What Your Counselor Never Told You: Seven Secrets Revealed-Conquer the Power of Sin in Your Life

What Your Counselor Never Told You: Seven Secrets Revealed-Conquer the Power of Sin in Your Life

by Dr. William Backus
What Your Counselor Never Told You: Seven Secrets Revealed-Conquer the Power of Sin in Your Life

What Your Counselor Never Told You: Seven Secrets Revealed-Conquer the Power of Sin in Your Life

by Dr. William Backus

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Overview

Dr. William Backus the respected clinical psychologist and author of Telling Yourself the Truth, returns with a new, groundbreaking book examining how sin is the basis of many common emotional and psychological disorders. Revealing the untold story of why we act how we act, the book is sure to join of the ranks of Christian counseling classics.

What Your Counselor Never Told You is a detailed look at the causes of various character traits and the reasons behind the actions we take. It is both a tool to help you overcome sin in your life, and a handbook for self-examination to lead a purer life. The book explains how the sin our lives affects our daily actions and even our character traits.

Ideal for self-use or by trained, counselors, What Your Counselor Never Told You takes the position that spiritual health goes hand-in-hand with mental and emotional health. It puts readers on the right road to recovery.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781585588879
Publisher: Baker Publishing Group
Publication date: 09/01/2000
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 256
File size: 1 MB

About the Author

William Backus, PhD, founded the Center for Christian Psychological Services. Before his death in 2005, he was a licensed clinical psychologist and an ordained Lutheran clergyman. He wrote many books, including What Your Counselor Never Told You.

Table of Contents

Poem: "What Happened to the Seven Deadly Sins?"

Introduction: Sick or Sinful?

Chapter One:Taking Sin Seriously
Chapter Two: Pride—The Root of the Root Sins
Chapter Three: Envy—The Sin That Promises Nothing Good
Chapter Four: Anger—Wrong or Right? When and How?
Chapter Five: Greed—Falling in Love With Possessions
Chapter Six: Sloth—Depression or Laziness? Sickness or Sin?
Chapter Seven: Lust—What It Promises and What It Delivers
Chapter Eight: Gluttony—Selling Out to Pleasure

Appendix One: Taking and Scoring the Sin Test
Appendix Two: The Sin Test and Psychopathology
Appendix Three: More History of the Seven Deadly Sins
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