The Journal of Biblical Counseling: Volume 24, Number 2, Spring 2006

by David Powlison

Publisher:

The Christian Counseling and Educational Foundation

, 2006

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 number one reason we stay stuck in self-destructive patterns is that we don’t really want to change.” (Page 12)

“You are mistaken to think you can deal with your uncleanness in your own way. Even more, you are arrogant to think you can measure up to the true standard of God’s righteousness on your own. God invites you to give up your arrogance, your performance, and your independence, and accept the righteousness that comes through faith in Jesus (Rom. 5:1).” (Page 11)

“There are two disadvantages: first, they can be very expensive, and second, only rarely will they guide you through confession and on to Jesus in a way that is satisfying and hopeful. You will have to make Jesus central on your own.” (Page 13)

“Do your desires, thoughts, and plans all revolve around food, thinness, control, independence? If your answer is yes, than they, not God, are at the center of your life. And that means you are not really worshipping God—you are worshipping at your self-made altar.” (Page 11)

“The MRS would demonstrate what we already know biblically. Our behavior, how we respond to the world, is inescapably related to our heart (Ezek. 14:1–11; Matt. 6:21). Psychotropic medication potentially ‘kills the messenger’ of symptoms (the bad fruit) that announce that fear has taken root in Sarah’s heart.” (Page 19)

Product Details

• Title: The Journal of Biblical Counseling: Volume 24, Number 2, Spring 2006
• Author: David Powlison
• Series: The Journal of Biblical Counseling
• Publisher: The Christian Counseling and Educational Foundation
• Print Publication Date: 2006
• Logos Release Date: 2012
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Counseling › Practice; Pastoral counseling › Practice; Pastoral theology
• Resource ID: LLS:JBC24_2
• Resource Type: Journal
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-16T17:44:32Z

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.