What Your Counselor Never Told You

Seven Secrets Revealed-Conquer the Power of Sin in Your Life

Dr. William Backus

• Publisher: Bethany House Publishers
• Year: 2000
• eBook ISBN:
  9781585588879
• Topic: Theology & Religion
• Subtopic: Christian Ministry

Discover the Power to Be a Better Christian



Dr. William Backus the respected clinical psychologist and author of Telling Yourself the Truth, returns with a groundbreaking book examining how sin is the basis of many common emotional and psychological disorders. Revealing the untold story of why we act how we act, the book is sure to join of the ranks of Christian counseling classics.



What Your Counselor Never Told You is a detailed look at the causes of various character traits and the reasons behind the actions we take. It is both a tool to help you overcome sin in your life, and a handbook for self-examination to lead a purer life. The book explains how the sin our lives affects our daily actions and even our character traits.



Ideal for self-use or by trained, counselors, What Your Counselor Never Told You takes the position that spiritual health goes hand-in-hand with mental and emotional health. It puts readers on the right road to recovery.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Acknowledgments
• Contents
• Introduction: Sick or Sinful?
• Chapter One: Taking Sin Seriously
• Chapter Two: Pride—The Root of the Root Sins
• Chapter Three: Envy—The Sin That Promises Nothing Good
• Chapter Four: Anger—Wrong or Right? When and How?
• Chapter Five: Greed—Falling in Love With Possessions
• Chapter Six: Sloth—Depression or Laziness? Sickness or Sin?
• Chapter Seven: Lust—What It Promises and What It Delivers
• Chapter Eight: Gluttony—Selling Out to Pleasure
• Appendix One: Taking and Scoring the Sin Test
• Appendix Two: The Sin Test and Psychopathology
• Appendix Three: More History of the Seven Deadly Sins
• About the Author
• Books by Dr. Backus
• Back Cover