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Psychology: Servant or Master?

Note: A few years ago I wrote on the subject of psychology and the Bible and the question of self-love or self-esteem. Wherever I go this subject keeps coming up. Pastors, lay people, book publishers, discipleship ministries, just about everybody is talking about the fact that churches are now embracing twelve step programs and a host of other methodologies, and the ideologies that come with them. What follows is a concise statement of my beliefs on this subject, stripped of anecdote and elaboration.

Fri, Apr 16, 2010
Randy Alcorn
Christian Life
church leadership, counselor, pastor, psychology, teacher

Pastor-Teacher or Super-Counselor?

"What's it like to be a counselor?"

Psychology & the Bible

In the evangelical churches of America, many people who do not know the meaning of “substitutionary atonement,” “sanctification,” “holiness” and “depravity” are becoming intimately acquainted with the meaning of “codependency,” “enabler,” “dysfunction” and “abuse.”

Mon, Mar 29, 2010
John Piper
Doctrine and Theology, Suffering and Evil
anger at god, faith, psychology

It is Never Right to Be Angry with God

But, as painful as his providence can be, we should trust that he is good, not get angry with him.

Integrating Psychology and the Bible

Excerpted from “Integration or Inundation?” in Power Religion—The Selling out of the Evangelical Church, 205-207.

The church was weak where psychology was strong. The current breakout of psychology into the evangelical mainstream began in the minds and practices of Christian psychotherapists impressed with that relative weakness and strength. Evangelicals sought to redress the church’s weakness by engaging in psychotherapies. But the conversion process has gone the wrong way. Instead of portraying the biblical vision of people first to the church and then to psychologists, integrationists imported secular visions into Christianity. Personality theory, psychopathology, health, and therapeutic change have ...

Thu, Mar 25, 2010
Kathy Norquist
Christian Life
counseling, emotions, feelings, psychology, self-image

I struggle with feelings that I cannot control and feel very alone.

My heart goes out to you. One reason is because I can identify with some of what you’re going through. Earlier in my life I struggled with being overwhelmed by feelings.

I carry around unbearable guilt and cannot seem to get a handle on it. Is there any hope for me?

The greatest sorrow is not being able to forgive yourself. You say you feel worse now than ever. That is because you are carrying a load you were never intended to carry.

How to Choose a Biblical Counselor

You might not be able to come to Christian Counseling & Educational Foundation for counseling, but we would like to help you find a biblical counselor in your area. These guidelines can help you make wise decisions in choosing a biblical counselor.

A counselor should be someone who:

loves people, perseveres through tough times, and is confident that Jesus works in his needy people
believes that God’s Word is designed and provided by God to provide sufficient counsel for all of life’s issues (2 Pet. 1:2-4; Heb. 4:12; 2 Tim. 3:16-17)
gives clear evidence of a ...