Breakdowns are

good for youRev. Dr. Robert J.K. Law

and Malcolm BowdenA unique manual on True Biblical

Counselling for Ministers andLaymen The authors claimthat all non-organic “mental

illnesses” are basically due toself-centredness and self-pity.

Dr. Robert Law worked in psychiatrichospitals and when he became an Anglicanpriest he realised that the root cause of the

problems of the numerous people he counselled was self-pity.When he pointed this out to them, almost all agreed and thenrapidly improved. He drew up a chart showing how all problemsstem from self-centredness that could develop into self-pity. Thisgenerates deep guilt which is covered up by adopting variousbehaviours such as schizophrenia and depression.

The authors examine these two major classifications and showthat they are wrongly diagnosed as “illnesses” which allow patientsto reside in psychiatric wards sheltered from the normal stresses ofliving. Considerable evidence is presented to show the inadequaciesof present day psychiatric treatments and psychotherapeutic coun-selling and that schizophrenia can be cured simply by trainingpatients to take increasing responsibility for their actions withoutdrugs. In one case a complete ward of schizophrenics was returnedto the community, fully restored to normal social life with very fewrelapsing. Prisoners have similarly been returned to society by thismethod. All such successful results have been completely ignoredin this country.

A method of True Biblical Counselling (TBC) is set out andpractice cases given. Psychiatry, Freud, psychoanalysis and Chris-tian use of secular theories are criticised. The authors contend thatthe church should return to counselling its members using TBC andnot commit them to secular treatments.

Essential and challenging reading for all Christians in theconduct of their daily lives for it reveals the pride, self-centredness,self-pity and hidden motivations we all have in some degree thatare the root cause of damaged relationships between people.

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"BREAKDOWNS ARE GOOD FOR YOU"

A few of the subjects dealt with -Three basic propositions. Self-pity and self-centredness. Psy-

choanalysis, Psychotherapy, Psychiatry and Psychology. Theanti-Christian bias. Dr. Law's chart of “Mental illness” behav-iour - and its explanation. Biblical Counselling and RealityTherapy - the vital difference. Some major successes inGlasser's “Reality Therapy” counselling - Ventura School forGirls; Veteran’s Psychiatric Hospital (where they were workingtowards discharging all their schizophrenic patients with mini-mal relapse); Western State Hospital.

Is True Biblical Counselling too “confrontational” and “judg-mental”? Replies to criticisms of Biblical Counselling byChristians. Final authority of the Bible. Secular theories from agodless viewpoint.

“Mental illnesses” examined; medical aspects of “mentalillnesses”; Schizophrenia and psychiatry - an examination; The“dopamine hypothesis”; Is it genetically inherited?; “MultiplePersonality Disorder” examined. The inadequacy of psychia-trists - as proven by one of their own number!

Depression - three published articles examined showing self-centredness and self-pity as the real cause.

The 5 R’s - Responsibility; Repentance; Restitution; Recon-ciliation; Rebuilding on Christ.

Who should counsel? The danger of playing “God” in humanrelationships. Who should be counselled?

Evasion of guilt - The “magic wand” - The “rubber stamp”.Frequent excuses - “It's the fault of my personality”; “I can't doit”; “I’m only human!”

SPECIFIC PROBLEMS - Schizophrenia; Hallucinations and“hearing voices”; Depression. Loneliness. Fear, Stress andAnxiety. Overcoming panic and phobias.

Depression; the rage in depression; threats of suicide.Shyness. Perfectionism. Losing face. Problems in the work-

place. The raising of children; The “broken homes” excuse.Drug taking. Marriage; male responsibility; importance oftolerance in the relationship.

How mankind should reflect the perfect relationships thatexist within the Trinity. True Christian “agape” love.

Problems in the church. The legal situation of counselling.The mature Christian. The balanced Christian. Self-counsellingfor the reader with problems. How to kill worry - with a sharpknife! How the Christian should handle personal problems.

Seven cases for practice. An examination of Biblical charac-ters and how God dealt with them.

Bible verses for counselling

"BREAKDOWNS ARE GOOD FOR YOU"In The English Churchman (21-28 February 1992) Dr. Law wrote

an article with the above title. The following are extracts;“When I left medicine for the Anglican Ministry, I was sent several

people who sought Christian counselling. My experiences in severalmental hospitals had led me to see that orthodox psychiatry was not allit was cracked up to be. One consultant psychiatrist said to me, “Wecan’t cure these people, we can only help them to live with theirillnesses.” To me that was an admission of failure. Why couldn’t theycure these people, I asked myself? Then it hit me. Perhaps there wasnothing there to cure! I began to re-think the whole concept of mentalillness and to observe closely what I was really seeing, and not whatI was supposed to see as per orthodox psychiatry.”

