Quotes by Edward Welch
Edward Welch (b. 1953) — Psychologe, Seelsorger und Autor · evangelikal-reformiert · USA
Der US-amerikanische Psychologe und Theologe Edward T. Welch lehrt seit 1981 an der Christian Counseling & Educational Foundation sowie am Westminster Theological Seminary in Pennsylvania. Er gilt als einflussreiche Stimme der biblisch-reformierten Seelsorgebewegung zu Themen wie Depression, Scham und Angst, wobei die Skepsis dieses Ansatzes gegenüber säkularen psychiatrischen Modellen fachlich debattiert wird. Bibellesern vermitteln seine Schriften eine seelsorgliche Lebenshilfe, die emotionale Nöte und zwischenmenschliche Konflikte aus einer dezidiert biblischen Perspektive deutet.
Era: Today
Recurring topics: Guilt & Forgiveness, Freedom & Truth, Humility & Pride, Meaning & Identity, Temptation & Struggle, God, Jesus & the Holy Spirit, Relationships & Family, Fear & Anxiety
Quotes by Edward Welch
If the knowledge of sin crushes, it crushes pride, not our selves.
Edward Welch
On this side of the cross misery persists, but the scales are tipped in favor of joy.
Edward Welch
Guilt is an excellent warning light that says something is wrong. Yet when it persists too long, it provides fuel for Satan’s lies and strangulates spiritual growth.
Edward Welch
The church must move toward the depressed person and mourn with those who mourn (Rom. 12:15), pray for God’s deliverance (2 Cor. 1:9-11), and search for encouraging words that can bless and give hope.
Edward Welch
The “fear of man” goes by other names. When we are in our teens, it is called “peer pressure.” When we are older, it is called “people-pleasing.” Recently, it has been called “codependency.” With these labels in mind, we can spot the fear of man everywhere.
Edward Welch
A mature fear of the Lord is more akin to awe, devotion, and worship. It is a response that says, “Your glory is irresistible.” “In your presence, nothing else matters. You are all that I desire.” Furthermore, it is a response that is active. It does something. It is not simply a passive devotion; it follows Christ in obedience. It searches out His will and can’t wait to do it.
Edward Welch
This is one of the great blessings of the fear of the Lord. We think less often about ourselves. When a heart is being filled with the greatness of God, there is less room for the question, “What are people going to think of me?”
Edward Welch
When we see sin, we are close to the light. Only when we don’t see sin should we be suspicious of our hearts [1 Jn. 1:8].
Edward Welch
People-pleasers can mistake “niceness” for love. When they do, they will be prone to being manipulated by others, and burn-out is sure to follow. People-pleasers can also mistake “yes” for love.
Edward Welch
Our Father is simply inclined to forgive. This distinguishes Him from all invented gods and from all of humanity. He is eager to forgive at the slightest hint that we acknowledge our sin and guilt (Jer. 3:13).
Edward Welch
The one taking the initiative in the relationship – the one who loves the most – is the one who risks humiliation.
Edward Welch
Scripture considers repentance a path to liberation, not condemnation.
Edward Welch
Parenting those with ADD symptoms is ultimately like parenting any child: you accommodate your biblical instruction to the child’s abilities. Parenting children who are like us is relatively straightforward because we instinctively understand their strengths and weaknesses. But children whose strengths and weaknesses are out of the mainstream require more careful observation and creative teaching. Remember that these children too have God-given strengths, and whatever weaknesses they have will not slow their growth in the things that are most important.
Edward Welch
Jesus always interpreted hardship in light of the end of the story, and at the end of the story we will be without shame.
Edward Welch
If we are angry [with] God…we should be reminded that His love is much more sophisticated than we know. Our anger shows that we are small children who think we know what is best.
Edward Welch
We think it safer and more effective to look to other people to relieve our emptiness. In some cases, when love is sweet, we might even feel that we have found it. Sadly, this feeling misleads us. It reinforces our sinful idea that people might be the answer to our need, so we pursue them with an obsession. The love that we desire, however, can only be found in the living God.
Edward Welch
Conscious of what we might think, God says that strong faith can coexist with emotional highs, lows, and everything in between. It is a myth that faith is always smiling. The truth is that faith often feels like the ordinary process of dragging one foot in front of the other because we are conscious of God.
