Counseling: Uniqueness Flashcards
(35 cards)
Who is a counselor?
Anyone who gives advice on how to think or act
How does worldview influence counseling?
All counsel/advice grows out of our worldview?
What is biblical counseling?
Helping people struggling with the problems of life and living using the bible
The private, compassionate, intensive ministry of the Word.
Foundational beliefs that shape the Christians view and practice of counseling:
1, A commitment to the inerrancy of the scripture (2 Peter 1:20)
- A commitment to the gospel of Jesus Christ (Matthew 11:28 - 29)
- A commitment to making disciples of Jesus christ
- A commitment to loving our neighbors
- A commitment to the sufficiency of Christ and the Scriptures
The inerrancy of the scripture
2 Peter 1:20
“But know this first of all, that no prophecy of scripture is a matter of one’s own interpretation, for no prophecy was ever made by an act of human will, but men moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God.”
2 Timothy 3:16 “All scripture is inspired by God”
What is our authority? Why should anyone listen to you?
Because right now, you know the applicable scripture for their problem better than they do.
What is the common denominator found in all problems people face, and what does Jesus say we should do?
The common denominator is a heart that is not at rest.
Matthew 11:28 - 29
Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls
Why is the Gospel of utmost significance in our ministry to people?
1 Corinthians 15:3,4 “For I delivered to you as OF FIRST IMPORTANCE what I also received, that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures and that He was buried, and that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures
Preaching the Gospel to yourself?
This means that in the midst of our heartache and difficulties we remind ourselves of the Gospel
Do we have the authority to make disciples
The Great Commission
Matthew 28:18 - 20
“18 And Jesus came up and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth”
19 Go therefore and make disciples of tall the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.
20. Teaching them to observe all I have taught you”
What is a disciple?
A long term learner and follower of Christ
In what way is counseling intensive discipleship
We are teaching people how to obey the word of God in the areas they are struggling.
Is counseling the same as Bible study?
No
Counseling is for the express purpose of helping people change and grow out of their sinful thinking and habit patterns that are leading to bondage and conflict in their personal life
What should we be known for?
Our love for one another
Matthew 22:36 - 40
- Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?
- And He said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.
- This is the great and foremost commandment.
- The second is like it, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”
- On these two commandments depend the whole Law and the Prophets
John 13:34-35
- A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another, even as I have loved you, that you also love one another.
- By this all men will know that you are My disciples if you have a love for one another”
Is Christ and his scripture sufficient for dealing with our current life situations?
2 Peter 1:3
Seeing that His divine power has granted to us everything pertaining to life and godliness, through the true knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and excellence.
2 Timothy 3:16 -17
All scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be adequate, equipped for every good work.”
Integrationism.
The attempt to import the intellectual contents and psycho therapeutic practices of psychology into their counseling in a way they thinking is consistent with biblical faith.
What is the Biblical counseling view on integrationism?
Trying to integrate secular theories with biblical approaches diminishes the effectiveness of the word
What are the 4 key areas that the word of God is useful in?
- Teaching us how we ought to think about things
- Convicting and convincing us of our sin (reproof)
- Helping people who have been knocked down to stand up again (Correction)
- To Discipline our thinking and behaviour in a way that will make our future different from our past (Train in rightousness)
What is the core problem with conventional therapy?
It is based on theories that are rooted in a defective understanding of human nature
It ignores human sin and its effects, neglect our most fundamental human and spiritual needs, and therefore, misunderstand our condition, mistreat our problems, and sometimes unintentionally do more harm than good
What is the best that conventional approaches to therapy and counseling can do?
Rearrange the flesh (Cognitive restructuring, etc), they cannot change the heart and move to the person to Godliness
How does biblical counseling affect real change?
By changing peoples harts and moving them to Godliness
1 Corinthians 6:9 -11
speaking about addictive behaviours or sin that people have repeated so often that they have made it into a lifestyle
“Or do you not know that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God Do not be deceived; neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor homosexuals, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers, shall inherit the kingdom of God”
And how through a change of heart, (justification) they were able to change their sinful lifestyles
- And such were some of you, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, and in the Spirit of our God.”
Ephesians 4:22-24
Speaking about the kind of change that changes our lives from the inside out. A change of heart
“That in reference to your former manner of life, you lay aside the old self, which is being corrupted in accordance with the lust of deceit, and that you be renewed in the spirit of your mind, and put on the new self, which in the likeness of God has been created in righteousness and holiness of Truth.”
Hymn
I once was lost in the darkest night, yet thought I knew the way. The sin that promised joy and life had lead me to the grave
I had no hope that you would own a rebel to your will
and if you have not loved me first I would refuse you still
But as I ran my hellbound race, indifferent to the cost.
You looked upon my helpless state, and lead me to the cross.
And I beheld God’s love displayed, you suffered in my place. You bore the wrath reserved for me, now all I know is Grace
Hallelujah!, All I have is Christ
Hallelujah! Jesus is my life
Three basic approaches to counseling
Psychological/Secular
Integration
Biblical
How did Wilhelm Wund redefine the term psychology?
He changed it from a study of the human soul to a study of the behaviors of man
“We cannot hope to understand man if we believe that the soul is immaterial”
