Comments on: Counseling, Medication, and Common Grace http://reformedforum.org/counseling-medication-and-common-grace/ Reformed Theological Resources Fri, 27 Apr 2012 20:27:47 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 By: Bill Snodgrass http://reformedforum.org/counseling-medication-and-common-grace/#comment-84757 Fri, 27 Apr 2012 20:27:47 +0000 http://reformedforum.wpengine.com/?p=2021#comment-84757 I deal with this issue a lot in my context.

]]> By: Camden Bucey http://reformedforum.org/counseling-medication-and-common-grace/#comment-84731 Tue, 24 Apr 2012 00:22:44 +0000 http://reformedforum.wpengine.com/?p=2021#comment-84731 In reply to Eric Verby.

Thanks Eric. I agree. We can’t ignore the fact that all suffering is the result of the Fall, and that it’s certainly possible that physical suffering can be the result of sin. But we also need to see that while medication is a great blessing in many cases, it isn’t the cure for everything—certainly not our most basic problem. In many ways, this issue is similar to the issue of the role of diaconal ministries.

]]> By: Eric Verby http://reformedforum.org/counseling-medication-and-common-grace/#comment-84730 Tue, 24 Apr 2012 00:09:24 +0000 http://reformedforum.wpengine.com/?p=2021#comment-84730 This entry was forwarded to me by my housemate. I am a reformed Christian suffering from manic-depression. I take a number of medications to control my condition, and see secular psychiatrists and psychologists, though in the past I have sought specifically Biblical counseling. The column seemed to be eminently reasonable and practical. The Gospel is still the most important factor in counseling, but the medication seems to be a necessary adjunct to make it possible for the Gospel to work in my life. We shouldn’t look down at common grace as a valuable source of help for the Christian.

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