“Whilst curate-in-charge of a church in Edgware in the late sixties,patients were sent to me by various clergy and from ordinaryChristians. I studied them carefully and what I saw was so obvious Iwas amazed it had not been seen before. Actually it had been seenbefore, because it was there in the Bible; and also it had been acutelyobserved by many playwrights and novelists. But it had been obscuredby the term “mental illness.”

“What I saw were people who were self-centred, who had nopurpose or meaning in life and who were behaving irresponsibly orsinfully. It was this irresponsible, sinful behaviour that intrigued memost. I confronted them with the fact that they were behaving sinfullyand challenged them to accept that fact and to behave responsibly. Itold them that it was their own fault that they were as they were. Theycould not help their situation, but they could help their reaction to thesituation.”

“To my astonishment, the moment they accepted the truth that theirbad, irresponsible behaviour was their own fault, they first feltimmediate relief, and then immediate ‘healing’. After all, if it wastheir fault, then they could do something about. Many admitted theyknew it was their own fault and now that they had been ‘found out’they were only too glad to put things right. In effect they had beenbrought to say, “I have sinned by my own fault, my own mostgrievous fault.”?

“Suddenly it became clear. These people were not suffering fromsome illness which the ‘Doctor’ had to come and cure, but they werereacting irresponsibly, and they were covering up their bad behaviourby blaming others and making excuses. Psychiatry had given them thebiggest cover-up excuse of all. “I cannot help my sinful, bad behaviourbecause I am mentally ill.”

“A humanist, O. Hobart Mowrer, who was President of theAmerican Psychological Association, in his book The Crisis inPsychiatry and Religion, challenged the Church to get back to itsresponsible duty of counselling. On p.72 of his book, he declared thatpsychopathology (which is another term for mental illness) was amoral problem which has gravitated into medical hands by default andcomplacency on the part of the Christian Ministry.”

“On p.60, he demands to know whether Evangelical religion had“sold it’s birthright for a mess of psychological pottage”.

[Dr. Law describes the Behaviourist, Freudian, Jungian, Adlerian

and Existentialist attitude to someone sitting on a pin, and concludes;]“The [True] Biblical counsellor says to the patient, ‘You are sitting

on a drawing pin. Get off that drawing pin and sit somewhere wherewe can talk about how you need not sit on drawing pins again!’”

As Dr. Law is a qualified medical practitioner, has experience inpsychiatry and has counselled many people, he speaks with consider-able authority on the subject of “mental illnesses”. He joins thegrowing number of those critical of present-day psychiatric practice.

..................................REVIEWS OF “BREAKDOWNS ARE GOOD FOR YOU”(OUR INHERITANCE - Winter 1999 p 22 (Magazine of

Protestants Today) Peter Gadsden.There are not many modern books that excite this reviewer, this one

does; it proved to be compulsive reading, a book that will be read overand over again, so full is it of good sound, practical pastoral theology.

.... this book is highly commended. It should be compulsory readingfor all students training for the pastoral ministry and is an essentialwork tool that should be seen alongside the Holy Bible on everypastor's desk, not merely to look good, but well thumbed."

THE ENGLISH CHURCHMAN, Feb. 21/March 3 2000, p 8David Watson.

This is an outstanding book, a careful study of modern psychiatry -which is weighed in the balances and found wanting.... This bookcannot fail to challenge all of us, however young or old in the faith.

BANNER OF TRUTH. Issue 441 June 2000.Hywel Roberts (Pastor of Penzance Reformed Baptist Church). This is an extraordinary book on biblical counselling.... The

approach may be regarded by some as too confrontational, evenjudgmental, but it does seem to reach the heart of the matter and dealswith the guilt that is associated with self-centredness and self-pity.Patients who are encouraged to take increasing responsibility for theiractions, and are led in the way of repentance and faith in a spiritualand caring context clearly respond to this approach...

Exeter Reformed Minister’s Fraternal. A minister asked to bringthe book to the meeting’s attention. He highly recommended it anddescribed it as “powerful..superb book...makes you think.”

