Moral Therapeutic Deism: You don't even know you are doing it

Moral Therapeutic Deism: You don't even know you are doing it

What is your aim? Do you aspire to be a better spouse, father, mother, or coworker? Moral therapeutic deism can get you there. Just follow these 3 easy steps and it will change your whole life. Trust in yourself, work really hard, and surround yourself with others who trust themselves and who also work really hard. These self-help steps are at the core of moral therapeutic deism. 

Sound a little fishy? Unfortunately, this "do more Christianity" is pervasive in pragmatic consumerism. Somehow it has found its way into our churches. Moral therapeutic deism is waging war on the gospel and most Christians can't even detect this silent killer. So in this episode of Remnant Radio Josh Lewis and Michael Miller will explain how we can read the bible in a way that removes us from the center of the Gospel and places Christ as its cornerstone. Debunking moral therapeutic deism isn't hard, but be warned, once you learn what it is you won't be able to stop seeing it!

We have all been guilty at times for practicing moral therapeutic deism at one time or another. However, most of us have been completely unaware of this deeply sinful practice due to our western world view. In this episode, we are going to give easy pointers to identify "do more Christianity" and the pervasive moral therapeutic deism. We will also hope to encourage you with practices that can help you identify christ-centered bible reading and preaching.

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Moralistic Therapeutic Deism comes from sociologist Christian Smith
It is a combination of beliefs producing a General religious outlook in American teens. Five core beliefs make up what is believed.

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Moralistic 
moralistic because it “is about inculcating a moralistic approach to life. It teaches that central to living a good and happy life is being a good, moral person.”

Therapeutic

Therapeutic means it is “about providing therapeutic benefits to its adherent” Thus it is not about things like “repentance from sin, of keeping the Sabbath, of living as a servant of a sovereign divine, of steadfastly saying one's prayers, of faithfully observing high holy days, of building character through suffering ...”

Deism 
Deism is the "belief in a particular kind of God: one wh

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