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LaVelle Figueroa
ID #22537191
Liberty University
COUN507_B07_200940
Deadline: 08/30/2009
Date of Submission: 10/18/2009
Instructor: Dr. Glenna K. Dunn
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The book How to help people change does provide theoretical approach to
(1986) says that the Word is capable of making the person wise for salvation; it also
teaches the person and brings them to conviction, corrects them as well as disciplines
them to a just way (Adams, 1986, p 12). II Timothy 3 reads, “But you must remain
faithful to the things you have been taught, you know they are true, for you know you can
trust those who taught you, you have been taught the holy Scriptures from childhood, and
they have given you the wisdom to receive the salvation that comes by trusting in Christ
Jesus, All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make
us realize what is wrong in our lives. It straightens us out and teaches us to do what is
right, it is God's way of preparing us in every way, and fully equipped for every good
Adams, major error was underlying theological assumptions that only believers
make use scriptural teachings, when offering biblical counseling, and as a result the
But if that outward change does not involve a change of heart toward God, it creates a
self-satisfied person who, to that extent, has become a Pharisee ” (Adams, 1986., p. 6).
Paul says, “I appeal to you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your
bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship”.
(RSV, Romans 12:1), yet Matthew 5 reads, that you may be sons of your Father in
heaven; for He makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just
His approach is unsustainable to for non- Christians , they are blind to their
predestined fate by God, as said by Paul in Eph. 1, “In him we have redemption
through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God's
grace , that he lavished on us. With all wisdom and understanding, he made known to us
the mystery of his will according to his good pleasure, which he purposed in Christ, to be
put into effect when the times reach their fulfillment—to bring unity to all things in
heaven and on earth under Christ, in him we were also chosen, having been predestined
according to the plan of him who works out everything in conformity with the purpose of
his will, in order that we, who were the first to put our hope in Christ, might be for the
way what so ever tolerates or scrutinizes his approach isolated from the Jesus teachings,
as said by Adams, “if it is a truth that is necessary to counseling, it will be found already
in a purer form in the Bible” (Adams, 1986, p. 39). As a result a Christian counselor must
disagree with scholarly authority to make such an avowal. The Word merely does not
concentrate on several dilemmas dealt in our therapy sessions to date. The option that is
Christian therapist deals with when a counselee has an addictive behavior, they are
obliged to “deny the Bible’s sufficiency, to deny Jesus adequacy as a Counselor and
believe God left His church for over 1900 yrs without the necessary resources to solve
human problems and live a godly life” (Adams, 1986, p 36). Additionally, we have the
responsibility to show our counselees to efficiently make use of the bible verses they
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already know. Conversely, Adams offers more alternatives that can integrated along with
the Bible in our therapy such as prayer. In I Thes. 5 reads Paul said, “pray without
ceasing” (NKJV, 1 Thes. 5:17). Finally, there is another option the Adams offers, just in
case the first two do not work, it is called nouthetic counseling, as maintained by Adams,
nouthetic [biblical] counseling refers to a person that was reborn again, as said by Paul in
Romans 1, “So God let them go. They were filled with shameful longings. Their women
committed sexual acts that were not natural.” (NIRV, Romans 1: 26), in addition, I Cor. 5
reads, “for I verily, though absent in body but present in spirit, have judged already as
though I were present concerning him who hath so done this deed: In the name of our
Lord Jesus Christ, when ye are gathered together, I being there in spirit, with the power
of our Lord Jesus Christ, deliver such a one unto Satan for the destruction of the flesh,
that the spirit may be saved in the Day of the Lord Jesus”. (KJ21, 1 Corinthians 5:3-5)
An individual becomes a born-again Christian, when they have accepted the fact
that they are sinners, as per to Adams, that say that their three essential elements that are
uses in our ministry as Christian or pastoral counselors are evangelism, sanctification and
edification, as well as four steps for instance, teaching, conviction, correction and
relationship, based on trust of trust, so this can open a pathway, so the counselee so they
can mature in Christ. As well, although it sounds mundane to say, the counselor should
acknowledge that some counselees’ are able to adjust and live well as non-believers do as
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well. In contrast a non –believers’ fate is being condemned to hell, but they live they have
reached their goal auto-realization and they are satisfied with their lifestyle.
traits confronting, admonishing, warning, teaching, and training that is the heart of
brothers and sisters, that you yourselves are full of goodness, filled
The therapeutic process outlined by Adams includes four main aspects are:
Word also has a tremendous role in this process. Scriptures are the vehicle that the Holy
that not all transformations are good. The transformation has to be consistent
with biblical principles. If it is not, it is dangerous. Adams (1986) notes, "The direction of
all change is toward God or away from Him, and therefore not all change is moral" (p.
