Corey shares that CBT “operates on the assumption that what people believe influences how they act and feel.”
Anderson correctly notes, cognitive behavioral therapy that does not take into account the reality of the spiritual world will again fall short of its potential. We can’t usurp the role of the Holy Spirit, who will convict us of sin and lead us into truth. Nor should overlook the possibility that an individual attention to a deceiving spirit (see 1 Timothy 4:1).
. . people are feeling and doing what they are doing because of what they have chosen tothink and believe. Therefore, if you want to change people’s behavior and emotionalstates, you should seek to change what they think and what they consciously choose tobelieve. From a truly Christian perspective, that is repentance, which literally means a change of mind. I generally agree with the basic premise of CBT. . . . CBT is inadequate. One glaring omission is the reality of the spiritual world