| It wasn't until the early 1970's when I
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| | Christian's life, and focuses on three
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| was introduced to Jay Adams that I begin
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| | factors: The Holy Spirit is sovereign,
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| to see a great distinction between
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| | the Holy Spirit works through means, and
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| generic counseling and genuine biblical
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| | those means are the Word of God. This
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| counseling. I was 21 years old at the
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| | forms the foundation of Adams' argument
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| time when the pastor of our new formed
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| | that Christians are "competent to
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| church bought and read Adam's book
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| | counsel."
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| "Competent to Counsel." My pastor raved
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| | Adams introduces us to the two Greek
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| on the significance of the book and
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| | words that form the apex of biblical
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| proceeded to indoctrinate our small flock
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| | counseling: nouthesis and noutheteo. He
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| with its contents. I didn't fully
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| | explains how these words used in the New
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| understand his zeal at the time, and it
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| | Testament give us the authority to
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| wasn't until I was older that I came to
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| | confront believers with their problems
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| appreciate his feelings.
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| | and sin. Thus he terms it "nouthetic
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| Our pastor served as an officer in the
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| | counseling" consisting of three elements:
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| U.S. Air Force who was coming to the end
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| | 1. It implies there is a problem. 2.
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| of his career. Most of our congregation
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| | Problems are solved by verbal means. 3.
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| was young military Non-Commissioned
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| | Change the problem that is hurting the
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| Officers (NCOs). The day came when I was
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| | counselee. Adams continues to highlight
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| eventually transferred and left that
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| | the key concepts of nouthetic counseling
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| church. As I progressed in my military
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| | by explaining the role of the pastor in
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| career, it was expected that NCOs would
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| | counseling and contrasts nouthetic
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| be counselors to their subordinates. Our
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| | confrontation with Rogerian counseling.
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| profession military education devoted
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| | After laying a foundation and defining
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| entire chapters and lectures on
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| | nouthetic counseling, Adams provides the
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| non-directive or eclectic counseling
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| | reader with practical application, i.e.,
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| techniques. Maslow's hierarchy of needs
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| | techniques and a methodology. He expounds
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| was drilled into our heads. We were
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| | on James 5:14, "Is any sick among you?
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| warned to avoid any mention of religion,
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| | let him call for the elders of the
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| but instead to make plentiful use of
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| | church; and let them pray over him,
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| psychological techniques. As I continued
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| | anointing him with oil in the name of the
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| my military education it finally occurred
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| | Lord" This verses allows Adams to explore
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| to me why my old pastor was so jubilant
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| | the thorny issue of, is sin the cause of
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| over Adams' nouthetic approach. He had
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| | sickness. He details man's basic problem,
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| been inundated his entire career with
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| | how man covers up his sin, and how the
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| same stuff I was now getting, i.e.,
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| | counselor has to be both extensive and
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| worldly psychology. When "Competent to
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| | intensive with his or her questioning.
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| Counsel" hit the book shelves, it offered
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| | Adams affords the counselor with some
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| my pastor a refreshing and innovative
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| | principles such as leading the client to
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| biblical approach that replaced the
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| | self-discipline, how to record a client's
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| unscriptural psychology. "Competent to
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| | progress, and using the option of team
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| Counsel" was a defining moment not only
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| | counseling.
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| in psychology, but also in Christian
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| | Adams devotes a large chapter on the
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| ministry. Adams' pioneering work earned
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| | topic of communication. Here he
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| him the unofficial title of "the father
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| | emphasizes that "the basis for the
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| of biblical counseling."
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| | restoration of communication is
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| Jay Adams begins his book by detailing
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| | reconciliation with God." Actually,
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| his experiences as a young minister
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| | reconciliation with God through Christ is
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| trying to counsel members of his
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| | an absolute necessity prior to the
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| congregation. He speaks of his utter
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| | resolution of any and all problems. He
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| frustration and the lack of biblical
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| | acquaints us the idea of using the
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| material to assist him. Alas, there
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| | conference table as a tool to ensure
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| wasn't any. Everything he had been taught
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| | families use biblical communication in
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| was from a secular perspective leaving
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| | conflict resolution. Adams uses the final
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| him completely unprepared for what lay
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| | chapter of his book to show how Christian
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| before him. Hence, he began the journey
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| | school teachers can act as nouthetic
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| to develop a better way to deal with
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| | counselors and how God uses the school
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| "mental illness."
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| | teacher to develop structure and
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| Adams provides a brief history of
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| | discipline in students' lives.
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| psychiatry and quickly shows how it is
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| | Finally, Adams closes his book by
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| bankrupt, not only biblically but
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| | exhorting ministers, Christian workers,
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| effectually. He explores the various
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| | and every Christian, that they are all
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| theories and discusses the results of
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| | competent to counsel. Some Christians are
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| following the teachings of Sigmund Freud.
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| | more competent than others but with
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| Adams attempts to demonstrate that the
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| | discipline and study, more can be. To
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| "mentally ill" are not ill at all, but
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| | assist the counselor Adams includes a
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| simply sinners trying to run or hide from
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| | personal data inventory example for
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| their sins. He introduces the Holy Spirit
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| | counselors to use and gather preliminary
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| as the effectual change agent in a
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| | data on their client.
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