17). Scriptures include every thing that is required for living a sanctified life. They are
Conversely, Adams (1986) does not consent to aspects of God’s truth being
revealed or studied from an approach that is not Biblical. Dr. Adams notes that “if it is a
truth that is necessary to counseling, it will be found already in a purer form in the Bible”
(p. 39). An individual has to refute scholar trustworthiness to make such an avowal.
Scriptures do not deal frankly with several matters encountered during counseling
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sessions these days. What is Dr. Adam’s solution for a person’s undisciplined and out of
control sexually addictive behavior? The first answer is to make them refer to the Bible
According to Adams (1986), the Holy Spirit also plays a strong role in Biblical
change. The Holy Spirit will convict and change the counselee as he studies God's Word.
The Holy Spirit brings the understanding, and enables the counselee to obey. The Holy
Spirit, through His word, and working through the counselor, both changes and
empowers the counselee to change. Change attempted apart from God is change in the
power of the flesh. If the heart has not been changed, only the surface has been scratched.
The first step in Dr. Adams’ process (1986) (after and during the ongoing
collection of personal data) is teaching. Proper instruction and teaching of the Bible has
fallen off as western society has become more feeling and emotion oriented. The Church
at times is more interested in feeling good than in learning Biblical truth. People
(including Christians), are more likely to compromise their beliefs than to stand for the
truth. Adams (1986) says: “Likewise, as Christian eclectic counselors have been carried
along with the times, they have adopted the views and methods of feeling-oriented
Adams (1986) at times can seem a little rough when discussing what he considers
for all), the church in the United States is very materialistic, self-centered, and lacking in
spiritual vigor. Sunday school attendance has fallen very low compared to the numbers
Adams (1986) says that Christian teaching is to be distinct in form and content.
As counselors we are to practice what we teach. We cannot tell another that this is what
God says, and then not follow that teaching ourselves. We are to be ". . .willing to share
from our own experience, and exemplify what we are saying, as well as pointing to other
models of Christian thinking and living in the counselee's and counselor relationship that,
"when he is fully trained, the disciple will be like his teacher" (NSAB, Luke 6:40).
Adams (1986) also stresses the importance of the counselor to always be willing
to learn more. "If, however you wish to be a faithful minister of the word, you will be
constantly "into" the scriptures, untying knots in your thinking, coming to correct
4:15)" (p.54).
Scriptural instruction answers the question of what the final goal should
be. Adams (1986) says, ". . . counselors are out to change others, but they can't agree on
what the end product should be like" (p. 59). The Christian counselor with a biblical base
As the counselee is instructed on what the Word prophesizes about specific sins,
he must pray for assistance because the Holy Spirit ". . . is producing in you both the
willingness and the ability to do the things that please Him" (NKJV, Phil 2:13). "This
battle is waged not by education alone, but also by prayer, reproof, and encouragement
(Adams, 1986, p. 65) ". It is important to let the counselee know that the Holy Spirit
empowers him to change and the Bible lays down the standards on how.
counselee how to become more and more dependent on God and less and less dependent
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on anyone else. He must become an expert in pointing counselee's away from themselves
and to Christ. The counselor has a distinct advantage, in ways, over a pastor giving a
sermon. During a counseling session, the counselee is much more tuned into what is
being said by the counselor then he probably would be if it were a sermon. Since it
affects him or her directly, the counselee will struggle with how the verse affects him.
The concepts become very pertinent to the specific problems at hand. "So often [it is] that
change doesn't take place because biblical doctrine is taught merely as a fact to be known
Reference:
Adams, J. E. (1986). How to help people change: The four-step biblical process. Grand
Blackenship, R.A. (2007) Critique of Two Theoretical Models: How to help people
change by Dr. Jay E. Adams and Telling yourself the truth by Dr. William Backus
http://www.royablankenship.org/assets/papers_for_school/Theory_Critique_Adams_Bac
kus_Chapian.pdf
Binkley, K (2005) How to Help People Change. Emmanuel Baptist Church. Retrieved
http://ebcrochester.org/misc/resources/BookReviews/How%20to%20Help
%20People%20Change%20-%20A%20Review%20by%20Kevin
%20Binkley.html
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and losing points for errors, you begin with a 0 and earn points for your work In
determining your grade, three questions will be asked.
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