Whole Counsel: The Public and Private Ministries of the Word: Essays in Honor of Jay E. Adams
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Overview
I didn’t hold back in declaring anything that was beneficial to you and in teaching you publicly and from house to house . . . I haven’t held back in declaring God’s whole counsel to you. -Acts 20:20,27
That testimony from the Apostle Paul is also that of Dr. Jay E. Adams, who has spent over 60 years teaching God’s “whole counsel” both publicly (preaching) and from house to house (counseling).
This book contains essays by John MacArthur, Harry Reeder, Lou Priolo, and many other accomplished Christian leaders about how to do that kind of biblical ministry. The contributors are among the many preachers, teachers, counselors, and countless others who have appreciated Jay’s profound but always practical instruction from the Word.
Jay’s landmark book Competent to Counsel was first published 50 years ago, and it was the first of over 100 books that he has written since then. The editors and contributors hope that this volume will be used by God to spark a resurgence of interest in Jay’s teaching, and more importantly, a return to the timeless truths of Scripture on which it is based.
- Features a tribute to the life and works of Jay E. Adams
- Includes essays by those who have been influenced by him
- Contains essays from preachers, teachers, and counselors
- Introduction - Donn R. Arms
- Foreword - Wayne Mack
- On the 50th Anniversary of Competent to Counsel - Jay E. Adams
- Still Competent to Counsel - Matthew R. Akers
- Myths About Nouthetic Counseling - Donn R. Arms
- Ephesians 4 Once More - Ernie Baker
- Champion Righteousness in Your Weakness - Robert J. Burrelli Jr.
- Counseling Those Who Parent Their Parents - Howard Eyrich
- Competent to Cancel: From Forgiven to Forgiving - Stanley D. Gale
- Jay Adams’ Teaching of Habituation: Critiqued, Revisited, and Supported - Greg E. Gifford
- A Reformation in Shepherd Training - Bill Hill
- No End in Sight? Biblical Help for Chronic Illness - T. Dale Johnson
- Think Lists: A Practical Tool for Renewing the Mind - Tim Keeter
- The Sinner Neither Willing Nor Able - John MacArthur
- Fresh Preaching in the Wilderness of Ministry - Bruce Mawhinney
- The Relationship Between Preaching and Counseling - Jim Newheiser
- Counseling Angry People - Lou Priolo
- Counseling and Calvinism: How a God-Centered Theology Informs Your Ministry - Lance Quinn
- Enough Already! God’s Word is Sufficient - Harry L. Reeder III
- Afterword: Whole Counsel for the Whole Person