Importance of Faith in Counseling

by Jay E. Adams

Publisher:

Institute for Nouthetic Studies

, 2020

Overview

Is your counseling mixed with faith, as the writer of Hebrews put it? Of course you want your counselee to have faith. But let me ask another question. Do you believe God can really change your counselee? If you do not, then your counseling will be unbiblical, moralistic, and ineffective. Faith is essential to the solution of spiritual problems—your couselee’s faith in God and also your faith in God. Without faith, it is impossible to please God. Recognizing this, it is important to know the biblical ins and outs of faith. In this volume you will learn what it means to counsel with faith, for results that faith produces, and that help grow greater faith in counselees.

Key Features

• Examines various aspects of biblical counseling to delineate the place of faith in each
• Considers the importance of faith in counseling
• Explores the biblical ins and outs of faith

Contents

• A Summary Look at Faith
• The Proper Mix
• Making a Point of Faith
• How Much Faith Does It Take?
• Understanding, Accepting, and Doing God’s Will
• Faith and Fear
• Faith and Works
• How About the Counselor?
• Can You Trust Your Counselee?
• Where Faith Comes From
• Faith and Promise
• Is Faith a Risk?
• The Enabling Power of Faith
• When Faith Isn’t Easy
• The Assurance of Faith
• Is Faith Really Effective?
• Conclusion

Product Details

• Title: The Importance of Faith in Counseling
• Author: Jay E. Adams
• Publisher: Institute for Nouthetic Studies
• Print Publication Date: 2020
• Logos Release Date: 2020
• Pages: 76
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Counseling › Faith; Faith › Counseling
• ISBNs: 9781889032580, 1889032581
• Resource ID: LLS:IMPRTNCFTHCNSLNG
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-30T00:43:04Z

About Jay E. Adams

Jay E. Adams A.B., B.D., S.T.M., Ph.D. (1929-2020) served as a pastor, church planter, denominational executive, seminary professor, author, and lecturer. He taught homiletics at Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia and was the Director of Advanced Studies at Westminster Seminary in California. He was the founder of the Christian Counseling and Educational Foundation (CCEF), the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors (formerly NANC), and the Institute for Nouthetic Studies (INS). He was the author of over 100 books including the best seller Competent to Counsel which launched the modern biblical counseling movement. He was the recipient of the Order of the Palmetto, the highest civilian honor awarded by the State of South Carolina.

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