Pneumanetics

Torah Syndrome

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1. Signs or Symptoms

Physical - Headaches, high blood pressure, fatigue, stomach disorders, digestive problems, sleep disorders, or eating disorders.

Behavioral - irritability, poor concentration, chronic worrying, criticalness, workaholism, chemical dependency, compulsive behaviors, perfectionism, high control, or high performance.

Emotional - fear of punishment or failure, guilt, stress, anxiety, anger, depression, discontent, or feeling a need to control circumstances.

Mental - lack of assurance of own salvation, self-righteousness or self-condemnation, improper view of God, withdrawal from church or church-hopping, involvement in everything at church (believing that my spirituality to others or God is based on how much I do).

Relational - judgementalism, controlling others, struggles with worth or approval or acceptance from others.

Danger - walking time bombs. Either try harder until there is a blow up or bur-out, or give up and withdraw or quit.

 

2. Three Areas

Law

Problem: Working to do good = salvation

Solution: God’s grace, salvation = faith in Jesus Christ

Results: Eternal life

Legalism

Problem: Working to do good = spirituality

Solution: God’s grace, spirituality = Christ working in me

Results: Joy in serving 

Standards

Problem: Working to do good = worth

Solution: God’s grace, worth = who God has made me and others to be

Results: Peace in life

 

3.  Questions to ask yourself

- Am I still trying to be good enough to go to heaven?

- Do I still feel that I can still somehow earn God’s love?

- Do I believe that God doesn’t love me anymore when I mess up; that He couldn’t possibly forgive me?

- Do I feel that I can never be good enough for God or others?

- Look at your standards. To what is my worth tied?

- How do I judge the worth of those around me? Are they worthy only when they meet my standard?

- Do I see them as God sees them?

 

4. The Remedy

The remedy to the Torah Syndrome is the Spirit-filled life. By faith we experience our new identity. We trust the Holy Spirit to transform us as we respond to His teaching. We receive God’s unconditional love and come to know Him as “Abba, Daddy”, as He really is.

 

This teaching is a summary of lesson twelve of Pneumanetics. Pneumanetics is a philosophy or model on which we base our biblical counseling. It is a course to train Christians in ministering to others.

This teaching is also included in lesson eight, “Performance Treadmill and Guilt” in our workbook “Be Transformed”.

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Jim Craddock, Founder and President Emeritus

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