by Mark Shaw | Oct 9, 2009 | Biblical Counseling, Posts by Mark, Scripture, Truth in Love Staff
Society mistakenly promotes the “heart” as ONLY emotions sometimes today but the “heart” refers to the central part and CORE of someone’s inner person. The HEART, biblically speaking, includes THINKING according to Strong’s...
by Mark Shaw | May 9, 2009 | Biblical Counseling, Posts by Mark, Truth in Love Staff, Vs. Psychology
When family members have a loved one who is acting in a bizarre, dangerous, extreme, abnormal, or unusual manner, they want a “diagnosis” for that loved one. They want to know exactly what is wrong so it can be treated. They want their loved one...
by Mark Shaw | Jan 22, 2009 | Posts by Mark, Truth in Love Staff
As Christians who are “found,” we must be compassionate toward those who are lost. Do lost people know they are lost? Romans 1:18 and following says that unbelievers “suppress the truth” in their “unrighteousness” meaning they push...
by Mark Shaw | Nov 9, 2008 | Posts by Mark, Teaching, Truth in Love Staff
Again, someone who is serving God and giving to Him yet not fulfilling their God-given responsibilities may have the right heart yet be doing the wrong thing. For example, pastors do this all of the time. Pastors often try to help their congregation, evangelize the...
by Mark Shaw | Nov 8, 2008 | Posts by Mark, Teaching, Truth in Love Staff
I switched it on you. Did you know it is possible to do the wrong thing but with the right heart? For example, someone who wants to help a relative who is addicted to drugs may give that person money with a right heart to help them! However, the problem comes in when...