Christian groups are usually pretty hit-or-miss. If you tear the religion down, crack open its bones, and scoop out the marrow, you’ll find a lot of the same lessons as are discussed here. It’s old, often obtuse, and it’s obvious that the writers and compilers weren’t sure why it was this way, only that it is. Jordan Peterson, for example, has some excellent dissections of various parts of Christianity and what it tries to achieve as viewed through the lens of modern psychology, and it’s hard to look at any of the pieces and say that they are bad. Because they work.
But a lot of churches don’t do that. They get caught up in the mysticism and never look further. The really bad ones will criticize anyone who even notices the practical, good effects for being “worldly”. Don’t waste your time with those ones. They’re just a mutual admiration society and any actually beneficial effects on their lives are purely incidental.
Christian groups are usually pretty hit-or-miss. If you tear the religion down, crack open its bones, and scoop out the marrow, you’ll find a lot of the same lessons as are discussed here. It’s old, often obtuse, and it’s obvious that the writers and compilers weren’t sure why it was this way, only that it is. Jordan Peterson, for example, has some excellent dissections of various parts of Christianity and what it tries to achieve as viewed through the lens of modern psychology, and it’s hard to look at any of the pieces and say that they are bad. Because they work.
But a lot of churches don’t do that. They get caught up in the mysticism and never look further. The really bad ones will criticize anyone who even notices the practical, good effects for being “worldly”. Don’t waste your time with those ones. They’re just a mutual admiration society and any actually beneficial effects on their lives are purely incidental.