Attributes of God… Wrath Among the Attributes of God 27 Mar 202627 Mar 2026 Scripture clearly represents God as wrathful. Yet this raises an important theological question: is wrath part of God's essential nature, or is it His righteous response to sin? In the…
Attributes of God… Wrath and Love Belong Together 26 Mar 202627 Mar 2026 "I never reconcile friends,” C.H. Spurgeon once replied when asked if he could reconcile the doctrines of divine sovereignty and human responsibility. He did not need to reconcile them because…
Attributes of God… The Wrath of God and Biblical Counseling 25 Mar 202627 Mar 2026 Divine wrath is an increasingly unpopular topic within the realm of counseling. We can understand why. Wrath feels intense and threatening. When working with wounded people, the language of divine…
Attributes of God… Divine Omniscience: a Lifeline to Purpose in the Midst of Suffering 25 Feb 202626 Feb 2026 Viktor Frankl famously said, “Those who have a ‘why’ to live can bear with almost any ‘how’” (Man’s Search for Meaning). The Austrian psychiatrist and Holocaust survivor knew firsthand the…
Attributes of God… Why Divine Omniscience Feels Threatening to Sufferers 24 Feb 202626 Feb 2026 God knows everything—but not everyone experiences this as good news. Depending on who you are, your experiences in life, and your relationship with authority figures, the doctrine of divine omniscience…
Attributes of God… The Omniscience of God and Biblical Counseling 23 Feb 202626 Feb 2026 Why does it matter that God knows all things? What difference might the doctrine of divine omniscience make in our lives—and in our counseling? In recent theological and pastoral discussions,…
Attributes of God… Predication, The Divine Attributes, and Biblical Counseling 17 Feb 202626 Feb 2026 What does it mean to say, “God is good”? This is not merely a theological question; it is, at its very heart, a deeply personal one. We experience sorrow and…
Attributes of God… Counseling Doesn’t Replace God: How Divine Absoluteness Protects Counseling from Becoming a God-Substitute 4 Feb 202626 Feb 2026 In Christian counseling, it is possible to speak often about God while quietly asking counseling to do what only God can do. When theology is thin and psychological categories become…
Attributes of God… Relational Because Absolute: Why God’s Eternal Being Is the Only Ground for Lasting Comfort 3 Feb 202626 Feb 2026 We have come to the constructive turn in this series. We cannot merely critique other views, we must clearly articulate how a strong doctrine of Divine Absoluteness provides lasting comfort…
Attributes of God… When Relational Theology Goes Too Far: Learning From Karl Barth (Part 3) 2 Feb 202626 Feb 2026 Perhaps at this point in the series you are wondering: what does Karl Barth have to do with Biblical Counseling? Why do his theological developments matter? Barth’s theology has taken…
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