Title: Biblical Psychology for End-Time Believers:
Human Nature Revealed by God in Scripture
By: Dr. Don Ott
A CBM Christian Book Review
10.0 out of 10.0+
Human Nature…who can understand why a person does something or acts a certain way? Add the End-Times to the mix, secular psychologists can come up with a variety of syndromes, names, and factors. But what if there was something else…someone, like our Creator, who gave us the blueprint to gain wisdom and insight into human nature? The author gives an exemplary read that gives urgency in these End-Times to understand human nature.
Dr. Don Ott explores past psychological history and offers an overview of when the shift came from Biblical to secular with writings. Within this, the understanding from the Bible, which was tossed aside by modern psychology in the late 19th century, reveals human nature, as given by God in Scripture! Designed with the End-Time believer in mind, his Introduction discusses this “crossroad” in secular psychology vs. Biblical psychology.
Advocating a life in Christ and quoting 1 John 5:11-12, “God has given us eternal life, and this life in His Son. Whoever has the Son has life, whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.” This understanding is that there is life only in Christ, available to all believers, as such this is a culmination of 18 months of “a labor of love” and developed from a lifetime in the field of psychology and ministry to the Lord.
Each chapter takes a look at human nature from in 7 stages from the Bible: The created, corrupted, regulated, redeemed, regenerated, sanctified, and glorified. One then may ask, “What do those stages or categories mean?” Dr. Ott explains in his book with accuracy and an understanding of Scripture, psychology, alongside years in the field, the nature of man to shed light on each stage of human nature. This is key to understanding human nature at its core, Biblically.
This is a wonderful book that encompasses a true understanding of psychology from a Biblical perspective for the End-Time believer. I would recommend this book to all believers at this time, as we are in the end times! Dr. Ott has given such an understanding of the human soul and nature that cannot be overlooked, with also, the welcome advice of how to behave in a time “such as this.”
Also, this book comes highly recommended to all those in leadership roles, in pastoral roles, and the congregation at large. An easy, fascinating and relevant read!
You may get your copy of Biblical Psychology for End-Time Believers at Amazon and in Kindle as a download.
