In our continued study of conflict resolution God’s way, we will discuss conflicts that arise from righteousness issues. This is a type of conflict regarding what is the righteous thing to do in a given situation. The basic solution to righteousness issues is bible study. Both parties should search the scriptures to find out what the word teaches on that issue. A major guideline to talking with other Christians about righteousness issues when we have conflict is evangelism- the spreading of the ...
Sep 16, 2019•25 min•Season 1Ep. 25
In our continued study of conflict resolution, we will focus on the topic of confronting a sinful Christian. During this episode, Pastor Jeff will provide practical guidelines for talking to other Christians about their sin. Ultimately, Love is the motivating factor. Seek the Lord to flood your heart with love for the person you are experiencing conflict with. The motive of the heart should be to bring unity back into the relationship. It’s not about the practical steps, but rather the fullness ...
Sep 09, 2019•28 min•Season 1Ep. 24
We are joined today by Pastor Matt Figgs with Calvary Christian Fellowship in Gypsum, Colorado. Pastor Figgs is a bi-vocational pastor who minsters youth at the church and works a full-time job engineering road and bridge projects. Pastor Figgs is very passionate about reaching the next generation by investing in their hearts and minds. How do you speak about ministry to the youth? It is important to realize the youth are in a culture where their ideas are being shaped about marriage and sexuali...
Sep 02, 2019•27 min•Season 1Ep. 23
Welcome back to The Biblical Counseling Podcast! In this episode, we are joined by our regular guest Dr. Howard A. Eyrich for Part 3 of an interview with the biblical counseling pioneer. Today’s episode will cover the International Association of Biblical Counselors (IABC) Conference which was held on August 1st-3rd, 2019 in St. Louis, Missouri. The conference's theme was HOPE. Hope for Leaders in Leadership Hope for the Depressed Hope for the Addicted Hope for The Oppressed and Abused Hope for ...
Aug 26, 2019•27 min•Season 1Ep. 22
In our continued study of conflict resolution, Pastor Jeff and Jennie Christianson focus on the topic of conflict regarding sinfulness. We are going to consider the third passage where the bible gives specific instruction for dealing with conflicts of sinfulness - Matthew 18. The Matthew 18 attempt, is to win an erring brother, not to publicly expose or shame him. We can never lose sight of the purpose of the confrontation - to win our brother. Check out episode 21 for the 6 Practical Guidelin...
Aug 19, 2019•27 min•Season 1Ep. 21
The topic of discussion is on forgiveness verses reconciliation. Pastor Jeff and Pastor Cody discuss the life of David. He had the fear of the Lord and was in the will of God. Conflict resolution depends on you. It's important to remember, I have a personal responsibility with me, and I can’t control the other person. David had humility in the conflict resolution. The will of God will not be found in pride. Desire to resolve the conflict is born from a humble heart. Extend forgiveness to others ...
Aug 09, 2019•25 min•Season 1Ep. 20
We are joined today by special guest Dr. Howard Eyrich for part 2 of an interview with the biblical counseling pioneer. Today’s discussion will cover the International Association of Biblical Counselors (IABC) Conference which is scheduled for August 1st-3rd, 2019 in St. Louis, Missouri. The theme this year is HOPE. Dr. Eyrich and other board members chose this year’s theme of HOPE for several different reasons. First, because many members of the board, including Dr. Eyrich, were working through...
Aug 02, 2019•27 min•Season 1Ep. 19
On today’s podcast, we are joined by special Guest Pastor Dave Shirley. Pastor Shirley is the vice president of the Calvary Chapel Bible College in Murrieta, CA. He also oversees the Bible college affiliate campus with the help of the staff at Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa. He will be joining us to discuss the sufficiency of Christ and the sufficiency of the scripture. Christ is sufficient for everything we need to please God. There is nothing better than abiding in the word and the word abiding in ...
Jul 26, 2019•27 min•Season 1Ep. 18
We all deal with conflicts that arise because of sinfulness. In this episode, we are looking at the three passages of scripture that give us direct instruction on working through issues of sin. We will learn that our main objective in going to the person who has sinned is to bring correction and then restoration. We will also have a discussion on when sinful actions, attitudes, or words could be overlooked, or when sinful issues should be dealt with and addressed. Do you sense a calling to becom...
Jul 19, 2019•26 min•Season 1Ep. 17
On today’s podcast, Dr. Howard A. Eyrich will be joining us to discuss answering the critics and taking up leadership during the biblical counseling movement. Dr. Eyrich is currently Minster of Counseling at Briarwood Presbyterian Church and Director of the Doctor of Ministry Program in Biblical Counseling. In his eBook, Hearing the Critics, Answering the Critics and Taking Up Leadership, he takes a look at biblical counseling critics through three lenses: Intramural, Intermodal and Extramural c...
Jul 12, 2019•27 min•Season 1Ep. 16
This podcast is about what a great salvation we have. As Christians, if we don't understand what Jesus has done for us on the cross, we can flounder through life, not living in freedom from the bondage of sin or the flesh that is ours in Christ. When we become passionate about the things of God, allowing Him into our lives more fully, we will experience transformation. If we seek to walk in the spirit, allowing the Holy Spirit to use us, we can experience a victorious Christian life of service. ...
Jul 05, 2019•23 min•Season 1Ep. 15
In Episode 14 we are talking about Conflicts of Differentness, and the seven practical guidelines for resolving those types of conflicts. Hopefully, each person involved has a willing heart to hear what the scriptures have to say about conflicts that arise from areas of disagreement- often differences of preference, where one person’s temperament or tastes are displeasing to another person. This involves learning to see the qualities in the other person that the Lord created within them, guardin...
