too many mentally ill brothers and sisters damaged by well-meaning believers who respond to them out of fear or misinformation rather than grace.
Grace for the Afflicted educates Christians about mental illness from both biblical and scientific perspectives. Stanford presents insights into our physical and spiritual nature and discusses the appropriate role of psychology and psychiatry in the life of the believer. Describing common mental disorders, Stanford probes what science says and what the Bible says about each illness.
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very informative.
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Insight into the human condition
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Grace for the Afflicted is eye opening and fascinating sharing wonderful details of mental illness in the Bible as well as many current personal testimonies. Hearing stories of others struggles and what the the steps they took to overcome and successfully live with their mental illness has given me a new profound desire to get the word out that people with mental illness can rock!!! Thank you for such a wonderful, inspirational resource Mr. Stanford!
Great Resource To share with our mental health culture
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Scripture from this book that I liked:
Neither this man nor his parents sinned,' said Jesus, 'but this happened so that the works of God might be displayed in him.'" John 9:3
Christians Should find a therapist that shares their own faith, that way they guide the patient in line with God's word
Lycanthropy, derived from the Greek words "lykos" (wolf) and "anthropos" (man), refers to both a mental disorder where someone believes they are a wolf or other animal, and the mythical condition of shapeshifting into a wolf or other animal
Manic episode-
A manic episode is a period of abnormally elevated or irritable mood that lasts for at least one week
Saul from the Bible most likely had bipolar type 2 with paranoia
People go to church first before they seek out professional help and sometimes the church is they only place they seek, the church should guide them to seek professional help.
the author combines mental health facts with christianity
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Hope in Mental Health in Church
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look for adequate team of experts to find the best care for my son. I learned that the sooner you start the better and that there is a future! Thank you!
Digging deeper on causes for disciplinary problems
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Relevance
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Great first and last chapter
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