The Journal of Biblical Counseling: Volume 19, Number 2, Winter 2001

by David Powlison

Publisher:

The Christian Counseling and Educational Foundation

, 2001

Overview

For nearly 30 years, the Journal of Biblical Counseling (previously the Journal of Pastoral Practice) of CCEF (the Christian Counseling and Educational Foundation) has provided a forum for biblical counseling’s development and application. The journal’s mission is to develop clear thinking and effective practice in biblical counseling through articles that faithfully bring the God of truth, mercy, and power to the issues faced by ministries of counseling and discipleship.

Contents

Top Highlights

“The human attempt at getting wisdom apart from God is the source of all human foolishness” (Page 4)

“Yet the primary problem is that addicts have given themselves over to sensuality, and such self-indulgence is always associated with cravings for more, whether the drug of choice is cocaine or a soap opera. Sin itself is a craving that, when fed, leads to further craving and tolerance. It cries, ‘Give! Give!’, but it never says, ‘Enough!’ (Prov. 30:15, 16).” (Page 26)

“Proverbs doesn’t just help me identify other people as sinners. Proverbs helps me identify myself as a sinner in how I relate to others.” (Page 36)

“Idolatry expresses a heart that wants more. It says that God is not enough, so it looks for satisfaction in other places” (Page 25)

“This phenomenon is captured in one of Scripture’s most frightening passages: ‘They have given themselves over to sensuality so as to indulge in every kind of impurity, with a continual lust for more’ (Eph. 4:19). With each indulgence, we paradoxically feel less and less satisfied, while we are persuaded that the object of our desire is the only thing that can fill us.” (Page 25)

Product Details

• Title: The Journal of Biblical Counseling: Volume 19, Number 2, Winter 2001
• Author: David Powlison
• Series: The Journal of Biblical Counseling
• Publisher: The Christian Counseling and Educational Foundation
• Print Publication Date: 2001
• Logos Release Date: 2012
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Counseling › Practice; Pastoral counseling › Practice; Pastoral theology
• Resource ID: LLS:JBC19_2
• Resource Type: Journal
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-16T17:44:12Z

About David Powlison

David Powlison, M.Div., Ph.D (1949-2019) was a popular speaker, writer, and faculty member of the Christian Counseling and Educational Foundation’s School of Biblical Counseling. He also taught Practical Theology at Westminster Theological Seminary and edited the Journal of Biblical Counseling. Dr. Powlison has also written Seeing with New Eyes: Counseling and the Human Condition Through the Lens of Scripture, a 2004 nominee for the coveted ECPA Gold Medallion Award. In addition, he has written Power Encounters: Reclaiming Spiritual Warfare, and numerous articles on counseling.