The Ambiguity Surrounding "Christian Psychology"

1 Corinthians 15:13 Watch ye, stand in the faith, be men, be strong. Let us use discernment in all things.

The Ambiguity Surrounding “Christian Psychology”.
Here's a question to ponder:

Have believers compromised their God-given "birthright" by accepting counterfeit solutions to emotional and spiritual issues that are common to man?  . . . . The study of psychology has become the number two career choice for all college students. In fact, the popularity of this "science of the soul" is even greater among those enrolled in Christian colleges and seminaries.(thebereancall.org)

It was Norman Vincent Peale who conceived “Christian Psychology,” and the idea, according to The Berean Call.org, was rejected by the Christian Church for half a century.Peale persisted in his support of the idea, and then it was picked up by Robert Schuller, his protege, and then others followed. It has been currently and it is currently adapted into the Christian Churches. So now we have Colleges and Universities training Christian Psychologists and Counselors. An idea which was scorned for fifty years is now the norm in the Christian Church.

My main point is this: Mr. Peale was a Freemason and not a Christian. Freemasons do join Christian Churches, but it is only to infiltrate them with false teachings. Freemasonry, in its rituals, reveres a god they call Jabulon, which is supposed to be a combination of three gods: Jehovah, Baal, and Osiris the sun god. Can a man who worships in this way really successfully conceive of anything that is Christian? The teachings of Freemasonry do not in any way evangelize about Salvation or Forgiveness, or even Sin, for that matter. So how did a man who participated in Freemasonry develop anything Christian, which teaches all these things?

Consider John Mark Templeton, who funded the Templeton Prize for Progress in Religion, and he is the leading advocate of Mind-Science cult heresies. He was promoted by Mr. Peale and Dr. Schuller for his metaphysical delusion among evangelicals. An article in Schuller's “Possibilities” magazine quotes Templeton as saying, “Nothing exists except God” which is Pantheism, also “the Christ Spirit, dwells in every human being, whether the person knows it or not.” which is Universalism. The Mind-Science aspect of it works out this way: “God is all and God is good; therefore, all is good. If you see something that looks like evil, sickness, suffering or death, it doesn't exist. You have been deceived by your own negative thinking and need to become a Positive Thinker.” One can see why Christian Psychology was rejected for all those years, but for some reason it has become popular with the Church. This is the beginning of bad doctrine creeping into the Christian Church.

Consider the ironic statement by James Dobson, in his 1988 Focus on the Family: “Christian Psychology is a worthy profession for a young believer to pursue, provided his faith is strong enough to withstand the humanistic concepts to which he will be exposed...” Christians need to beware of false doctrines and false Prophets. The Bible tells us in 1 Corinthians 16:13; “Watch ye, stand in the faith, be men, be strong.” Therefore let us use discernment in all things.