Biblical Counseling

“How to Overcome Disagreeable Emotions” By Hannah W. Smith When the child of God has, by the way of entire abandonment and absolute trust, stepped out of himself into Christ, and has begun to know something of the blessedness of the life hid with Christ in God, there is one form of difficulty which is…

A Survival Guide: Discoveries from Robinson Crusoe’s Journal by John Woodward The movie “Cast Away” told a personal survival story. Tom Hanks portrayed the story of Chuck Nolan, a FedEx engineer who became the sole survivor of a plane crash in the middle of the Pacific. After washing ashore on an uninhabited island, he somehow…

“God has taken a vessel that was unclean and made it whole and clean.” I was raised in a wonderful loving family. When I left home, I chose to go my own way and not follow the guidelines that had been established in my life. As a part of the “me” generation, I did what…

“The Robes of Christ’s Righteousness” by A. B. Simpson “I will clothe thee with change of raiment.” Zechariah 3:4 For Paul, every exercise of the Christian life was simply the grace of Jesus Christ imparted to him and lived out by him. To be holy meant to put on the Lord Jesus and all the…

We have considered objective assurance (the promises of God) and subjective assurance (vital signs in the believer’s heart and actions). Now we will conclude this study by comparing the believer’s position and condition. What is our position in Christ? The Bible declares “There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus”…

In biblical counseling we often discover the counselee had a painful relationship with his or her earthly father. However, we celebrate the positive effect of dads who are a testimony of loving, faithful leadership. -J.B.W. “As I think of this great plan I fall on my kneesbefore the Father (from whom all fatherhood, earthly or…

“But unto EVERY ONE OF US is given graceaccording to the measure of the GIFT of CHRIST.” Eph. 4:7 Have you heard the cry of an anguished soul? “Lord Thy lovely face I sough to seeBut my soul sick Self hath hindered me. I sought Thee in the night watch, Lord,And stayed ’till morning light;…

Practical Justification: A New Quality of Living We have looked at legal justification (a new standing), and spiritual justification (a new nature). Both of these aspects of being made right with God occur at conversion. Now we will consider practical justification (a new quality of living). In terms of God’s role, legal justification is what…

Current events give indications that we are living in the last days. One of the signs of the times not usually mentioned is predicted in 2 Timothy 4:1-4: “I charge you therefore before God and the Lord Jesus Christ, who will judge the living and the dead at His appearing and His kingdom: Preach the…

In 2002 ABC began producing the dating and relationship “reality” TV program known as The Bachelor. In that first season a newspaper article reported, “The show … premiered last month with 25 women vying for the affections of a 31-year-old San Francisco management consultant … For fans of the series, the show plays like a…