-----------------------------------Comments by users of True Biblical Counselling

Letter from DP - “I counsel unchurched young people who havebeen out of work but found secular methods were ineffective. I readyour book and tested it for three months. I found it a great personaledifier, as well as giving a solid, concise, and refined easy to followframework, as a basic structure for counselling. The results speak forthemselves. In three months God has given me the privilege ofcounselling ten unchurched, unemployed, people suffering from allsorts of mental illnesses - from depression to non-organic and organicschizophrenia. ALL TEN young people left after ONE counsellingsession following the TBC method WITHOUT their depression etc.!The two that rejected Christ shed tears of Self-Pity. Those that wantedJesus shed tears of repentance.

Of the ten young people, EIGHT made a commitment to the LordJesus Christ! Of the eight, FOUR want to start coming along to

Church and meeting with God and God’s people! Of the four, ONEhas already introduced ANOTHER! One wants to learn to do TBC ashe has benefitted so much from it and wants to help others who are inhis old position. With other youth workers/young people workers, wehave set up a beginners discipling group using TBC. Our church isrejoicing at the effect that TBC is having on people and theirproblems. I never imagined that TBC would be such an effectivemeans of evangelism.”

Letter from a manic depressive of 25 years...this insight that so much of mental illness is based in our

rebellious reaction to our circumstances is basically a great relief andrevelation to me. My recent experience has been of a mini-breakdown...This whole experience can be seen in the perspective ofyour book to be fully a self pity “party” and a resentful reaction. Yourbook was like reading the script of a play after once again goingthrough a breakdown... Thank you personally for helping me under-stand that I don’t have to go back to the mental health services for helpand comfort when I can rely on God, and the Christian Way... Ingeneral terms your book is a very strong work, which covers the topicof mental illness and the answers that can be found in the Church, theWord and in God. I totally agree with the reminder from Mowrer that“evangelical religion has sold its birthright for a mess of psychologicalpottage.” (page 40)

The UK Church desperately needs to assist those with emotionalproblems in a caring and sensitive way. I believe your book willprovide the fundamental basis for counselling in the Church and Ihope it reaches those who are counselling the family of the Church. Ithink your chart of self-centredness (self-pity) as the root of MentalIllness behaviour is brilliant and I can, as I have stated, enhance yourviews as absolutely right. Yours in Christ, Tim Harvey.

Nurse in a psychiatric ward - She challenged her patients and wasamazed at the number who admitted they were responsible for theirbehaviour. [BAGFY p.52]

Letter; “When I first showed her the cover of Bagfy and pointed tothe bottom line question, ‘Is self-pity the cause of “mental illness”? -as soon as she read it she looked up and said, ‘I know it is!’”

Letter; (Lady had tried to commit suicide) “She picked it up and itopened up at the page where the heading said ‘I’m only human!’ Shescreamed ‘that’s what I said to you!’ She said, ‘I want this book.’”

Letter; “How, I wish we had this book when I was training!”Letter; “I had endless, endless ministry over many years. Your no

holds barred approach was what I required.”Email from a young minister in his first appointment. “BAGFY

has been so helpful. The man I have been counselling using thetechniques has made amazing progress. I was able to face him up tothree areas in his life where he was basically selfish...When he cameto see me next time he was like a different person. He is regularlyreading his bible and now praying for his wife to come to the Lord. Heis also attending the church every week.

A Depressive - “May I send you my most heartfelt thanks forwriting BAGFY with Dr Law. For 8 years I was a miserable, almostutterly self-centered depressive Christian. I was in psychiatric unitstwice... doctors gave me many different medications to try. I also

received Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and many forms of counsel-ling from fellow Christians...in fact, I actually seemed to become moredepressed... Sometimes I would cut myself... suicide was frequentlyon my mind... Then I was given a copy of BAGFY. It was this book,alongside a couple of Christians... which God used to turn me around....I perceived the Lord's hand of correction but also forgivenessheavily on me. It was as if a blindfold was being removed and I wasforced to see myself as God saw me, rather that through my own self-pitying eyes...I am so grateful for the message of BAGFY..

A MARRIAGE SAVED! (May 2007) “Dear Mr. Bowden, ... I read your book, and watched the video, andrealized that I was just being self centered, and angry that I was notgetting my way. ... Thanks again.”

I enquired whether they were divorcing - “Malcolm, First off, mywife and I are getting back...she and my son, are coming back nextweek. We both realized that we were being self centered, yourinsights will help us do that.. I would say the book, and its revelationabout our nature was definitely the turning point and major reason forour reunion. .. so again many thanks.”

