Setting Captives Free Theology

• 12-Step Theology

• Sat, Feb 28, 2009
• Setting Captives Free Theology

I was once told by a secular authority that AA's 12 steps were based upon St. Augustine's Confessions. Being totally unfamiliar with AA, I believed him and, in my mind, this gave AA credibility. If Augustine didn't know about God's ...

• 90-day Sex Fast

• Sat, Feb 28, 2009
• Setting Captives Free Theology

A number of married students who are pursuing purity have told us that a time of abstinence from sexual intimacy has been recommended to them "for emotional healing" or to "kill through starvation" the passions of the flesh. This "sex ...

• Addiction

• Sat, Apr 21, 2012
• Setting Captives Free Theology

I notice that you used the word addiction several times in relation to sexual sin. This is really not a very helpful way to be thinking about our struggle with sin. The word addiction carries with it the connotation that ...

• Depression and the Gospel

• Sat, Feb 28, 2009
• Setting Captives Free Theology

The gospel of Jesus Christ is perfectly suited to meet all the spiritual needs of mankind today. In the gospel, sinners are "forgiven and given:" forgiven of all their sins, given the "oil of gladness" to replace their mourning, and ...

• Free Indeed Vs. "Working the Program"

• Fri, Feb 27, 2009
• Setting Captives Free Theology

"If the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed" (John 8:36). Many groups that work in the area of addiction instruct the addict who is attending a 12-step program on his/her need to continue to "work the program" ...

• How To Know If You Are A Christian

• Fri, Mar 13, 2009
• Setting Captives Free Theology

        I know not why God's wondrous grace         to me he hath made known,         nor why, unworthy, Christ in love         redeemed me for his own.         Refrain:         But I know whom I have believed,         and am persuaded that he is able         to ...

• Identity Disorder

• Sat, Feb 28, 2009
• Setting Captives Free Theology

If you are familiar with the ministry of Setting Captives Free, you are probably aware of our concern regarding the influence of psychology and psychiatry and the push to bring secular counseling methodology into the church. The purpose of this ...

• Polygamy

• Sat, Feb 28, 2009
• Setting Captives Free Theology

The issue of polygamy rarely comes up at Setting Captives Free yet, at times, there are those who have questions about the practice. Is polygamy, indeed, sinful, and does Scripture speak against it? This article was written for those who ...

• Psychology Debunked - Did You Know... [1]

• Sat, Feb 28, 2009
• Setting Captives Free Theology

Mental disorders are NOT medical/physical conditions like cancer or diabetes? Every mental disorder is merely a list of observable behaviors given a label and voted into existence by the APA Board. No one can objectively prove you have a mental ...

• Radical Adoration

• Sat, Feb 28, 2009
• Setting Captives Free Theology

Editor's Note: The following article is written by Shon Bruellman, Setting Captives Free Executive Director. It was originally written as a letter to all the mentors who minister at Setting Captives Free: Dear Mentors, This letter is to address those ...