by Martin & Deidre Bobgan
We are grateful to announce that the Evangelical Mission and
Seminary International (EMSI), under the leadership of Dr. Moses Yang, has
completed the translation and publication of our book James Dobson’s Gospel of
Self-Esteem & Psychology in Chinese. Because of the way the Western
psychological mindset has been influencing Chinese speaking people, Dr. Yang
and EMSI were concerned about how psychological theories and therapies
undermine the Gospel through the contamination of integration and through the
promotion of psychological and humanistic substitutes for the Gospel of Jesus
Christ. Therefore, Dr. Yang invited us to speak to his seminary students some
years back and requested permission to translate and publish The End of
“Christian Psychology.” We did this with much thankfulness to the Lord,
recognizing that Chinese is one of the most widely spoken languages in the
world and desiring to reach as many people with the truth about the ungodly
influence of psychological theories and therapies having to do with why people
are the way they are, why they do what they do, and how they change.
When we first learned about EMSI we were encouraged to know
about this strong ministry that relentlessly serves our Lord Jesus Christ
around the globe in the two most widely spoken languages: Chinese and English.
Over the years we have been further encouraged to see how Dr. Yang and EMSI
have stayed true to the Word in its authority, inerrancy, and sufficiency. We
stress the word sufficiency here, because so many local churches,
denominations, Bible colleges, seminaries, mission agencies, and other
ministries have succumbed to the world when it comes to ministering to those
who are suffering personal, emotional, and relational trials of life. Rather
than using the wisdom of men, those at EMSI have sought to minister to the soul
through God’s Word and the work of the Holy Spirit within the fellowship of the
saints as they serve in numerous cities and countries with passion, vision, and
uncompromising faithfulness to God and His Word.
Dr. Yang has stood firm in his resolve for the sufficiency
of God’s Word and Spirit in preaching a clear Gospel, guiding believers into
maturity, and encouraging believers to turn problems of living into
opportunities for spiritual growth, instead of turning to the world for the
latest psychological theories and therapies. His stand for the sufficiency of
God’s Word and Spirit is further evident in his resolve to come against what we
call psychoheresy, which is adding the psychological wisdom of men to the Word
of God to minister to the soul. He is committed to communicate the truth about
psychoheresy to Chinese language speakers, as he thoroughly understands why
Christians should not mix psychological counseling theories and therapies with
the Bible. Such worldly theories and therapies are neither necessary nor
spiritually profitable.
Dr. Yang has been especially concerned about the tremendous
influence Dr. James Dobson has had among the Chinese, who affectionately refer
to him as “Dr. D.” The Chinese government has approved Dobson’s programs about
the family because the Focus on the Family (FOTF) programs aired in China only
give humanistic, psychological advice with no mention of sin, salvation, or
Jesus Christ. Thus the Gospel is totally missing even though FOTF’s stated
mission on the IRS Form 990 is “FOCUS ON THE FAMILY SHARES THE GOSPEL OF JESUS
CHRIST WHILE PROMOTING BIBLICAL FAMILY VALUES” (upper case in original). What
Dobson has been feeding the Chinese over the years has been the chaff of human
opinion rather than the Bread of Life. Dobson has made disciples of self-esteem
and psychology rather than disciples of Jesus Christ and the true Gospel that
saves and sanctifies. Perhaps that is why FOTF is praised in China, while many
true Christians throughout China are being policed and persecuted.
Dr. Yang has not only been concerned about Dobson’s
popularity and influence, but he and EMSI are doing something about it by
translating and printing James Dobson’s Gospel of Self-Esteem & Psychology
in Chinese. In so doing, EMSI is taking a bold stand FOR THE GOSPEL and AGAINST
PSYCHOHERESY, which is rampant throughout much of Christendom.
(PsychoHeresy Awareness Letter, July - August 2013, Vol. 21,
No. 4)
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