In reading my Bible Reading Challenge text this morning I noticed, maybe for the first time, that one of Jesus’ disciples needed to talk with a woman who was guarding the gate to allow Peter to enter the courtyard for Jesus’ first interrogation. The text says, “And Simon Peter followed Jesus, and so did another […]
The following was copied from CCEF’s Updates from David Powlison. You can find the original here. June 3, 2019 David Powlison was invited to give the closing comments at the Westminster Graduation Ceremony on May 23, 2019. He was unable to attend personally but CCEF’s Dean of Faculty, Mike Emlet read the following on David’s […]
In the last installment about Rights, I mentioned that the only right we’ve earned from God was the right to go straight to Hell for eternity. In this installment, I would like to lay a groundwork for the context of rights spoken of in the Bible. In a word, that context is all about grace. […]
We talk about rights in a number of different ways. One way is to say, “I have earned the right to X.” This seems to mean that I’ve done A, B, and C and therefore whatever X is it is right for me to have it, do it, or maybe be it. For example, “I’ve […]
Introduction What I have in mind here that would qualify as a difficult discussion is one where you’d rather not have it, but you love God and the person too much to let things go any further. Your friend is hurting himself; either spiritually, reputationally, relationally, or something else. But you’ve been watching things for […]
I thought I would take a few moments to talk about rights. Someone told me this morning that I had told them that they didn’t “have any rights.” While I can’t remember saying that to them, I can imagine saying that to someone in a particular context. So, here’s the first of a couple of […]
Neh 8:10 Text Do not sorrow, for the joy of the Lord is your strength” (Neh 8:10). Context Israel had been in captivity for 70 years when Ezra was sent by Cyrus, king of Persia, to Jerusalem to build the temple of God (Ezr 1:1ff). After many years, Nehemiah, the cupbearer to the king (Artaxerxes), […]
“Ho! Everyone who thirsts, Come to the waters; And you who have no money, Come, buy and eat. Yes, come, buy wine and milk Without money and without price. Why do you spend money for what is not bread, And your wages for what does not satisfy? Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is […]
I found this cool page this morning and thought I should share it. I know it looks like we’re throwing verses at problem, but I assure you that any Biblical counselor worth his/her salt would not use these verses in isolation from a full-bodied relationship with the living God.
The Center for Biblical Counseling (CBC), a reformed and evangelical ministry, empowers God’s people to support, encourage, and disciple those facing life’s challenges through the ministry of the gospel.
