Goal of Christian Counseling
Anthony A Frank
CCOU 201
Liberty University
The goal of Christian Counseling in Discipleship
November 25, 2013
The Goal of Christian Counseling in discipleship
Summary:
The ultimate goal of Christian counseling is to bring forth maturity in Christ. Maturity in Christ is being like Christ or the BELIKECHRIST submitted to God and His standards in all areas. Maturing believers will always be characterized by behaviors and attitudes which are in accordance with Biblical scriptures. We will continuenly be influenced and motivated, guided by the Holy Spirit. Various life experiences, cultural environments and personality makeup are increasingly understood and addressed as the believer matures. It is been said that Temptation, sinfulness, personal limitations, and life experiences have less of a control as the individual moves toward spiritual maturity. However, as the believer continues to grow to be more like Christ and to have the mind of God, he or she may become more aware of his or her own hidden and continued sinfulness, human frailties, root causes of surface problems, emotional damage, and disorders as well as a need for greater and greater dependence upon God. This will be due to the fact that the Holy Spirit will shine its light on your life and will bring forth inner convictions.
Counseling is not an end in itself but attempts to assist the efforts to free men and women from the ravages of sin or the blistful ignorance thereof. We then through the power of the Holy Spirit can embrace God in an intimate way. We all want Godly relationships within God’s Church and our private world, and in doing so we must live an obedient, authentic Christian life according to the principles of Scripture.
We understand “ Biblical Counseling” in its broadest sense to be one person helping another person grow toward wholeness in relationship to God, others and self. A word that struck me very clearly is “Discipleship”. What is Discipleship- One who embraces and
CCOU 201
Liberty University
The goal of Christian Counseling in Discipleship
November 25, 2013
The Goal of Christian Counseling in discipleship
Summary:
The ultimate goal of Christian counseling is to bring forth maturity in Christ. Maturity in Christ is being like Christ or the BELIKECHRIST submitted to God and His standards in all areas. Maturing believers will always be characterized by behaviors and attitudes which are in accordance with Biblical scriptures. We will continuenly be influenced and motivated, guided by the Holy Spirit. Various life experiences, cultural environments and personality makeup are increasingly understood and addressed as the believer matures. It is been said that Temptation, sinfulness, personal limitations, and life experiences have less of a control as the individual moves toward spiritual maturity. However, as the believer continues to grow to be more like Christ and to have the mind of God, he or she may become more aware of his or her own hidden and continued sinfulness, human frailties, root causes of surface problems, emotional damage, and disorders as well as a need for greater and greater dependence upon God. This will be due to the fact that the Holy Spirit will shine its light on your life and will bring forth inner convictions.
Counseling is not an end in itself but attempts to assist the efforts to free men and women from the ravages of sin or the blistful ignorance thereof. We then through the power of the Holy Spirit can embrace God in an intimate way. We all want Godly relationships within God’s Church and our private world, and in doing so we must live an obedient, authentic Christian life according to the principles of Scripture.
We understand “ Biblical Counseling” in its broadest sense to be one person helping another person grow toward wholeness in relationship to God, others and self. A word that struck me very clearly is “Discipleship”. What is Discipleship- One who embraces and
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