Is he a solid theologian? Reformed? I know little about him but am starting his book "When sinners day I do." Hopefully can learn from all my mistakes and sins in my previous marriage.
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Paul David Tripp
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Lukasaurus
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This guy sounds all right to me. I can relate to this identify crisis. I sought identity in everything from porn to evangelism, missing Jesus the entire time.
There is a plague that has infected the Church of the Lord Jesus Christ. It’s a sad disease, it’s left us weakened, and broken and discouraged, and afraid. It’s almost no sooner than you come to faith in Jesus Christ than you get infected. And it robs you of your spiritual vitality; it robs you of your joy; it robs you of the rest that Jesus died that you would have. It reduces you to timidity, and doubt, and worry, and dark addictions of all kinds. It somehow, someway gets us all. It’s a communicable disease that’s ravaging the Church of Jesus Christ. The problem is that most people who have it, don’t know they have it. They actually live with the delusion that they are healthy and okay, when everything in their life points to the fact that they are sick.’
‘It’s a terrible disease; it’s one that needs to be eradicated. What is it you ask? It’s identity amnesia. We have forgotten who we are. And in forgetting who we are we frantically look for identity in thousands of places where it will never be found, places where you were never meant to look for identity. You probably do it so instinctively; you probably do it so frequently, you probably do it so naturally, you don’t actually know you are doing it. You’re so used to carrying the burden that you don’t know you are carrying the burden anymore. Your spiritual back has hurt you so long you’ve forgotten you’re in pain. I can make the confession that half the time I don’t have a clue who I am. Yes, I do have a name, I’m the Paul behind the moustache. Talk about identity, my moustache now officially has its own twitter site. Pray for that person, they are in deep need of this thing called life.
This guy sounds all right to me. I can relate to this identify crisis. I sought identity in everything from porn to evangelism, missing Jesus the entire time.
There is a plague that has infected the Church of the Lord Jesus Christ. It’s a sad disease, it’s left us weakened, and broken and discouraged, and afraid. It’s almost no sooner than you come to faith in Jesus Christ than you get infected. And it robs you of your spiritual vitality; it robs you of your joy; it robs you of the rest that Jesus died that you would have. It reduces you to timidity, and doubt, and worry, and dark addictions of all kinds. It somehow, someway gets us all. It’s a communicable disease that’s ravaging the Church of Jesus Christ. The problem is that most people who have it, don’t know they have it. They actually live with the delusion that they are healthy and okay, when everything in their life points to the fact that they are sick.’
‘It’s a terrible disease; it’s one that needs to be eradicated. What is it you ask? It’s identity amnesia. We have forgotten who we are. And in forgetting who we are we frantically look for identity in thousands of places where it will never be found, places where you were never meant to look for identity. You probably do it so instinctively; you probably do it so frequently, you probably do it so naturally, you don’t actually know you are doing it. You’re so used to carrying the burden that you don’t know you are carrying the burden anymore. Your spiritual back has hurt you so long you’ve forgotten you’re in pain. I can make the confession that half the time I don’t have a clue who I am. Yes, I do have a name, I’m the Paul behind the moustache. Talk about identity, my moustache now officially has its own twitter site. Pray for that person, they are in deep need of this thing called life.
Great quote @Lukasaurus. I think that Tripp is right that we often, and Christianity as a whole is, experiencing such an identity crisis. I don't know much about Tripp, but appreciate the quote. 
I heard Tripp speak at a conference two or three years back.
He wouldn't be my first choice to listen to-- I'm not really into Christian counselling or Christian psychology-- but I think he's quite sound theologically. I was impressed by the way he could speak fluently for an hour without notes, not even a little piece of paper, especially as at that time he was quite unwell.
He wouldn't be my first choice to listen to-- I'm not really into Christian counselling or Christian psychology-- but I think he's quite sound theologically. I was impressed by the way he could speak fluently for an hour without notes, not even a little piece of paper, especially as at that time he was quite unwell.
Lukasaurus
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It's probably a rehearsed sermon. Most speakers have them. It's not a bad thing, a sermon can become quite well known and effective to hear in person.
