Author: Jay Adams

The Biblical Perspective on the Mind/Body Problem, Part Two

The Biblical Perspective on the Mind/Body Problem, Part Two This article first appeared in the Journal of Biblical Ethics in Medicine We come now to the question which is the heart of it all—what is the relationship of spirit to body? Remember, I said that I want to talk about spirit more than about mind because …
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Santa Clause is Coming to Town

“You’d better watch out; you’d better not cry; you’d better not pout—Santa . . .” Whoa! What are you singing? “You know—Santa’s coming to town, so be careful, and so on.” Do you know what that song actually says? “Well . . .” It says, “He knows what you’ve been thinking—whether you’ve been bad or …
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Once a Year?

“Sure wish Christmas would come more than once a year!” Do you really? “Yep, as you always say.” You know it only came once—at Bethlehem. “Well, yeah . .. .but . .. .” I know what you mean, but it’s strange how we want “it” more than once. When you say that, the question becomes, …
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The Death of Youth

Obviously, some young people bring early death upon themselves by their lifestyles–overdosing, drinking and driving, and so forth. But what of those who live an exemplary life–who love Christ and seek to serve him? Why would God take them out of the world when they possibly could do so much good? Their deaths aren’t always …
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Behaviorism?

Accusation:  What you are doing isn’t really unique. It’s only a species of Behaviorism. This false charge has been made by those who have a propensity to lump together all things that sound similar. Their problem—and it’s a serious one—is that they read and think carelessly. They have little power of discernment; they do not …
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