From Rev. Dr. X - (April 2008)“Dear Mr. Bowden, A few years ago I read (and utterly adored) yourTrue Science agrees with the Bible, but have only just come acrossyour excellent website. I loved listening to your lecture on depression,which was immensely helpful, and which I am now pointing manyothers to. Given what you have said there, I wonder if you might beable to help me: I have just learnt that a (Christian) friend of mine issuffering from severe --------. Do you have any material that mighthelp? With many thanks and warmest best wishes for a mostappreciated ministry.”(Later) “Many thanks for your email, your wisdom and the time youtook to respond..... there is something ironic about the fact that yourmaterial on depression and psychology always leaves me especiallyjoyous. I think it is the fact that you are so clear that depression is adeparture from the healthy norm that works as a helpful reminder ofthe joy of being a Christian. So thank you for that.” [Regarding the opposition to TBC and creation books] Given the stateof the church in this country, I am not altogether surprised, but that isa condemnation of the church and not your books. It is the difficultywhen serving up such strong counter-cultural meat. The people I have pointed to your material have been pastors whohave no vested interests; instead, their gospel-concern has meant theyseem generally to have received your material warmly (in fact, moreoften, very warmly). There are a number of people I would be keen tobaptise in these waters. Anything you are happy to send could beposted to:----- I must say thank you, not only for the research andwork you have done, but for your bravery in holding out our foolishmessage so clearly when all around I see the wisdom of the worldbeing taught in the church. I am sure that truly biblical counsellinghas a more popular future. For that I will work and pray.

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APE-MEN - Fact or Fallacy?2nd enlarged editon

A critical examination of the evidence highlights the very speculative theories based upon inadequate fossil evidence, and reveals the very dubious circumstances surrounding their discovery.Summary of ContentsPILTDOWN. The considerable body of little-publicised evidence which incriminates the Jesuit priest Teilhard de Chardin. Professor Douglas s accusation. The involvement of the British Natural History Museum.APE-MEN EVIDENCE. The very speculative nature of

the evidence of ape men , and the presumptuous way in which this is presented.EARLY HOMO SAPIENS. Their existence in deeper strata than those of ape men . The superficial reasons given for

their rejection.PEKIN MAN. A 25 ft. high ash heap, bone tools and other evidence of human habitation of the site virtually suppressed by the experts in China. The appearance - and rapid disappearance in 13 days - of ten human skeletons. Details of the later discovery of further human skeletons delayed for five years. Ape-like skulls reconstructed with human features. Investigation of the disappearance of the fossils at the time of Pearl Harbour suggests that they were found by the Japanese and passed to the Americans after the war - only to disappear again.JAVA MAN. Dubois s concealment of human skulls for thirty years. The faking of scientific illustrations by Dubois s supporter, Professor Haeckel. The strange circumstances of the discovery of further fossil evidence of Java man.NEANDERTHAL MAN. The evidence that these were true men suffering from rickets, arthritis and syphilis.THE AFRICAN APE-MEN . The admission by several experts that all these fossils are simply apes with no real human features.OLDUVAI GORGE. L.S.B. Leakey s discoveries examined.EAST RUDOLF. Richard Leakey s 1470 man really a human skull. How this awkward fossil was quietly buried.

HADAR (Ethiopia). D. C. Johanson s meagre collection of fossils shown to be only those of apes.LAETOLIL. Mary Leakey s discovery of a 6 million year old footprints are clearly those of human beings. The evidence of human tracks with those of dinosaurs in America.RECK S HUMAN SKELETON. How this was found in the Olduvai Gorge and the devious means by which it was removed from the ape-man scene.CONCLUSION. The inadequacy of the fossil evidence for ape-men. How the scientific establishment suppressed the publication of unwelcome evidence. The basic motive for the belief in the ape-men theories.£5+P+P. Demi octavo (215 x 135mm). vii + 257 pages. 66 b/w illustrations Referenced. Indexed. ISBN No. 09506042 1 6. Available direct from the publishers. Go to website www.mbowden.info/bkape.htm

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"THE RISE OF THE EVOLUTION

FRAUD"An exposure of the conspiracy2nd Enlarged Edition 2008This book demonstrates that evolution was promoted for many years before Darwin, his Origin of Species only appearing at the right time.Charles Lyell - the man behind the scenes. Charles Lyell provided millions of years for evolution in his Principles of Geology . His stated intention of

destroying the Mosaic account i.e. Genesis. He quickly befriended Darwin when he returned from the Beagle voyage and the circumstantial evidence is that it was he who suggested to Darwin he should write about evolution. Darwin had no thought of it before then.The Beagle voyage Throughout this voyage, Darwin was far more interested in geology than biology. He did not think of evolution whilst visiting the Galapagos and seeing the various beaks of the finches. This was pointed out to him by the ornithologist entrusted with

his collection after he had returned to England. He made many such (false) claims in his biography which he wrote late in his life.

