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The Biblical Counseling Podcast

The Biblical Counseling Podcast

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 This is a podcast for Biblical Counselors. Each edition of the podcast will provide practical solutions for the problems we face in a fallen world. Anyone who helps people navigate through the trials, difficulties and impossibilities of life will benefit from the content. This podcast also serves Biblical Counseling Academy students and ministry leaders in the Calvary Chapel family of ministries. Did you know we are NOW enrolling in the Biblical Counseling Academy? Check it out at BiblicalCounselingAcademy.com If there are issues you would like us to address or questions you would like us to answer, email and let us know or ask on Twitter at @jchristianson using the hashtag #jeffchristianson Are you blessed by this podcast? If you would like to offer a tax-deductible contribution, do so below. Web Giving: https://iabc.breezechms.com/give/online Text Giving: Text an amount to (716) 271-5247 Simply text the amount you'd like to give to this number. First time givers will be prompted to provide their payment method via a secure web page.© 2026 The Biblical Counseling Academy Cristianismo
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  • 277: Resurrection: God Saves

    277: Resurrection: God Saves
    Apr 2 2026

    You're invited to listen to a powerful message from Pastor Jeff Christianson:

    "Resurrection: God Saves"

    Jesus asked a question that still echoes today:
    "I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live… Do you believe this?" (John 11:25–26)

    This podcast explores the heart of the Christian faith—the resurrection of Jesus Christ. If Jesus is alive, everything changes. Hope is real. Sin is forgiven. Eternal life is possible.

    In this message, you'll discover:
    • What the resurrection truly means (and what it doesn't)
    • The compelling biblical evidence for Jesus' resurrection
    • How the resurrection impacts your life today—and your eternity

    The resurrection isn't just a historical claim—it's a life-altering truth that demands a response.

    Take time to listen, reflect, and consider the question Jesus asks each of us:
    Do you believe this?

    🎧 Listen now and be encouraged, challenged, and renewed in hope.

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    27 minutos
  • 276: Sanctifying Grace

    276: Sanctifying Grace
    Mar 24 2026

    In this episode of the Biblical Counseling Podcast, Pastor Jeff Christianson speaks to pastors, ministry leaders, and biblical counseling students about sanctifying grace — the grace of God at work in the believer's daily growth in Christ.

    Many Christians understand grace for salvation, but still try to live the Christian life through self-effort, pressure, or performance. Pastor Jeff opens passages such as 2 Peter 3:18, Acts 20:32, Hebrews 13:9, and 2 Timothy 2:1 to show that the same grace that saves us is the grace that strengthens us, establishes the heart, and matures us in Christ.

    If you are shepherding others, training in biblical counseling, or learning how to care for souls in a more Christ-centered way, this episode will help you better understand how steady spiritual growth happens.

    To connect with Pastor Jeff about biblical counseling training, ministry coaching, or church equipping opportunities, visit:

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    35 minutos
  • 275: Do Not Be Taken Captive by Empty Philosophy

    275: Do Not Be Taken Captive by Empty Philosophy
    Feb 14 2026
    Psychology vs. The Faith: Psychology has had a heavy impact on American culture for decades. Then, through the 1960s, 70s, and 80s, it steadily crept into the church. Today, it has a deep foothold in the church. And I want to say this carefully, but plainly: one of the most subtle forms of heresy to ever hit the American church is psychological theory being absorbed into Christian ministry as if it were neutral, safe, and compatible with the faith. Not because every observation made by anyone in the field is false. Not because the body doesn't matter. Not because Christians have never been helped by conversations with professionals. But because the most dangerous part of psychology is the part that claims to explain what man is, why man is the way he is, and how man changes. That's not lab science. That's not medicine. That's a philosophy of life—and very often, a rival religion. The Spirit "Expressly Says" This Will Happen Paul warned Timothy with a kind of urgency we rarely hear anymore: "Now the Spirit expressly says that in latter times some will depart from the faith, giving heed to deceiving spirits and doctrines of demons…" (1 Timothy 4:1) Notice what's happening: people depart from the faith, and as they loosen their grip on biblical truth, they become wide open to deception—"deceiving spirits" and "doctrines of demons." Then Paul adds something that should sober every pastor, counselor, and ministry leader: "If you instruct the brethren in these things, you will be a good minister of Jesus Christ, nourished in the words of faith and of the good doctrine which you have carefully followed." (1 Timothy 4:6) That means warning the flock isn't optional. If we refuse to instruct God's people where deception is creeping in, we are not being "good ministers of Jesus Christ." This isn't about causing trouble. It's about acknowledging that there's already trouble if we won't speak. This Isn't About Condemning People Let me be clear: this is not a blanket condemnation of every psychologist, psychiatrist, counselor, or person who has sought help. Many people are hurting. Many people are trying to survive. Some have real physiological issues—brain chemistry, sleep deprivation, hormonal problems, trauma responses in the body, or medical complications that should absolutely be evaluated. The Bible does not forbid legitimate medicine. Jesus said the sick need a physician (Luke 5:31). Luke was called "the beloved physician" (Colossians 4:14). The issue is not medical care. The issue is philosophy—systems that tell you what life is, what man is, what truth is, what morality is, what change is, and what salvation looks like. That's why Scripture warns: "Beware lest anyone cheat you through philosophy and empty deceit, according to the tradition of men… and not according to Christ." (Colossians 2:8) When a counseling theory runs "not according to Christ," the church must not import it uncritically and call it "wisdom." The Most Dangerous Part of Psychology There are areas of psychology that are closer to observation and measurement—like certain aspects of learning patterns or child development. You can observe, record, and make modest conclusions. But the danger zone is the sprawling world of psychotherapy theories that claim authority over identity, meaning, values, morality, and transformation. One of the best summaries I've ever seen puts it like this (paraphrasing the sense of the quote you referenced): the most seductively dangerous area is the part that tries to explain why people are the way they are and how they change. That's exactly the ground Scripture claims as its own. Because the Bible doesn't just tell us what to do. It tells us who we are. It tells us why we sin. It tells us what the heart is. It tells us what repentance is. It tells us what faith is. It tells us what love is. It tells us how change happens—by grace, through the Spirit, in union with Christ, in the life of the church. Psychology Often Operates Like Religion Here's where people get uncomfortable. But we need to be honest: modern psychotherapy doesn't merely treat "disease." It frequently teaches a worldview. It interprets suffering. It assigns meaning. It defines virtue. It sets the boundaries of blame and responsibility. It reframes guilt. It counsels hope. It offers a path of transformation. That's religion-level territory. Even Carl Jung—one of the towering figures in psychological theory—recognized this. He essentially admitted that people were coming to therapists for what they used to go to priests for: relief, meaning, wholeness, direction. In other words, therapy was stepping into the territory of pastoral care and theology. And here's where discernment matters even more: Jung wasn't "biblically spiritual." He was spiritually open in a dark way. You referenced his fascination with spirit-guides and his guide "Philemon." Whether someone calls that metaphor, imagination, archetype, or spiritism...
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    38 minutos
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