Jun 28, 2019•26 min•Season 1Ep. 14
In this episode, we will look at an introduction to three main types of conflict that we can see in the Bible. These three main types of conflict are; Conflicts that result from Differentness, Conflicts that result from Sinfulness, and Conflicts that result from Righteousness-issues. When we seek to resolve a conflict, we want to reach the hearts of the people involved as well as the heart of the issue. Then we want to resolve the conflict in a biblical manner, according to the principles given ...
Jun 21, 2019•26 min•Season 1Ep. 13
In Episode 12 we are discussing The Weaker Brother, The Stronger Brother, Stumbling Blocks and Pharisees. The weaker brother is the person whose conscience is weak. The sin of the weaker brother tends to be - to judge the stronger brother, while the sin of the stronger brother could be to hold the weaker brother in contempt or look down on him. Our concern should be how we may edify or build up one another and doing things for the best interest of the other. God doesn’t want to condemn and wants...
Jun 14, 2019•26 min•Season 1Ep. 12
In other words, in this section on “Bearing with one another in love”, we will be looking at sin issues vrs. nonsin issues. Forbearance is the ability to distinguish sin issues from nonsin issues. Although we must sometimes show forbearance when people sin, we will more often have to put up with the nonsinful things that others are accustomed to doing. We will be talking about bearing with one another when people sin in a later section of this study. Our example being Jesus in Luke 9:41 Luke 9:4...
Jun 07, 2019•25 min•Season 1Ep. 11
In episode 10, we continue the study of resolving conflict God’s way. We’ll be discussing bearing with one another in love and being able to appreciate that God has made each person different. We will be covering four topics in this series about “Bearing With One Another in Love” including: The Ability to Recognize and Appreciate that God has made each Person Different, Open-Handed vs Closed-Handed Issues, The Weaker Brother vs the Stronger Brother, and The Ability to put up with Idiosyncrasies/...
May 31, 2019•24 min•Season 1Ep. 10
In this episode, we continue our discussion on conflict resolution. In particular, we take a closer look at handling physical and mental distress. In order to have endurance and grow in patience, we have to set our minds on the things of God and not the things of Man. One profound key to being able to handle the stress of life in a patient manner, is to check how you are doing on setting reasonable expectations for yourself. Our Heavenly father carries the loads for us to the questions of life t...
May 17, 2019•25 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Get right in your relationship with the Lord and watch him work in a deep and mighty way. In the Christian life, we want to dig our roots deep down in the Lord. In episode 8, we continue to discuss the need for Endurance. For some people, when God dealt them their hand in life, it may seem unfair that they have an overabundance of patience, where other people struggle with it their entire lives. But on the other hand, this is something available from God, that He is working in all of us, and the...
May 11, 2019•27 min•Season 1Ep. 8
On this week’s episode of the Biblical Counseling Podcast, Pastor Jeff Christianson continues his study on Resolving Conflict, through the foundational truths and character building truths, that lay a foundation for resolving conflict. The focus of today’s discussion is patience as a foundational character of the Christian. Pastor Jeff shows us that patience is a lack of complaint during or in the midst of the discomforts of life. Listen to this podcast to hear Pastor Jeff address: Why patience ...
Apr 29, 2019•28 min•Season 1Ep. 7
The Prerequisite to Conflict Resolution In the episode, we will discuss the difference between "sinning against us" vs "upsetting us." If what your brother did against you is not a sin, it may be important for you to talk to him about that, but not before your “thinking” about the matter has changed from being upset. We need to stop and think about how we should respond in the Spirit, and biblically to the disappointments of life. Life is full of changed plans, inconveniences, and let-downs. Whe...
Apr 22, 2019•20 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Forgiveness is a promise and an act of the will. Forgiveness as a foundation to conflict resolution and has been fairly given to us by Christ. If we allow the Lord to develop and build certain foundational character traits in ourselves, if we grow in character, we are learning and applying essential qualities to handling relationships and conflict resolution in a biblical way. In this episode, we will dive deeper into the four topics about the basics of forgiveness. Jesus phrased this in such a ...
Apr 12, 2019•20 min•Season 1Ep. 5
In this episode, you will discover three things: Gentleness would be the opposite of strife, wrath, or being pushy. Gentleness Versus Anger Gentle people are willing to consider their own contribution to a conflict. The Holy Spirit is available to fill us, and to give us the control of gentleness if we call upon Him for it. It is ours for the asking. Gentleness is forgiving or overlooking quickly so as not to allow yourself to meditate on something or be provoked. Gentleness is also not having a...
Apr 01, 2019•25 min•Season 1Ep. 4
In this episode, we wrap up our discussion on the topic of resolving conflict God’s way on the subject of Humility. Humility is one of those things where if you seek the Lord to develop this in you, it will take you a long way. However, one thing that most often prevents conflicts from being resolved, is pride. Humility affects the way we respond to conflicts. Humility recognizes that God is in control of the achievements of our lives, and they are not primarily dependent upon ourselves – it fre...
Mar 27, 2019•20 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Welcome! We begin today’s episode by continuing the topic of Biblical reconciliation resolving conflict God’s way. One of the prerequisites to conflict resolution is Humility. Humility is one of those things in the Christian life, where if you seek the Lord to develop this in you, it will take you a long way. Why? Because God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble. Walking in humility is how we invite God into the situations of our lives. This discussion will highlight James 4 and will ...
Mar 20, 2019•20 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Learn the biblical principles of conflict resolution with Pastor and Bible teacher Jeff Christianson. Conflicts are like forest fires. If you address them when they are still small, you can save yourself much grief. In this episode, we address the first prerequisite to resolving conflict in interpersonal relationships. James says, "...The tongue is a flame of fire...It can set your whole life on fire..." What is it that most often prevents conflicts from being resolved? Pride is the one sin, abo...
Mar 16, 2019•13 min•Season 1Ep. 1
