Re:Religious Faith Is Surging Among Young People
by enterprise_cog on Tuesday April 25, 2023 @04:18PM
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Sounds like coping to me.
Re:Religious Faith Is Surging Among Young People
by IKLOL on Tuesday April 25, 2023 @04:24PM
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Actually it might be, but we shouldn't give it the negative connotation "coping mechanism". That suggests that there's no inner change and that it's just a coat of paint in someone's life. God helps us cope because His promises are tangible, true, and good. It's a lot deeper than a "mechanism", it's a change of heart.
Seeking God is not a coping mechanism. Terrible things in our lives simply open up our hearts to God's word, and help us recognize our sin nature and seek God. Then when you realize it's as simple as believing in Jesus Christ's substitutionary death, and you can defeat death and sin as well, then of course it would seem like a no brainer, because it is! It's the greatest news ever, that we can be reconciled to God and have a direct relationship with the creator of everything.