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.