Podcasts by The Biblical Beef (Biblical Counseling Exposed)

The Biblical Beef (Biblical Counseling Exposed)

This podcast discusses Biblical Counseling-theory and foundational suppositions, and examines biblical teaching, Church history, modern psychological theory, and evidence-based protocols in an effort to determine the extent to which Biblical Counseling-theory is both biblical and effective.

Further podcasts by Chris Leins, MA, LPCC, NCC

Podcast on the topic Christentum

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The Biblical Beef (Biblical Counseling Exposed)
The Gospel is a Superfluous Detail of History ... Unless You're a Sinner from 2021-06-14T20:53:22

Chris discloses parts of his personal story in Christianity. Christianity is for sinners. That's a biblical reality. But journeying toward the realization that the Gospel is for you - a...

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Biblical Counseling-Theory (Un)Defined from 2021-06-11T00:47:15

Chris presents and discusses a quote by Dr. David Powlison, and raises questions as to the concrete specifics of Biblical Counseling-Theory.

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Is Biblical Counseling-Theory Deceptive? from 2021-06-04T18:47:18

Chris shares a passage from Paul David Tripp's (2002) Instruments in the Redeemer's Hands, and explains where and how Biblical Counseling-theory falls short on delivering what it promis...

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Some ... Problems with Biblical Counseling-Theory, Ya Know, Little Ones from 2021-06-01T19:24:44

Ok, maybe not so little. On this episode Chris discusses some of the logical upshots of biblical counseling. That sin-habits cause sickness should, for example, mean that everybody, everywhere i...

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What's the Good News without the bad news? from 2020-09-03T20:40:47

The discussion continues of whether Biblical Counseling is actually biblical.

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If Sins = Symptoms, Then Psychological Wellness = White-Washed Tombs from 2020-08-27T19:28:08

This episode presents the second idea of Biblical Counseling-theory: that repentance brings about therapeutic gains. Both empirical and theological problems are presented in response to this idea. ...

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Sins Cause Sickness: Fact or Fiction? from 2020-08-24T19:24:47

The psycho-hamartiological theory of symptom etiology (the belief that psychological disorders stem from sins and sin-habits) is a theory that is deeply entrenched in Church history, stretching ...

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What is Biblical Counseling? from 2020-08-12T18:29:21

The question emerges, What is Biblical Counseling? And, what is, in fact, so biblical about it? During this episode Chris reviews some Biblical Counseling-literature in pursuit of that answer. T...

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