“Early in this century the battle was over the innerancy of the Scriptures. Today the battle is over the sufficiency of the Scriptures.” Dr. James Boice
We have long been concerned about the increasing influence of secular psychology upon the life and ministry of the Church. Borrowing medical terminology and claiming the authority of empirical science, its humanistic theories and methodologies have been welcomed into the very center of the life of Christ's church. When we deal with "spiritual" matters we still go to the Bible. But, when we deal with the "deep" problems of the soul, we now turn to the "experts" of the psyche, the psychologists and psychiatrists. The Bible, which is designed to purposefully and powerfully deal with the soul is laid aside.
"Parents throughout the country are being pressured and coerced by schools to give psychiatric drugs to their children. Teachers, school psychologists, and administrators commonly make dire threats about their inability to teach children without medicating them. They sometimes suggest that only medication can stave off a bleak future of delinquency and occupational failure. They even call child protective services to investigate parents for child neglect and they sometimes testify against parents in court. Often the schools recommend particular physicians who favor the use of stimulant drugs to control behavior." Dr. Peter R. Breggin, Testimony before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, September 29, 2000
