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Finding
a
~y
Out
of
F
RAND
DEPRESSIDN
by
Donald D. Schroeder
Why does this world not understand the CAUSES for so much human worry,
fear, mental depression? Why has humanity rejected
the one source that reveals the way to escape these problems?
N
EVER
have
SO
many needed
righ t val ues,
hope, faith, courage
and power to deal with
personal problems and
fears in life.
Never have so many
needed a way to deal
with a world plunging
headlong into worsen–
ing difficulties.
Missing Knowledge
Why is it that critica!
understanding about the
human mind and human
nature is missing in educa–
tion at all levels of Iife?
Why do so many medi–
ca! and mental health care
personnel not understand
the real causes of today's
problems?
Where is the true knowledge
that would
prevent
p roblems
before they arise-rather than
today's false knowledge that
attempts a cure
after
the problem
arises?
"My people are destroyed for
lack of knowledge; because you
have rejected knowledge ... ,"
reveals the Creator in the Holy
Bible, Hosea 4:6, Revised Stan-
March 1981
dard Version. Where is that
knowledge today?
Jesus promised, " ... you will
know the truth and the truth shall
set you free" (John 8:32 RSV).
Where is that truth today?
J esus plainly meant truth
would set you free-free from
unresolved fears and worries, free
from mental depression , free
from sin.
The knowledge that is
missing in so many Iives
is revealed
spiritua/
knowledge. Man, by na–
ture, knows only physical
knowledge, revealed by
the five senses. And from
that limited knowledge
they speculate. But most
of man's mental and emo–
tional problems are spiri–
tual in nature. Man is vio–
lating immutable spiritual
laws, as well as physical
laws, set in motion by the
Creator. The conse–
q u e nce s are grievous
mental and physical suf–
fering.
Many modern minds
~
think it educated to reject
.. bíblica! revelation and the
:
t:t
reaJity of immutable spir-
~
itual laws. They do not
&
recognize why they think
this way. As a result, they
cannot find the solution to many
of mankind's mental illnesses.
They are not dealing with root
causes!
There are laws of sound mental
health! There are laws of success!
They produce hope, peace of
mind, joy, happiness and guaran–
tee every need. But untold mil–
Iions daily violate the laws that
produce tbese results. They con-
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