In the beginning of the Old Testament, the Lord God warns man NOT to eat from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil. Genesis 2:15-17 states,
15 The LORD God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it. 16 And the LORD God commanded the man, “You are free to eat from any tree in the garden; 17 but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat from it you will certainly die.”
In the New Testament, the world sees the arrival of Jesus, sent by His Father, to die on the Cross for the sins of the world. He spreads the message of salvation through Him, and confronts sinners with Holy Scriptures.
In the book, Competent to Counsel, Jay E. Adams states that Christian counseling …show more content…
Nouthetic counseling requires great involvement from the counselor beginning with the use of nouthetic authority to counsel.
The counselor must use direct techniques with nouthetic authority. Adams reiterates that nouthetic authority consists of confronting the counselee with the deepest love, in place of judgement. It should focus on the counselee’s personal responsibility, the counselee’s admission of guilt, and confession of sin while the seeking of forgiveness in Christ Jesus.
Nouthetic counselors are held to high standards of biblical living. True nouthetic counselors must have certain qualities to counsel beginning with Godly wisdom and goodness to qualify them to counsel through the Holy Spirit and Holy Scriptures. A counselor must have understanding, knowledge and truth of Scriptures and practice; live by them. A positive attitude and a genuine desire to help another person is equally necessary. This means that a nouthetic counselor must consistently be in Godly discipline. It must be a
15 The LORD God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it. 16 And the LORD God commanded the man, “You are free to eat from any tree in the garden; 17 but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat from it you will certainly die.”
In the New Testament, the world sees the arrival of Jesus, sent by His Father, to die on the Cross for the sins of the world. He spreads the message of salvation through Him, and confronts sinners with Holy Scriptures.
In the book, Competent to Counsel, Jay E. Adams states that Christian counseling …show more content…
Nouthetic counseling requires great involvement from the counselor beginning with the use of nouthetic authority to counsel.
The counselor must use direct techniques with nouthetic authority. Adams reiterates that nouthetic authority consists of confronting the counselee with the deepest love, in place of judgement. It should focus on the counselee’s personal responsibility, the counselee’s admission of guilt, and confession of sin while the seeking of forgiveness in Christ Jesus.
Nouthetic counselors are held to high standards of biblical living. True nouthetic counselors must have certain qualities to counsel beginning with Godly wisdom and goodness to qualify them to counsel through the Holy Spirit and Holy Scriptures. A counselor must have understanding, knowledge and truth of Scriptures and practice; live by them. A positive attitude and a genuine desire to help another person is equally necessary. This means that a nouthetic counselor must consistently be in Godly discipline. It must be a