When People Are Big and God Is Small
by Edward Welch | Book Summary
Author: Edward Welch
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When we fear God properly we are then free to love others the way that God loves us. Such sacrificial love takes our eyes off of ourselves and turns them toward Christ and other people. When People are Big and God is Small is written for the entire church. It is rooted in biblical counseling and is aimed at providing a proper understanding of the fear of man and the fear of the Lord. |
David Powlison (MDiv, Westminster Theological Seminary; MA, PhD, University of Pennsylvania) is executive director of the Christian Counseling and Education Foundation in Glenside, Pennsylvania, and the editor of the Journal of Biblical Counseling. He teaches at Westminster Theological Seminary and is a board member and fellow of the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors. (via P&R Publishing)
When People Are Big and God Is Small
by Edward Welch
[ Book Summary ]
| Author | Edward Welch |
| Publisher | P&R Publishing |
| Date | June 01, 1997 |
| Pages | 256 |
Overview:
Fearing man over fearing God is a common problem for all of us, and this imbalance of fear shows an idolatrous heart that is more concerned with the opinions of men than the opinions of the Lord. "The fear of man is no respecter of persons. It might be called codependency with adults, peer pressure with teens, and shyness with children, but whatever it is called, it all betrays the same idolatrous heart." (p. 192)
When we fear God properly we are then free to love others the way that God loves us. Such sacrificial love takes our eyes off of ourselves and turns them toward Christ and other people.
When People are Big and God is Small is written for the entire church. It is rooted in biblical counseling and is aimed at providing a proper understanding of the fear of man and the fear of the Lord.
David Powlison (MDiv, Westminster Theological Seminary; MA, PhD, University of Pennsylvania) is executive director of the Christian Counseling and Education Foundation in Glenside, Pennsylvania, and the editor of the Journal of Biblical Counseling. He teaches at Westminster Theological Seminary and is a board member and fellow of the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors. (via P&R Publishing)