Methods of Biblical Counseling Final Exam

Compare the person’s ____ response with the standard of God’s Word to see where and how they are unbiblical

Behavior

Compare the person’s ____ responses with the standard of God’s Word or with those of Jesus our perfect example

Emotions

Compare the person’s desires, values, expectations and motivations with the standard of God’s Word or with those of Jesus our perfect example

thoughts, attitudes, standards of living

Compare the person’s ____, ____, ____, and ____ with the standard of God’s Word or with those of Jesus our perfect example

desires, values, expectations, motvations

Call sin “____” not a ____, ____, ____, or ____

sin, tendency, weakness, mistake, disposition

Call an affair “____”

adultery

Call a so-called addiction to pornography “____” or “____” to sin

enslavement, bondage

Call it ____, not “alcoholism”

drunkenness

Biblical Counseling definition for “personality disorder”

sinful responses to past

Biblical Counseling definition for “codependency”

pleasing/fearing others instead of God

Biblical Counseling definition for “low self-esteem, lack of ego strength”

self-pity, pride

Biblical Counseling definition for “lust, idolatrous desire, self-pity”

unmet needs

Biblical Counseling definition for “idolatry, fear of man, pride, bondage, etc”

eating disorders

1 John 2:15-16 (pleasure, comfort, satisfaction, ease)

lust of the flesh

1 John 2:15-17 (possessions, desire to have, greed, desire for more things) - Mathew 6:24

lust of the eyes

1 John 2:15-17 (control, power, approval, success, recognition, respect, acceptance)

pride of life

Instruction must be from the Bible (verses)

1 Timothy 3:16-17 and John 17:17

Instruction must be ____ ____

biblically accurate

Biblical counselors should seek to induce: making the Bible their ____ ____ (2 Timothy 3:16-17, John 17:17)

final authority

Biblical counselors should seek to Induce: trusting and depending on Christ, not self or other people for ____ and the ____ needed to make the changed God wants them to make

grace, resources

Biblical counselors should seek to induce: accepting personal ____ for all unbiblical ____, ____, ____ and ____

responsibility, motives, thoughts, actions, feelings

Biblical counselors should seek to induce: viewing ____ as God ____ it

sin, views

Biblical counselors should seek to induce: being concerned about ____ ____/____/____ as well as behavior

heart sins, motivations, intentions

Biblical counselors should seek to induce: doing whatever is ____ to actually work on changing the things in their lives that are displeasing to God

necessary

Biblical counselors should seek to induce: adopting God’s ____ for their lives in general and for counseling in particular

agenda

Biblical counselors should seek to induce: adopting God’s ____ for handling the problems in their lives

methods

Biblical counselors should seek to induce: persevering in doing what God wants them to do ____ of how they feel

regardless

Biblical counselors should seek to induce ____ that will overcome a counsel’s ____

motivation, resistance

Rationale for Assigning Homework to Implement Truth Into the Life (veres)

Matthew 7:24-27 and James 1:22-25

Specific Strategies for Promoting Biblical Change (1)

begin “assigning homework” with the very first meeting

Specific Strategies for Promoting Biblical Change (2)

be VERY specific with the homework you give

Specific Strategies for Promoting Biblical Change (3)

address their thinking as well as their behavior in the assignments

Specific Strategies for Promoting Biblical Change (4)

use homework (like journaling) to uncover and gather data about thoughts, motivations, and intentions

Specific Strategies for Promoting Biblical Change (5)

review the work each week

Good homework actively uses the Bible through ____ and ____

reading, memorization

Good homework emphasized Biblical knowledge and understanding by explaining the ____ ____/____ ____; ____ ____/____ ____ and identifying the counsel’s ____ ____

old man, new man, put off, put on, learning style

Good homework pushes the ___ of Scripture to one’s life ____

application, circumstances

Good homework is specific: people do not change in “____, they change in specifics”; avoid “glittery ____”

fuzzyland, generalities

Good homework is carefully ____ and ____ in the following sessions

reviewed, discussed

Good homework is thoughtful considered and tentatively planned: Here is what I am ____ to do. It may need to ___, but at least I have a plan

intending, change

Good homework encourages 6 Key Spiritual Disciplines

1. Systematic Scripture Reading

2. Meaningful Scripture memory

3. Pertinent theological reading

4. Loving and serving others

5. Church attendance and note taking

6. Fervent focused prayer