The Dangers of a Therapeutic Gospel: When ‘Gratitude’ Replaces Repentance
The sermon is fundamentally in error due to a critical corruption of hamartiology (the doctrine of sin). By redefining sin as a 'mistaken identity' rather than a vertical rebellion against God's holy law, the sermon transforms the Gospel from a message of judicial redemption into a program of therapeutic self-help. This error, combined with a transactional view of God's favor, results in a message that is ultimately anthropocentric and fails to preach the biblical Christ.