First it is silly for any Christian to remain in a state of depression
Secondly, when in our state of depression we are very poor reflections of who Christ is. We fail to be the ambassadors we are called to be
We need to fight and goto war against our depression. How does one get in the condition to pray and deal (hint think of Psalm 42)?
As the Psalmist did we need to face ourselves and examine ourselves.
Are you the type of person who never seems to know the joy of salvation and the joy of knowing Christ? Why? Thoughts?
Lloyd-Jones suggests that struggles here are more common with those who have been brought up in Christian homes? Thoughts?
“I would not say that they are not Christians but I am suggesting that they are what I would call miserable Christians, simply because they have not understood the way of salvation, and for that reason all their beliefs and efforts have been more or less useless.
They often concentrate on the question of sanctification; but it does not help them because they have not understood justification.” thoughts?
Romans 1:16–17 (NASB95) — 16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. 17 For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, “But the righteous man shall live by faith.”
Is discussing sin and our wretched condition something that will help depression? Thoughts?
Is a large part of Christian Joy stemmed in our sinful condition?
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