Nuggets from Occult Invasion

What a debt self owes psychology! Instead of being denied, self is now loved, esteemed, and promoted. We are being told repeatedly from pulpit, radio, television, books, magazines, and seminars that the greatest need facing the church is for Christians to develop their self-love, self-esteem, self-worth, and positive self-image. James Dobson writes:

“In a real sense, the health of an entire society depends on the ease with which the individual members gain personal acceptance. Thus, whenever the keys to self-esteem are seemingly out of reach for a large percentage of the people, as in twentieth-century America, then widespread ‘mental illness,’ neuroticism, hatred, alcoholism, drug abuse, violence, and social disorder will certainly occur….”