Religious Scrupulosity | Misti's Testimony of Victory Through Grace (Mid Acts Bible Study)

For back to back Mid-Acts teachings, download the FREE mobile App @ https://www.TruthTimeRadio.com/wttr and listen to our NEW radio station: WTTR - Celebrating the Word of Reconciliation & Songs of Grace. This channel is one of the few that can teach you how to Rightly Divide the word of truth: (2 Timothy 2:15) Once you learn to do so, the confusion will disappear and the scriptures will come alive like never before! On today's podcast we speak with a caller concerning her Religious OCD. The International OCD Foundation defines Scrupulosity as "a subtype of obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) involving religious or moral obsessions. Scrupulous individuals are overly concerned that something they thought or did might be a sin or other violation of religious or moral doctrine. They may worry about what their thoughts or behavior mean about who they are as a person." Also listed on their website are the following common symptoms: ●Fear of committing blasphemy, or offending/angering God ●Fear of having committed a sin ●Behaving overly morally ●Excessively striving for purity ●Fear of going to hell or being punished by God ●Fear of being possessed ●Fear of death ●Fear of the loss of impulse control ●Doubting what you truly believe or feel ●Needing to acquire certainty about religious beliefs Today you will hear Misti, talk about her experience with Scrupulosity/Religious OCD and how coming to understand the Grace of God is helping to set her free from the bondage of religion. The symptoms which fuel this type of OCD, should be relatable for anyone from a religious background - whether they end up leading to behavioral compulsions or not. Misti believes that the anxiety causing her Scrupulosity came from her never having heard the good news of what actually happened on the cross. How that it was there when God stopped charging the world with their sins! (2 Corinthians 5:19) In NOT ONE of the churches she attended had she ever heard this good news!!! - But only that she was a dirty rotten sinner on her way to hell if she didn't stop sinning. But praise be to God: Misti now knows what happened to her sins as a result of the finished work of Christ. She has believed the gospel unto salvation, and in doing so, is learning to find peace in her circumstances. Religious Legalism is damaging but Grace is the answer. Anxiety is defeated by the peace that comes from being secure in Christ. Please keep Misti in your prayers, as she still struggles from time to time, but continues to grow in God's grace, learning more about who she is in Christ. We pray that her brave testimony of what Christ has already done for her, (helping her realize that Christ already defeated the battles in her mind) will be a blessing to all who listen. Like us on Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/truthtimeradio Visit https://TruthTimeRadio.com to subscribe to our Podcast & Blog. For Bible questions call 1-888-988-9562.