Publication Date
Spring 4-23-2025
School
School of Divinity
Major
Religion: Biblical Studies
Keywords
Religious Scrupulosity, OCD, Law, Gospel, Sin, Mental health
Disciplines
Biblical Studies | Christianity | Cognitive Psychology | Counseling Psychology | Practical Theology | Religious Education | Religious Thought, Theology and Philosophy of Religion
Recommended Citation
Chester, Robert J., "Religious Scrupulosity: The Law And The Gospel" (2025). Senior Honors Theses. 1480.
https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/honors/1480
Abstract
The clear distinction of the law and gospel for the salvation and justification of an individual, highly affects the minds, beliefs, and lives of those who suffer from religious scrupulosity. Religious scrupulosity is known as obsessional fears of thinking or behaving immorally against one’s religious beliefs. Religious scrupulosity affects many in the church, and is a form of obsessive/compulsive thought that can form due to improper emphasis of gospel truth. The way the church preaches and emphasizes certain points of the gospel can change the perception and understanding of many people in the world. The evident distinction between law and gospel is a necessary teaching and preaching point that can transform the foundational beliefs of hearers of or believers in Jesus Christ.
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