This article was written in the context of a debate between two orthodox evangelical believers about the use of secular psychology and drugs to address psychological problems. The author shows that the real issues involved with the use of secular psychological research are theological.

This article was written in the context of a debate between two orthodox evangelical believers about the use of secular psychology and drugs to address psychological problems. The author shows that the real issues involved with the use of secular psychological research are theological.

This article argues that genuine change (change of heart) can only be effected by biblical counselling, and not by the approach or the methods used in secular psychology.

This article spells out some of the basic differences between various forms of secular psychology, and the perspective and approach of biblical counselling. He shows that although secular psychology is in many ways fundamentally flawed, biblical counselors can make use of things that secular psychology has recognized.