“On the whole, punishments that are productive (work details above and beyond ordinary chores) are the best punishments whenever they can be… — Jay E. Adams Copy Share Image
The best way to be a good father to your children is to be a good husband to their mother. — Jay E. Adams Copy Share Image
“The parent may find it helpful to say something like this: John, I’m going to trust you to make your own decision… — Jay E. Adams Copy Share Image
“Most cases of child discipline may be solved by establishing structure that will lead to the reenforcement of the biblical principles established… — Jay E. Adams Copy Share Image
“During his teens, parents ought to encourage the child to reevaluate his own life. He should reevaluate his standards and performance in… — Jay E. Adams Copy Share Image
“No man is free to ignore God’s standards. No one has the right to choose not to serve God, for God has made man… — Jay E. Adams Copy Share Image
“Wherever the Spirit of the Lord is at work, one of the discernible evidences of His presence is changed personalities. Men can and do… — Jay E. Adams Copy Share Image
“When clients think they are helpless, that some strange mysterious force is at work overpowering them, and they say that I Corinthians 10:13 does… — Jay E. Adams Copy Share Image
“Nouthetic counseling, then, necessarily embodies involvement of the deepest sort.” — Jay E. Adams Copy Share Image
“While victories in the struggle are possible through Christ (vs. 25), they do not come easily or apart from daily battles involving just such… — Jay E. Adams Copy Share Image
“But even that distress must be balanced by enthusiastic hope. It is his task always to sound the note of biblical optimism that is… — Jay E. Adams Copy Share Image
“The fourth response is Christian: “It can be solved through Christ.” Notice that the first three responses leave the problem intact and as a… — Jay E. Adams Copy Share Image
“Nowhere does the Bible say that one must wait for change. Jesus did not ask people to wait. He expected and effected change right… — Jay E. Adams Copy Share Image
“the Christian cheerfully asserts the possibility of thorough, rapid change. This is a very crucial plank in the Christian counselor’s platform. As a basic… — Jay E. Adams Copy Share Image
“There are at least seven separately definable elements involved in biblical change. These cannot be viewed merely as successive steps, since most of them… — Jay E. Adams Copy Share Image
“We are to vigorously and violently demolish all the fortifications of the foe, winning the battle and talking him captive for Christ. The Church… — Jay E. Adams Copy Share Image
“Most cases of child discipline may be solved by establishing structure that will lead to the reenforcement of the biblical principles established for the… — Jay E. Adams Copy Share Image