by Mark Shaw | Dec 13, 2008 | Biblical Counseling, Teaching, Truth in Love Staff, Vs. Psychology
One aspect of biblical counseling that I love is that we are NOT dispensing damaging and harmful labels on people with NO hope for change. Nowadays, a rebellious-acting child who sees a psychiatrist is given the label of O.D.D. – Oppositional Defiance Disorder....
by Mark Shaw | Nov 30, 2008 | Posts by Mark, Teaching, Truth in Love Staff, Vs. Psychology
Many do NOT see the importance of language. Words point us in a direction. They are NOT neutral. For biblical counselors, we are constantly redefining and renaming psychological observations and descriptions with biblical words for the heart issues behind the...
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...
by Mark Shaw | Nov 8, 2008 | Posts by Mark, Teaching, Truth in Love Staff
Here’s a list of right actions with the wrong heart motive in parentheses ( ) : Church service (for the glory of SELF and not for the glory of God – I Cor. 10:31) Church attendance (for the wrong reason of meeting others, socially OR thinking you get a...
by Mark Shaw | Nov 6, 2008 | Posts by Mark, Teaching, Truth in Love Staff
Did you know that you can attend church for the wrong reasons? Going to church for any other reason than to worship the Lord and to glorify Him is a wrong reason. Did you know that you can read your Bible for the wrong heart reason? For example, some people read the...
