The Journal of Pastoral Practice: Volume 10, Number 4, 1992
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 words ‘I feel like’ often obscure our responsibility for our desires. People act as if their ‘feel likes’ were authoritative impulses! Deceptive desires determine choices.” (Page 53)
“The Bible nurtures personal honesty by truth, not illusion: ‘Anger is a common human response to a perceived wrong. It is even part of being made in the image of a moral God. Anger can be either right or wrong. You must face it. Let’s talk about your anger.’ The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Anger, in fact, is complicated, not simple. Biblically, anger may be either justified or unjustified. Anger may be either wrongly or rightly expressed. It is much more than an emotion. Human anger is potentially righteous but is usually laced with sin.” (Page 52)
“The Bible tells us that sinners yearn for money, pleasure, security, significance, health, food, self-righteousness, worth, power, knowledge, happiness … every sort of blessing squandered at the Fall. New people in Christ also desire intensely. But the objects of our desire are all transformed. God is never made the errand boy of our wandering desires for good things.” (Page 57)
“Biblical faith is far more than bare cognition, self-talk, positive thinking, a world-view, or intellectual assent to doctrines. The Christian who knows clearly loves strongly. Believe robustly. Think passionately. We not only think that Jesus is the Vine. We really think it and so abide in Him with joy and hope (John 15).” (Page 57)
“. The counselee who says, ‘I just can’t forgive myself,’ may be trying to establish his own standards of righteousness” (Page 7)
- Title: The Journal of Pastoral Practice: Volume 10, Number 4, 1992
- Author: Jay E. Adams
- Edition: 4
- Series: The Journal of Biblical Counseling
- Volume: 10
- Publisher: The Christian Counseling and Educational Foundation
- Print Publication Date: 1992
- 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_4
- Resource Type: Journal
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-16T17:43:44Z
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.