Summary of Henry Cloud's Changes That Heal

By IRB Media

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.

#1 Christians are often suffering from emotional problems, and they have been for years. They are people in pain. The church has split on how to deal with them, with those on one side saying that people who struggle emotionally are in sin, and that they don’t have enough faith.

#2 The Bible says that we were created in the image of God. We were created like God, and our goal is to become more like him. We must develop the attributes of God to become more Christlike.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Apr 19, 2022
• ISBN: 9781669387183

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Contents

Insights from Chapter 1

Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 4

Insights from Chapter 5

Insights from Chapter 6

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

Christians are often suffering from emotional problems, and they have been for years. They are people in pain. The church has split on how to deal with them, with those on one side saying that people who struggle emotionally are in sin, and that they don’t have enough faith.

#2

The Bible says that we were created in the image of God. We were created like God, and our goal is to become more like him. We must develop the attributes of God to become more Christlike.

Insights from Chapter 2

#1

Once, there was a highly advanced people in a faraway galaxy. They had everything they could ever desire, but were bored. They needed something new to liven up their planet. So they created a god.

#2

God is a God of grace and truth. Grace is the unmerited favor of God toward people. It is something we have not earned and do not deserve. It is the foundation of all healing of the human spirit.

#3

The second ingredient necessary for growing up in the image of God is truth. Truth is what is real, and it describes how things really are. God’s truth leads us to what is real, and it is what helps us become more like him.

#4

When Adam and Eve sinned, they cut themselves off from a relationship with God, and they also cut themselves off from grace and truth. The law was given to them to try to live up to, but they soon realized they could never measure up.

#5

The law of sin and death, which is the sinful nature, brings about bad feelings and failure. It is a struggle for Ruth to break free of its grip.

#6

Truth without grace is deadly, but as Beezy learned, grace without truth leads to less than successful living. In Grace’s church, Beezy saw people who were loving but directionless.

#7

The Bible does not recommend either one of Beezy’s gods: Truth apart from Grace, nor Grace apart from Truth. But it does recommend that we mix Grace and Truth together, which leads to growth.

#8

When grace is combined with truth, it allows us