Abstract This paper explores three different steps to help a spiritually oppressed person become a whole person in Christ through Discipleship Counseling. Four different published works were used to comprise the paper. Dr. Neil T. Anderson’s book Discipleship Counseling: The Complete Guide to Helping Others Walk in Freedom and Grow in Christ was the main source where information was gathered. This book is a step by step guide to biblical counseling. Dr. Anderson displays a strong foundation of counseling through truth and having a relationship with Christ.
And finally, the concept or skill that I did not find particularly useful and why. Firstly, there were several concepts and skills that I found to be most meaningful during this “Interpreting the Bible” course. The process that I feel meant the most to me and my walk was called the four steps of the “Interpretive Journey”. This was a process of basic understanding of how to grasp what the biblical author is saying in the text. Applying this process throughout the assignments was invaluable to my understanding as a Christian.
Running Head: The Inspiration and Inerrancy of the Bible The Bible was Inspired by God Robert Surface Student # L23603038 Liberty University The Bible is the authoritative source of God’s Word to two hundred and forty seven million people throughout the United States who claim to be Christians. However, to accept the Bible as authoritative we must also accept the answers to more general questions in relationship to the Bible. We will discuss in this paper the question of what it means to say that the Bible is an authority as well as where that authority originates. We will discuss inspiration and the definition of inerrancy. In detail we will discuss the relationship between inspiration and inerrancy.
Strong communication skills, an understanding of different personality types, and having a strong foundation of biblically relevant examples are all desirable traits. In addition, it is important to have a working knowledge of mental health diagnosis and treatments. Pastoral Counseling Reflection For many, pastoral counseling is the first line of defense when dealing with an emotional problem, a traumatic event, or personal difficulties. For others, the idea of pastoral counseling is foreign due to lack of exposure to religion. For those entering this field, it is important to remember that we are ministering to both those who formally seek help and those who do not even realize it is available.
Summary The article by Tan (2007) discusses proper and ethically acceptable application of prayers as a form of therapy. The author presents the use of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) from a Scriptural (Biblical) perspective. The key components of scripture-based CBT highlighted in the article are as follows. The first one is the need to underscore the value of God’s love and the establishment of a cordial relationship with the client. Second, conduct a comprehensive recollection and healing of the past events that led to the present problem (s).
All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work"(NIV, 2010). Using this Scripture, Dr. Adams provided four –step biblical process that are the elements in the process of change. The first step is teaching the truth of the Bible, which is the Word of God. The counselor must teach the client what God has to say about the situation and what His standards are for living. This teaching involves what Adams calls “teaching in the milieu” or through real life situations.
BOOK SUMMARY of Ancient Near Eastern Thought and the Old Testament (Introducing the Conceptual World of the Hebrew Bible) OBST 590 LUO (Summer 2013) Old Testament Introduction Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary Jassiem Ajala (25927535) August 11, 2013 Introduction With his adept abilities at using up-to-date research and researchers to present his findings, as well as justify his thoughts on ancient and Near Eastern and Israelite thoughts and reasoning, John Walton brings to light for the student of Biblical studies, as well as the layperson a newer and broader grasp of the culture that was then and, which is now. It is the author’s intention to give the reader a better understanding from a historical and cultural vantage point that will assist them in gaining a better understanding of the cultural and historical parallels of the Bible through examination of artifacts and other ancient peoples. Book Summary The book Ancient Near Eastern Thought and the Old Testament (ANE and OTT), has been broken into five parts. Part 1, "Comparative Studies," contains a total of two chapters submerge its readers into the history and methods that indicative of comparative study. Part 1 also introduces the readers to the relationships that exist between scholarship, comparative study, and theology.
The book is broken down into 10 chapter and each chapter deals with a particular lesson that the leader needs to ask, apply and investigate and use in the development of the leaders around us. It is from these chapters that we see how Mr. Maxwell uses stories and charts to helps us walk this out. Even though they all have value to learning, I believe that in the first two chapter we see two of the most important Biblical principles that author lays out to us, after that we just see more stories and charts and lists that are supposed to give us the keys to super leaders around us. The author does not really use that much scripture in his book, so it was a bit of a shock when he references Moses. I believe that he uses Moses correctly in this application correctly, but it is not Moses that I want to concentrate in this illustration.
Adams believes that once the patient is corrected, they then need to be discipled and trained in righteousness. These are Adam’s four stages of counseling (Adams, 1986). Adams basis his entire approach to counseling on the scripture 2 Timothy 3:14-17 “14 But you must continue in the things which you have learned and been assured of, knowing from whom you have learned them, 15 and that from childhood you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. 16 All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, 17 that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.” Adams states that the only way man can truly change is to have his heart changed through God’s Holy Spirit. Adams believes that man can make adjustments to his exterior, but he is unable to make any changes to his interior (heart, mind, emotions) (Adams, 1986).
It has been my experience in hearing sermons that the Bible is the source of the good news that is proclaimed. I totally agree with Brooks’ point that preaching is the proclamation of the Word of God; the Bible is God’s Word and the Biblical text is the foundation of the sermon. Brooks presents three sets of questions to promote homiletical exegesis for the preaching of good news sermons.