Jay Adams describes the personal conflict with sin that rages within every believer. Then with skill and understanding, he exposes the enemy's principal tactics and spells out a clear biblical strategy for overcoming sin. He answers such important questions as:
- How can I successfully deal with temptation?
- How do I fight the battles of the Lord and WIN?
- Can I learn to recognize the designs of Satan so I won't be so easily defeated?
- Why do I keep making the same mistakes over and over again?
- Where can I find help when I need it?
Whatever the struggle-sexual temptation, chemical dependency, pride, materialism, loneliness, discouragement-we are not alone in the battle and we can win the war within by the power of God's might as we learn to use the weapons the He has provided for our victory.
About the Author :
JAY E. ADAMS, A.B., B.D., S.T.M., Ph.D. (1929-2020) served as a pastor, church planter, denominational executive, seminary professor, author, and lecturer. He taught homiletics at Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia and was the Director of Advanced Studies at Westminster Seminary in California. He was the founder of the Christian Counseling and Educational Foundation (CCEF), the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors (formerly NANC), and the Institute for Nouthetic Studies (INS). Adams was the author of over 100 books including the best seller Competent to Counsel that launched the modern biblical counseling movement. He was a recipient of The Order of the Palmetto, the highest civilian honor awarded by the State of South Carolina.
Review :
Jay Adams changed my life. Reading his books and learning from his wisdom was absolutely foundational for me, not just as I learned how to engage in counseling that is authentically biblical, but also as I learned to think biblically about an entire host of issues. Jay Adams is biblical counseling's great grandfather. There is no biblical counseling author, leader, or practitioner that cannot draw a direct line from their ministry to the founding work of Dr. Adams. That means that neither your theological education nor your counseling training is complete until you have sat long at his feet, reading as much of him as you possibly can.
--- Dr. Heath Lambert, Sr. Pastor, First Baptist Church, Jacksonville, FL, Author of A Theology of Biblical Counseling and Finally Free
Here is classic Adams-clear, direct, biblically saturated, and extraordinarily helpful! Misconceptions abound when it comes to the topic of spiritual warfare. Adams will have none of them. In his typical fashion, he brings sanity to a confused topic by unashamedly calling believers to trust what God's Word has to say on the matter. In doing so, not only does he remind Christians of the great battle they are in, but he also provides for them the biblical strategy for Winning the War Within.
--- Pastor Donald Thomas, Abner Creek Baptist Church, Greer, SC
Real and lasting change in the Christian life toward Christlikeness goes way beyond behavioral adjustments. There is an internal battle that must be won. In his book, Winning the War Within, Jay Adams uses the carefully exposited truth of God's Word and the wisdom of a highly experienced counselor to help Christians achieve this goal. This book should be on the shortlist of required reading for counselors and for all Christians because of its relevance to growth in the Christian while overcoming deeply embedded sins within.
--- Dr. John Street, Chair, MABC Graduate Program, The Master's College and Seminary; President, Association of Certified Biblical Counselors
I could not agree more with Dr. Adams when he said, "It is there-within your inmost being-that battles are won or lost." It's not outside of us, it's within us. Some let this lead to talk of personal worth or affirming your own ability to wage war, but Dr. Adams teaches us in Winning the War Within that the Christian's victory is guaranteed because of God's work in us. Though our flesh is a formidable enemy, our God proves victorious in our lives both now and ultimately. One of Adams' classics and one of only a handful of good resources on spiritual warfare. I commend this book to you.
--- Dr. Greg E. Gifford, Associate Professor at The Master's University; author of Heart & Habits
Are you confused and frustrated in your battle against sin? Do you feel like giving up? Then read this book. Dr. Jay Adams reminds us that we are soldiers in a cosmic war against the world, the flesh, and the Devil and that the most important victories are those won within. Winning the War Within serves as a primer for every believer engaged in the struggle against sin. With his usual engaging style, and the determination to draw everything from the sufficient Scriptures, Adams has given us the strategy and the weapons for success against our entrenched foes. In this book, you will learn how to wage true spiritual warfare.
--- Tim Pasma, Pastor, LaRue Baptist Church, LaRue, OH, Fellow, ACBC
