Adler would say we are born feeling inferior and insecure. Christianity says we are born with a nature prone to sin and this makes us inferior to God’s standard and insecure as to our future. In both, an individual must conquer this insecurity in order to live the good life. Adler would encourage and challenge his clients when their thoughts, feelings, or actions about the world were mistaken. Christianity encourages believers to discover their identity in Christ as children of God, created by God and called by Him to a higher purpose. The net result in both is a life in which the individual is fulfilled through life lived in service to others over self. Both also believe all people are able to be “redeemed” to the good
Adler would say we are born feeling inferior and insecure. Christianity says we are born with a nature prone to sin and this makes us inferior to God’s standard and insecure as to our future. In both, an individual must conquer this insecurity in order to live the good life. Adler would encourage and challenge his clients when their thoughts, feelings, or actions about the world were mistaken. Christianity encourages believers to discover their identity in Christ as children of God, created by God and called by Him to a higher purpose. The net result in both is a life in which the individual is fulfilled through life lived in service to others over self. Both also believe all people are able to be “redeemed” to the good