Preliminary Considerations Counselors should view the process of counseling as one which is both linear and variegated. Having discussed IRBC’s philosophy of counseling, we are now ready to begin discussing the methodology of biblical counseling. The first thing we want to note about IRBC’s methodology, and that of the broader field of biblical counseling, is […]

God established the family in the dawn of human history when He made Eve out of Adam’s rib to be his wife. Since then, the family has become the foundation of human society, the cornerstone of all of our institutions. There is no other place where children can be properly taught the virtues of truthfulness, […]

Article 20 of the Belgic Confession begins with a sweeping statement that summarizes Articles 14–19 of our Confession: We believe that God, who is perfectly merciful and just, sent His Son to assume that nature in which the disobedience was committed, to make satisfaction in the same, and to bear the punishment of sin by […]

In the middle of Christ’s letter to the Church in Laodicea we have the words of verse 20, “Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me.” Many have taken these words as […]

“Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God. And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through […]

There are two passages in Paul’s epistles that are of special importance to the question of justification and a final judgment according to works. The first of these, 1 Corinthians 3:10-15, is especially pertinent to the question of the nature of the reward that will be granted to believers for their works. The second of […]