Alluring as it may be, eclecticism is a serious threat. It is a decided hindrance to achieving excellence in biblical counseling. The eclectic way offers encouragement from professionals and highly recognized degrees leading to plush positions and money. It requires little original thought and demands virtually nothing in the way of character growth. As a …
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There is something about the way in which God provides more than what we need. We see it in the Scriptures about the feeding of the 5000, for instance—there were baskets full of leftovers. But there is one thing that we don’t usually recognize—the Bible contains far more truth than we will ever need to …
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Not all counseling problems are of the same order. If a counselor doesn’t recognize this fact he may bypass truly important material while dealing with other matters. In addition, though making an effort to do so, he may fail to reach that material because he fails to handle matters in the correct order. Moreover, when …
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Everywhere there is a growing consensus that Christianity in America is on the wane. Is that a true picture of things? The answer, of course, is that no one knows. The reason I say this is because of how the data are gathered–and then reported. Increasingly, all who profess to be Christians, are lumped together. …
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Are you on this Despicable List? In 1 Corinthians 6:9, 10, there is a list of the sort of people who will not “inherit God’s kingdom.” Here, the word “kingdom” refers, obviously, to its eternal phase, heaven. This list sounds final, the way that it is worded, no hope in sight. But it isn’t. Indeed, in …
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