Crutch
Alistair Begg asked, "Is Christianity a psychological crutch?" No. Why? Because Christianity is hard. It hard to swim against the current; whereas it's easy for dead fish to be carried by the flow.

Consider how more Christians were killed for their belief during the 20th century than the sum of all Christians murdered for their faith in all time before the 1900's. In fact such persecution has not waned and in many places they've intensified despite the reduced numbers of Communist nations.

In having such conviction to live for Jesus Christ, many lose their livelihood, family, and life. And some say crutch, hah! Not quite. If everyone is moving in the same direction, no one notices they head towards destruction. He who holds fast to the anchor of God sees the shifting currents and is buffeted.