The Journal of Pastoral Practice: Volume 10, Number 2, 1990
Overview
For nearly 30 years, the Journal of Biblical Counseling (previously the Journal of Pastoral Practice) of CCEF (the Christian Counseling and Educational Foundation) has provided a forum for biblical counseling’s development and application. The journal’s mission is to develop clear thinking and effective practice in biblical counseling through articles that faithfully bring the God of truth, mercy, and power to the issues faced by ministries of counseling and discipleship.
Top Highlights
“The gospel of modern medicine is that everything is reduced to bodily events. There is nothing spiritual, no man-living-before-God, only matter. When this physical matter is ‘normal,’ all is well and medical intervention is unnecessary. However, when biological values or behaviors are ‘abnormal,’ then there is disease. And disease means both that personal responsibility is diminished or absent and that medicine is the exclusive service-provider. In fact, from the perspective of the medical model, any nonmedical intervention would be considered unethical.” (Page 29)
“A biblical response begins with the reaffirmation that all human beings are moral creatures who live before God” (Page 36)
“But the body is not the source of sin. Physical problems cannot make a person either sinful or obedient (e.g., 2 Corinthians 4:16). It is the heart that is the moral initiator. The body is both an influence on as well as an instrument of the heart.” (Pages 29–30)
“They substitute one idol for another. The Scripture, however, explains that self-control is ultimately the liberating work of the Spirit and comes through faith in Jesus.” (Page 33)
“These tendencies certainly do not mean self-control is impossible or personal responsibility is diminished” (Page 32)
- Title: The Journal of Pastoral Practice: Volume 10, Number 2, 1990
- Author: Jay E. Adams
- Edition: 2
- Series: The Journal of Biblical Counseling
- Volume: 10
- Publisher: The Christian Counseling and Educational Foundation
- Print Publication Date: 1990
- Logos Release Date: 2012
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subjects: Counseling › Practice; Pastoral counseling › Practice; Pastoral theology
- Resource ID: LLS:JBC10_2
- Resource Type: Journal
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-16T17:43:42Z
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.