Hate is a strong word. The only time it’s ok to hate is when we hate what God hates. Even then, we must not RESPOND in hate but in love. That’s the hard part. (Rom. 12:17-21) People often say, “God hates divorce” and I agree. We should hate it, too. Divorce is terrible and our…
I mean, really, what are we afraid of? What does psychology have to offer people? Eternal life? No!!! Not even much is offered in this life! You may think that psychology has nothing to do with Christianity but you would be wrong. It has everything to do with it. Psychology focuses upon change. Psychology uses…
Sometimes, this is how we feel – like David when he was facing Goliath. The world was scoffing at God by challenging God’s people, the Israelites to a battle. God’s people were fearful because they were focused upon Goliath, not God. Today, the secular world scoffs at Scripture and champions psychology though the results for “therapy”…
If you do counseling, what’s your message? Are you preaching yourself? Are you proclaiming the so-called “wisdom” of mankind? OR are you proclaiming Christ? 2 Corinthians 4:5 states: “For what we proclaim is not ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, with ourselves as your servants for Jesus’ sake.”** The reason our ministry uses “lay counselors”…
A friend told me that Tozer used to say that the “prevailing winds often blow toward hell.” What he meant is that popular opinion of the majority are often WRONG spiritually speaking. As Christians, we are to be called out, holy, pure, and different from the world and its system of modern thinking (when it…
One of the joys of biblical counseling is that the Word of God never changes. It consistently applies to every situation no matter how different the circumstances. It is such a joy to have a weapon that offers my counselees hope and practical help whose truths never change. Biblical counseling is the best “game” in…
So many of us do NOT want to believe that problems can be diagnosed as “sin” or “selfishness” or “self-centeredness”. Why is that? Until we confess our sins and ask God to forgive us through Christ Jesus, we stay in bondage (I John 4:8). Acknowledging and facing our sinful thoughts, words, and actions unleashes the power…
And when you give someone a diagnosis, even when that diagnosis is NOT based upon objective data but is merely conjecture and subjective, do NOT try to take that diagnosis away from that person! Often, the diagnosed person will hold onto that diagnosis with both hands in a grip that rivals superglue! Rarely does someone…
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 “diagnosed.” Could it be a sin issue? In the medical…
One of my biggest concerns about secular psychology is that it promotes a “victim mentality” where individuals who are responsible for their actions claim irresponsibility. This problem spills over into many aspects of our lives – like in the legal arena. For example, in a court of law an “insanity” plea has been misused because of…
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