The Journal of Biblical Counseling: Volume 23, Number 2, Spring 2005

by David Powlison

Publisher:

The Christian Counseling and Educational Foundation

, 2005

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 lusts of the flesh have a specific solution: the gospel of Jesus Christ, which replaces them. ‘He died for all, so that they who live might no longer live for themselves, but for Him who died and rose again on their behalf’ (2 Cor. 5:15). The desires of the Lord lead to somewhere good: good works. One key ingredient in reclaiming the cure of souls is to make this transformation central.” (Page 13)

“God must show us how to properly interpret our wants, because we are compulsive misinterpreters: we don’t want the true interpretation. It’s too threatening to the pursuit of God-less autonomy that is our deepest, darkest, most persistent, and most inadmissible passion.” (Page 4)

“Part of knowing any person well is learning what he or she typically lives for—the pattern of desires.” (Page 3)

“There is nothing wrong with the object of desire; there is everything wrong when it rules his life.” (Page 6)

“The desires of the heart are not unchangeable. God never promises to give you what you want, to meet your felt needs and longings. He tells you to be ruled by other, different desires. This is radical. God promises to change what you really want! God insists that He be first, and all lesser loves be radically subordinate.” (Page 11)

Product Details

• Title: The Journal of Biblical Counseling: Volume 23, Number 2, Spring 2005
• Author: David Powlison
• Series: The Journal of Biblical Counseling
• Publisher: The Christian Counseling and Educational Foundation
• Print Publication Date: 2005
• Logos Release Date: 2012
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Counseling › Practice; Pastoral counseling › Practice; Pastoral theology
• Resource ID: LLS:JBC23_2
• Resource Type: Journal
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-16T17:44:28Z

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.