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Depression should be treated and can be
put into remission through a course of psychoanalysis, cognitive therapy
and/or antidepressant medication, supplemented by healthy doses of
prayer within a loving Christian community.
It is nonsensical to tell a depressed
person that if he only read his Bible more or had better quiet times,
his depression would surely be lifted. That would be like telling a
diabetic that faith alone will regulate her insulin levels. Faith alone
gives eternal salvation, but in the meantime, God has given us resources
by which to make our temporal existences more palatable. Depression is
certainly healed by the grace of God, sometimes directly and
miraculously, but more often through the tools of His servants, like
pharmacists, therapists, pastors and friends. "Here is the link to the blog I got it from.
http://www.relevantmagazine.com/life/whole-life/features/1976-can-qrealq-christians-be-depressed
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