The X-Club. This was a small group of only 9 people holding all the important positions in the British scientific establishment who conspired to force the theory upon the nation. They ensured that only evolution would be taught in our universities. Examples of the present-day barriers facing creationists for promotion etc.The so-called first day sell out of Origin of Species .This was only the normal pre-publication booking by agents. In fact, the book did not sell well, but it was the constant promotion of the theory that eventually brought it to the public s notice.The Huxley-Wilberforce debate at Oxford. This was far from being a victory for evolutionists. Huxley did not really challenge Wilberforce with his monkey jibe. The powerful propaganda machine run by evolutionists has claimed this defeat as a victory and a turning point for their campaign.The links between Evolutionists and Revolutionists. The Lunar Society consisted of a mixture of evolutionists and those who supported the French Revolution. Several links between well know evolutionists and revolutionists are traced.The political aims of the conspirators; The thrusting of evolution on to the unwitting public was only a part of the wider aim to destroy the church and the monarchy by the upcoming revolutionary rich who found their influence blocked by the church and Establishment figures of the day.The moral implications. The repercussion of the acceptance of the theory of evolution are demonstrated in living conditions and the quality of life of those anti-Christian nations that have adopted the theory uncritically..............................................................................................................Foreword by Henry M. Morris. Malcolm Bowden has placed the whole subject in a new perspective..a book that can make a vital contribution...I am pleased and honoured to commend it to the thoughtful study of readers everywhere............................................................................................................£5+P+P. 222 pages, 26 b/w illustrations, referenced, 4 colour cover, ISBN 0 9506042 7 5. (EAN 978095060 4275. Available direct from the publishers. Go to www.mbowden.info/bkfraud.htm.

SCIENCE VS. EVOLUTIONby Malcolm Bowden 2nd enlarged edition

Have you ever been faced by an evolutionist with a barrage of seemingly irrefutable "facts" with which he supports his viewpoint - and wished that you had some counter arguments? If so, this book will more than fulfil that need. The book is a very comprehensive examination of the evolutionist's evidence and sets out clearly the many errors, inherent weaknesses and inadequacies it contains. Avoiding scientific jargon and with many explanatory diagrams, the counter evidence is presented in an easily understandable style. The layman will be able to refute, with sound scientific facts, the arguments put forward so confidently by evolutionists.Just a few of the subjects dealt with -

SECTION I - GEOLOGY. The geological column criticised; Archaeopteryx and horse evolution fallacy; summary of fraudulent ape-men "missing links".SECTION II - BIOLOGY. Life by chance is impossible; Dawkins fallacious computer programme; complexity of simple cells; the "Mars" rock - the financial reasons behind its "discovery". Whales, and some recent faked pictures; bird migrations. SECTION III - PHYSICS. Radiometric, C14 and many other dating methods are grossly inaccurate; the poor original tests used to date the geological column.RECENT DEVELOPMENTS. The decrease in the speed of light and its effects - Radiometric dating - Astronomical observations - Biological effects.SECTION IV. THE RISE OF EVOLUTION. The propaganda of evolution; Evolutionist s catch phrases; the myths of evolution.APPENDICES. 1 - Archaeopteryx - is it a fake? 2 - The Piltdown Hoax; an update. 3 - Kettlewell s shoddy Peppered Moth experiments. 4 - A list of 28 deceptive stratagems. An analysis of Dawkin s tricks of the advocate s trade in his book.REVIEWS ..a tour de force.... he has risen to every challenge... and yet he has done this in language and concepts accessible to the intelligent non-scientist." Nick Mercer, London Bible College. "..one is left wondering how any self-respecting scientist could possibly believe in evolution after reading this book." Dr. A.J. Monty White. "... his practical approach explodes many evolution bubbles." Literary Review. "He is adept at uncovering false analogies, straw men and the special pleading by which evolutionists deceive a gullible public." David Watson, English Churchman.£5+P+P. xiv +191textpp, 92,000 words, 42 b/w illustr., ref. index. Order from publishers. Go to www.mbowden.info/bkscienc.htm. Sovereign Publications 92 Bromley Common, Bromley Kent BR2 9PF