The 12 Axioms of Belief Therapy by Dr. Paul Carlin
1. Man was created to see things from GOD's perspective.
GOD-like thinking was necessary for the dominion management
CREATOR GOD gave to man.
2. People do what they do because they believe what they believe (Prov 23:7;
Mark 7:6-23) The source of destructive consequent behavior is our belief system.
3. JESUS established the Belief Therapy process in Matthew 5-7 when HE said,
"You have heard it said....but I say unto you."
HE exposed a lie or half-truth and replaced it with the truth.
4. A lie is just as strong as the truth if you believe it.
People are made free from the bondage of a lie when the lie is identified,
exposed, and replaced with the truth. (John 8:31-36)
5. Man is a sinner by nature, by choice and by practice.
Eve chose to believe satan's lie (Gen 3:1-13; Romans 3:23)
6. GOD is always right!
When what man believes is in conflict with what GOD's Word says , GOD is the
AUTHORITY and HE is always right. (Isaiah 55:7-9; 2 Peter 1:3)
7. Belief is the most powerful healing value known to man. (Luke 18:27)
8. The mind is the battlefield. (Romans 12:2)
9. Positional Truth is the fundamental principle essential to a constructive, healthy, and GODly personal
identity. Positional Identity Disorder (PID) is the man's most common disorder. (Col 2:9-10; Col 3:1-4; Rom 6)
10. ALL ADDICTION is identified in the Bible as bondage. (Rom 1:21-23; Rom 6:14-18)
11. Life-controlling problems have a spiritual root regardless of a possible organic disorder. (John 9:1-7)
12. In the presence of cognitive dissonance, a person must perform an emotional by-pass procedure and act upon the truth
whether he/she feels like it or not. (James 1:8)
1. Man was created to see things from GOD's perspective.
GOD-like thinking was necessary for the dominion management
CREATOR GOD gave to man.
2. People do what they do because they believe what they believe (Prov 23:7;
Mark 7:6-23) The source of destructive consequent behavior is our belief system.
3. JESUS established the Belief Therapy process in Matthew 5-7 when HE said,
"You have heard it said....but I say unto you."
HE exposed a lie or half-truth and replaced it with the truth.
4. A lie is just as strong as the truth if you believe it.
People are made free from the bondage of a lie when the lie is identified,
exposed, and replaced with the truth. (John 8:31-36)
5. Man is a sinner by nature, by choice and by practice.
Eve chose to believe satan's lie (Gen 3:1-13; Romans 3:23)
6. GOD is always right!
When what man believes is in conflict with what GOD's Word says , GOD is the
AUTHORITY and HE is always right. (Isaiah 55:7-9; 2 Peter 1:3)
7. Belief is the most powerful healing value known to man. (Luke 18:27)
8. The mind is the battlefield. (Romans 12:2)
9. Positional Truth is the fundamental principle essential to a constructive, healthy, and GODly personal
identity. Positional Identity Disorder (PID) is the man's most common disorder. (Col 2:9-10; Col 3:1-4; Rom 6)
10. ALL ADDICTION is identified in the Bible as bondage. (Rom 1:21-23; Rom 6:14-18)
11. Life-controlling problems have a spiritual root regardless of a possible organic disorder. (John 9:1-7)
12. In the presence of cognitive dissonance, a person must perform an emotional by-pass procedure and act upon the truth
whether he/she feels like it or not. (James 1:8)
