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How do you feel modern psychology and biblical theology function together and how should they not intersect?
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Somebody has to break the ice,so I will give it a go.
The more we learn and understand how the mind operates,how people relate to one another the better.
We also must continue to study the bible and all things related to it.That is how we grow in our faith.
They should not intersect when Jesus is taken out of the picture. That can happen in modern psychology,especially with all the studies and technical information,that comes from man and not Jesus.
Okay..I tried
They cannot function together because these are two different disciplines. However, some Christians today have integrated psychology and theology. The reason they say is to help the mentally and emotionally halt and lame—to deliver “the daughter of Abraham” whom Satan has been oppressing in the pit of depression. Hence, it is believed that psychology being a gift of God can be used by the church to help mend broken relationships, release from addicting habits, treat harmful behavioral patterns and bring healing to emotional scars.
If this is the motive to mingle psychology and theology, then it should be applied to other areas as well. For instance, at least one in four teenage girls has a sexually transmitted disease. This is more prevalent among women and is heavily implicated in suicides, miscarriages, abortions, and infant deaths. Maybe if theologians also specialized in infectious diseases, it will greatly help the church to provide healing for those suffering in the pit of STDs. Does this make any sense?
No. Neither does it make sense to integrate psychology or sociology or philosophy or science or any other logy with theology. Now, two sciences can integrate… infectiolgy i.e. the study of infectious diseases can function with psychology because both involve physical and mental health. But science and Bible cannot intersect.
Modern psychology is the study of the human mind and theology is the study of the divine mind. While one has to do with the natural the other pertains to the spiritual. For the health of my teeth I go to a dentist, if I have behavioral issues, then I would consult a psychologist and when I have spiritual problems, I will seek the theology experts—namely pastors or elders of the church. Each field of study has significance and function—in its own rightful place.
In response to above:
God designed and created everything we learn about in science (biology, chemistry, physics, psychology, etc). Sometimes we interpret things wrong, like how people used to think that that the earth was the center of the universe. But God still created everything.
God also wants you to include Him in everything. For example, if you have behavioral issues, you could first pray about it, and then maybe go to a psychologist…if that’s where He guides you to.