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The Biblical Counseling Podcast

Jeff Christianson Ministries Podcast

Dec 3, 2024

Biblical counselors face criticisms for believing that Scripture contains everything that we need for counseling others. Many psychologists label this thinking as simplistic. Are biblical counselors simplistic by believing in the sufficiency of God’s Word? How do we think about the complexities of secular...


Oct 31, 2024

[Jude 1:3 NKJV]  Beloved, while I was very diligent to write to you concerning our common salvation, I found it necessary to write to you exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints.

Jude 3 tells us to "contend earnestly for the faith." What does this mean for us...


Oct 16, 2024

(Acts 2:23 NKJV) (23) "Him, being delivered by the determined purpose and foreknowledge of God, you have taken by lawless hands, have crucified, and put to death;

The Bible shows us something amazing: God's plan and what people do are always working together. God planned for Jesus to die on the cross. It was part of His...


Sep 28, 2024

God’s Sovereignty and Man’s Free Will

The Election by God

"...elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father..." (1 Peter 1:2a)

  • We will look at several verses with terms like chosen, elect, and predestinated. 

  • These are strong terms that emphasize the sovereignty of God. 

  • God is in charge. 

  • God has...


Sep 12, 2024

TRINITY

The concept of the Trinity is the idea of three in one. We have one God, consisting of three persons. Another term that somewhat captures this idea is: Triunity. 

  • What we are doing is using a term to describe something that exists—a descriptive term—because words like Trinity and Triunity are not found in...