testing - entrapment

Good analogy - I was like a rabbit following your storytelling, which reminds me Jesus said about "entrapment" of the self - the snares (temptations) of the sinful nature & the freedom only found in Him. Luke 4:18 The link has different Bible versions which Jesus said he set the captives free, blind to see. https://www.biblegateway.com/verse/en/Luke%204%3A18 Amplified version of the Bible verse Luke 4:18 “The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me (the Messiah), Because He (God - Heavenly Father ) has anointed Me (Jesus - the Messiah - the Savior ) for 4 major conditions: 1) Poor in Spirit - to preach the "good news" to the poor. (poor in lack of spiritual understanding/wisdom; the emptiness of the soul; the disconnection of God and His redemptive plan - God's mercy and grace shown at Jesus' cross) 2) Captive - He has sent Me to announce release (pardon, forgiveness) to the captives (sinfulness -- mental /physical symptoms as a results of sinful thoughts and behavior ) 3) Spiritual Blindness - recovery of sight to the blind, 4) Oppressed (in the mind - the thinking process - the entrapment ) - To set free those who are oppressed (downtrodden, bruised, crushed by tragedy), Because of causes of #1, #2, #3, the mental condition became #4 "oppressed" ( brokenness ) ---------Resources (Help on the way) --------------- A. Easy reading - 6 short Bible studies on major mental conditions (the professional labeled as: mental illness ). http://www.going4growth.com/.../Livability_Mental_Health... B. Discipleship (coping skill - God's ways ) is the cure / prevention of "mental conditions" (with the exception of physiological causes - still manageable with medication and discipleship training ) http://www.corediscipleship.com/.../coreworkbook2.pdf... ------------Labeling Mental Illness ----- Side Note: Some major reasons of mental illness are labeled as an "illn

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