TY  - BOOK
AU  - Kruis,John G.
TI  - Quick scripture reference for counseling
SN  - 9780801015793 (pbk.)
AV  - BR 115 .C69 K78 2013
PY  - 2013///
CY  - Grand Rapids, Michigan
PB  - Baker Books
KW  - Bible
KW  - Use
KW  - Counseling
KW  - Religious aspects
KW  - Christianity
N1  - Adultery -- Affliction -- Alcohol -- Anger -- Anxiety -- Assurance (of salvation) -- Bitterness -- Blame shifting -- Brooding -- Calls to repentance and obedience -- Changing (to please God) -- Chastisement -- Children -- Church -- Church discipline -- Comfort -- Communication -- Communion of saints -- Conscience -- Contentment -- Coveting -- Death -- Decision making -- Depression -- Discipline -- Divorce -- Drug abuse -- Eternal life -- Evil desires -- Example (good or bad) -- Faith in God -- False prophets, teachers -- Fear -- Forgiveness of sins -- Forgiving others -- Friendships -- Giving -- Gossip -- Hate -- Homosexuality -- Hope -- Hot temper -- Humility; Husband/wife relationships -- Imitating Jesus -- Keeping the commandments -- Laziness -- Leading a person to Christ -- Loving and serving others -- Loving God -- Lust -- Lying -- Marriage -- Mixed marriages -- Obedience -- Overcoming evil -- Overcoming sin -- Peace -- Peacemakers, peacekeepers -- Persecution -- Prayer -- Pride -- Priorities -- Progressive sanctification -- Providence of God -- Repentance -- Resentment -- Rest -- Salvation -- Self-centeredness -- Self-control, self-discipline -- Self-pity -- Sex life -- Sexual immorality -- Temptation -- Training children -- Trials -- Trust -- Waiting on the Lord -- Warnings -- Work -- Worry -- Youth
N2  - "Everyone encounters personal problems, big and small, and Christians are not immune. From adultery to worry and anger to persecution, every affliction common to humankind affects us at one time or another. This classic reference is an essential tool for Christian counselors, pastors, and laypeople who desire to be equipped to help others cope and grow through their trials. Arranged topically for easy access to the Scriptures that speak to the heart of each issue, this book covers a wide range of subjects, including: anxiety; children; contentment; divorce; forgiving others; husband/wife relationships; overcoming sin; prayer; self-control; temptation; waiting on the Lord. Work with pertinent Bible passages at the ready, you will always have just the right words to say--right when they are most needed"--Publisher description
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