Welcome to Deceptive Diagnosis

A major shift began in the 1960’s regarding how evangelicals viewed and dealt with sin. The church moved sinful and deviant behavior out of the category of sin and placed it in the category of sickness. For example, the sexual sinner Paul wrote about (1 Corinthians 2:13) became the sex addict. The thief (1 Corinthians 2:14) became the kleptomaniac. The drunkard (1 Corinthians 6: 10) became the alcoholic. The rebellious child (2 Timothy 3:2) became afflicted with “Oppositional Defiant Disorder.” A family in which the husband will not work, the wife will not keep the home and the children will not obey are no longer considered a sinful family. They have become a dysfunctional family. The liar became a compulsive liar. The gambler became a compulsive gambler. The idolater became a person who suffers from an obsessive-compulsive disorder. The “deeds of the flesh… which are immorality impurity, sensuality, idolatry, sorcery, enmities, strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, disputes, dissensions, factions, envying, drunkenness, carousing” (Galatians 5:19-21) have all been redefined using psychopathological words. The impact of using these words in a different manner has been devastating.

It for this reason we wrote Deceptive Diagnosis:  When Sin is Called Sickness.

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The authors are available to speak in short-format sessions (i.e. Sunday morning or evening services), conference plenary sessions or workshops, or even half-day special events.  Together, Drs. Tyler and Grady are available to share a full-day symposium on the topic of Deceptive Diagnosis.  Please see a sample list of lecture topics for each author on the Meet the Authors page.

If you are interested in booking one or both of the authors to speak at a church, conference, or other event, please contact us.