by Bob | Jun 25, 2011 | Biblical Counseling, Christian Living, Gospel Imperatives, Gospel Indicatives, Salvation, Sanctification
Applying Our Complete Salvation Note: This is part four in a mini-series on the relationship between our salvation and our daily growth in Christ (sanctification). Read part one How We Grow in Grace, part two How to Disagree in an Agreeable Way, and part three How...
by Bob | Jun 23, 2011 | Biblical Counseling, Christian Living, Gospel Imperatives, Gospel Indicatives, Sanctification
How People Change How would you answer the following questions? • How do we grow in grace? • How do we become more like Christ? • How do we overcome sin? • How do we deal with suffering? • How do people change? These are each vital questions about Christian living. To...
by Bob | Jun 24, 2010 | Christian Living, Regeneration, Salvation, Soul Physicians
Extreme Makeover Note: You can find the following spiritual parable, which is reproduced here with permission, in Soul Physicians. Once upon a time there lived a beautiful Swan. Swan reflected the Creator, related lovingly, ruled humbly over Swandom, and rested...
by Bob | Jun 23, 2010 | Biblical Counseling, Christian Living, Marriage
What Causes Our Fights and Quarrels? It’s so easy to think of how big or small my slice of the pie is compared to the next person. Sadly, we bring that same competitive, hoarding spirit into the work of the Spirit. That’s true regarding the Spirit’s work in our...
by Bob | May 6, 2010 | Biblical Counseling, Biblical Counseling Coalition, Christian Living
A Report on the Historic Biblical Counseling Coalition Summit What do you get when you fill a room for two days with nearly forty biblical counseling leaders asking, “Can we coalesce around an agreed upon vision of the center of biblical counseling?” No one knew the...
by Bob | Aug 5, 2009 | Christian Living, Identity, Identity in Christ, Reconciliation, Salvation, Sanctification
Who I Am To Christ, Part One–Christ-EsteemChrist-Esteem: The world talks about “self-esteem.” But God’s Word teaches us about “Christ-esteem”—how God views us, sees us, accepts us, and loves us through Christ. Knowing how God relates to us because of our...
