A Word from Bob
For the fuller context to these quotes, see my post Cherry-Picking David Powlison. And see Nate Brook’s post, What Did David Powlison Teach About Scripture and Psychology?
Powlison on Common Grace
In David Powlison’s Affirmations & Denials, he develops the role of common grace in biblical counseling.
“We affirm that God’s providential common grace brings many goods to people, both as individual kindnesses and as social blessings: e.g., medical treatment, economic help, political justice, protection for the weak, educational opportunity. Wise counseling will participate in and encourage mercy ministries as part of the call to love.”
“We affirm that numerous disciplines and professions can contribute to an increase in our knowledge of people and how to help them. Scripture teaches a standpoint and gaze by which believers can learn many things from those who do not believe.”
“We deny that secular disciplines and professions are entirely benighted by the intellectual, moral, and aesthetic effects of sin. The operations of God’s common grace can cause unbelievers to be relatively observant, caring, stimulating, and informative.”
“We deny that the Bible intends to serve as an encyclopedia of proof texts containing all facts about people and the diversity of problems in living.”
In a 2018 article, Powlison
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