McMahon, T.A.

Psychology and the Evangelical Church

March 1, 2006

Nothing in the history of the modern church has induced believers to abandon their faith in the sufficiency of God’s Word like the pseudo- science of psychological counseling. Consider the following: the evangelical church is a primary referral service for counseling psychologists and psychiatrists. Many large churches have licensed psychotherapists...Read more

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