"A Biblical Counseling Coalition book."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-308) and index.

Introduction : changing lives with Christ's changeless gospel truth -- Mining the richness of God's word : God's treasures of wisdom -- Discovering wisdom for life in a broken world : our treasure hunt for wisdom -- Knowing the creator of the soul : our great soul physician -- Recognizing the most important fact about us : our view of God -- Engaging the battle for our soul : our spiritual warfare in spiritual friendship -- Examining the spiritual anatomy of the soul : our view of people -- Journeying into the heart ; our role as soul physicians and biblical cardiologists -- Exploring serpentine seduction to sin : our spiritual adultery -- Diagnosing the fallen condition of the soul : our fallen heart -- Applying the gospel to suffering : our gospel-centered self-counsel -- Prescribing God's cure for the soul : Part 1 -- Our new nurture -- Prescribing God's cure for the soul : Part 2 -- Our new nature -- Finding a place to belong and become : our growth in grace is a community journey -- Remembering the future : our eternal perspective -- Dispensing grace : our gospel-centered growth in grace -- Putting off and putting on : God's heart change model of progressive sanctification -- Conclusion : living life empowered by Christ's changeless gospel truth.