Truth & Love Blog
15 Word Pictures of Biblical Empathy: Empathy Is Biblical, Part 9
Which word is more biblical: “empathy” or “sympathy” or both words?
4 Characteristics of Christlike Empathizers: Empathy Is Biblical, Part 8
What type of person do I need to be in order to offer Christ’s sustaining comfort and compassionate empathy to others?
Empathy’s Companion: Encouragement to Hope in Christ Alone: Empathy Is Biblical, Part 7
Empathy softens the soil of the soul, preparing the soul to cling to Christ alone.
Empathy Is Theological Truth: Empathy Is Biblical, Part 6
Paul understands and teaches the deep impact of sin, the suffering it causes, and the empathy that it requires. What would it look like in one-another ministry to follow Paul’s practical, pastoral theology?
The Trinity As Our Model for Empathy: Empathy Is Biblical, Part 5
We are to be biblical comforters who empathize with one another because the Ultimate Soul Physician—the Trinity—is our Comforter who empathizes with us.
What Is Biblical Empathy?: Empathy Is Biblical, Part 4
Empathy is “as if” relating, as the Church Father, Ambrose, wrote: “Show compassion for those who suffer. Suffer with those who are in trouble as if being in trouble with them.”
How to Be a Miserable, Non-Empathetic, “Comforter”: Empathy Is Biblical, Part 3
Learn biblical examples of the sin of non-empathy. Learn God’s view of the sin of non-empathy.
Rich Soul Empathizing: “Climbing in the Casket”: Empathy Is Biblical, Part 2
In biblical empathy, we listen compassionately to another person’s story of suffering and despair and we grieve with them, even to the point of experiencing their pain (2 Corinthians 1:3-9).
Truth Without Empathy Is Sin: Empathy Is Biblical, Part 1
The Bible consistently rebukes truth untethered from loving empathy especially when addressing how leaders minister to God’s flock.
A Critic of Biblical Counseling Reviews a Biblical Counseling Book
What happens when a self-described “critic” of biblical counseling posts an Amazon review of a biblical counseling book?
