Biblical Counseling
The Resurrection Life
At a Resurrection Day service a pastor declared, “More has been gained in the resurrection of Jesus than was lost in the fall.” David McCasland observed, “Each day we experience the damage caused by sin entering our world. Greed, injustice, and cruelty all trace their origins back to Adam and Eve’s decision to follow their…
Read MoreHelp From Above (Part 1)
topical Bible e-booklet (part 1: pages 1-25 of 49) Compiled by Watson Goodman Introduction Help from Above is a collection of related verses of Scripture by subjects from various parts of the Bible. I believe the best commentary on Scripture is the Bible itself. God’s Word comes “from above” and is indeed very helpful to…
Read MoreMan As Spirit, Soul, and Body (Chapter 1)
Introduction to Pastoral Counseling:An Exchanged Life Perspective “Man as Spirit Soul and Body; Trichotomy in Exchanged Life Counseling” by John Woodward Chapter One Christ’s Great Commission is for His people to make disciples of all nations and this mandate includes evangelism and teaching (Matt 28:19,20). One aspect of carrying out this task in the context…
Read MoreMan As Spirit, Soul, and Body (Chapter 2)
BIBLICAL WORD STUDIES The Role of Word Studies Scholars have been emphatic about the limitations of the Bible as a source book for a system of biblical psychology. An example of this reluctance is the analysis of G. C. Berkouwer, as translated by Anthony Hoekema: “In the general judgment [of theologians] is that the Bible…
Read MoreMan As Spirit, Soul, and Body (Chapter 3)
THEOLOGICAL MODELS OF MAN’S MAKEUP Monism Monism is the theological model that considers man as having only one part. Although soul and spirit are identified as aspects of human nature, they do not consist in separable parts of man. Monism opposes both dichotomy and trichotomy, the usual evangelical models of man. As Philip Hefner contends,…
Read MoreMan As Spirit, Soul, and Body (Chapter 7)
A DEFENSE OF TRICHOTOMY Responses to Common Objections to Trichotomy Before concluding this study, the question needs to be faced: are the arguments against trichotomy unanswerable? Although some of these challenges have been indirectly addressed above, there needs to be an additional response to the criti-cisms of trichotomy. Below is a composite list of challenges…
Read MoreMan As Spirit, Soul, and Body (Table of Contents)
Several chapters are available here for preview. The current edition is available an an e-book or in print at Grace Fellowship. “Man as Spirit, Soul, and Body; Implications for Exchanged Life Counseling” TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION … . … . . 1 Trends in Pastoral Counseling … . … . … 1 The…
Read MoreScripture Memory Project (KJV)
God promises special blessings to us when we memorize His Word. As Joshua was counseled by Moses, “This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will…
Read MoreGreat Grace
His grace is great enough to meet the great things,The crashing waves that overwhelm the soul,The roaring winds that leave us stunned and breathless,The sudden storms beyond our life’s control.His grace is great enough to meet the small things,The little pin-prick troubles that annoy,The insect worries, buzzing and persistent,The squeaking wheels that grate upon our…
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