Edward Welch
We stand at the crossroads between fear of others and fear of God. The road leading to the fear of man may be expressed in terms of favoritism, wanting others to think well of you, fearing exposure by them, or being overwhelmed by their perceived physical power. When these fears are not combated with the fear of the Lord, the consequences can be devastating. But when God is given his rightful place in our lives, old bonds can be shattered.
Edward Welch
Most sins are ungodly exaggerations of things that are good.
Edward Welch
Suffering is God’s surgery that leads to health when we respond by faith.
Edward Welch
The most radical treatment for the fear of man is the fear of the Lord. God must be bigger to you than people are.
Edward Welch
The true nature of all addictions is that we have chosen to go outside the boundaries of the kingdom of God and look for blessing in the land of idols. In turning to idols, we are saying that we desire something in creation more than we desire the Creator.
Edward Welch
We are called to love not because other people are empty and need love (to feel better about themselves) but because love is the way in which we imitate Christ and bring glory to God.
Edward Welch
Whatever wins our affections will control our lives.
Edward Welch
[Contrary to] people-pleasers, only people-lovers are able to confront.
Edward Welch
Fears are loud and demanding. Even when you know they are irrational, they can still control you. It is hard to argue with feelings that are so intense, and easy to be loyal to our inaccurate interpretations.
Edward Welch
We are more concerned about looking stupid (a fear of people) than we are about acting sinfully (fear of the Lord).
Edward Welch
Lying and other forms of living in the dark are usually ways to make ourselves look better before other people.
Edward Welch
Aren’t the most popular mission trips the ones that take us far from our own neighborhood? Russia is easy; our own neighborhood is a constant challenge. Has anyone consistently had the boldness and clarity of Jesus in testifying about the gospel? Never. Has anyone consistently avoided the fear of man in evangelism? Certainly not. There is a “foolishness” inherent in the message of the cross. The clear proclamation of the gospel does not make us look good. It doesn’t make us popular.
Edward Welch
It is much easier to talk about Jesus when His life consistently leaves us in awe. Then we repent of our fear of other people’s rejection.
Edward Welch
When a serpent comes across your path speaking lies, you should run from it or kill it. You shouldn’t sit around for a friendly chat.
Edward Welch
Don’t say, “How could God forgive me for that!” (whatever that is). Don’t think that God’s forgiveness is a begrudging forgiveness and with that thought deny some of God’s glorious love. And don’t think that God’s promises are only for other people. If this is how you are thinking, you must realize that your own sins, no matter how big, are not bigger than God’s pleasure in forgiveness.
Edward Welch
God takes initiative and moves toward us; we take the initiative toward others.
Edward Welch
Sin tends to look less attractive when it is closely inspected.
Edward Welch
The diagnosis of sin is never the last word. Instead, the last word is Jesus Christ. Sin should take us right to Jesus. The way out of addictions is to talk more about Jesus, the Redeemer and Liberator, than about sin… The biblical arithmetic is this: for every one look at your sin, take ten looks at Christ.
Edward Welch
The way to eliminate shame associated with sin is to admit sin, be confident that God forgives sin, and engage in battle against it.
Edward Welch
Scripture never expects us to hear God’s commands to us in isolation from the serious contemplation of God’s work for us in Christ.
Edward Welch
What is the result of…people-idolatry? As in all idolatry, the idol we choose to worship soon owns us. The object we fear overcomes us. Although insignificant in itself, the idol becomes huge and rules us. It tells us how to think, what to feel, and how to act. It tells us what to wear, it tells us to laugh at the dirty joke, and it tells us to be frightened to death that we might have to get up in front of a group and say something. The whole strategy backfires. We never expect that using people to meet our desires leaves us enslaved to them.
Edward Welch
Shame was originally viewed as the result of a problem between God and ourselves. Now it is reduced to whatever prevents us from feeling good about ourselves.
Edward Welch
Jesus, the one who rescues us from hell, is also the one who speaks the most about it.
Edward Welch
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Sources: ccef.org, cbijapan.org, familylife.com, church4everychild.org
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