Biblical Counseling Quiz 6

Major Theme #1

• Sin

• Omission (neglect) vs commission (action)

5 things to know about sin

• 1) God is the one who defines sin, not us

• 2) Temptation and sin are not the same thing

• 3) Sometimes, we are the ones sinning (need to repent)

• 4) Somtimes we are being sinned against

• 5) Sometimes, bad things just happen as a result of a fallen (sinful) world

2 PARADIGMS

• 1) Suffering

• 2) Responsibility

Major Theme #2

• Self

Major Theme #3

• Shame

GUILT VS SHAME

• Guilt: Situational and is a feeling of responsibility or remorse for some offense, crime, wrong, etc…

• Shame: Postional and involves the perception of seeing oneself as a failure, feeling unacceptable, unredeemable, and unlovable

How does God handle confession/repentance of sin?

• Out of his gracious mercy, once we repent of our sins God forgives us and blots them out of his eyes. He renews our spirit and makes us “clean” again.

Major Theme #4

• Suffering (we share in Christ’s suffering as believers)

What is an OT example fo suffering?

• Job

Crisis Issues

• Problems of an emergent nature that need immediate attention

Crisis

• Emergency that is an immediate threat to your physical, emotional, and/or mental health

Mental health emergency

• life-threatening harm to self or others, severly disoriented or out of touch with reality, has a severe inability to function, or is otherwise distraught and out of control

Ongoing issues

• problems of a constant or long-term nature that will need ongoing attenion

#2 Other long-term issusues

• a) situational hurts

• b) emotional unrest

• c) feeling “stuck”

How to begin treatment

• Get background info on client / do an assesment of needs