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JESUS, THE GREATEST COUNSELLOR .

"For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given:

and the government shall be upon his shoulder:

and his name shall be called

Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God,

The everlasting Father,

The Prince of Peace."

Isaiah 9:6, KJV.

NOTE WELL:

"All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine,

for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

That the man of God may be perfect,

thoroughly furnished unto all good works."

2 Timothy 3:16-17,King James Version (KJV)

Matthew 28:18-20

King James Version (KJV)

18 And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying,

All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.

19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:

20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world.

Amen.

Annette Bailey-Sargeant:

WHAT A WORLD WE WOULD HAVE

IF PEOPLE LOVE, OBEY AND TRUST GOD...

Please hear what God says:

Exodus 20:1-17

King James Version (KJV)

20 And God spake all these words, saying,

2 I am the Lord thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.

3 Thou shalt have no other gods before me.

4 Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.

5 Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;

6 And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.

7 Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain; for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.

8 Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.

9 Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work:

10 But the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates:

11 For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.

12 Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.

13 Thou shalt not kill.

14 Thou shalt not commit adultery.

15 Thou shalt not steal.

16 Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.

17 Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour's.

Biblical Christian Behaviour

Romans 12:9-21, King James Version (KJV)

⁹Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.

¹⁰Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another;

¹¹Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;

¹²Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;

¹³Distributing to the necessity of saints; given to hospitality.

¹⁴Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not.

¹⁵Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep.

¹⁶Be of the same mind one toward another. Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate. Be not wise in your own conceits.

¹⁷Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men.

¹⁸If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.

¹⁹Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.

²⁰Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head.

²¹Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.

"For with God nothing shall be impossible."

Luke 1:37, KJV.

"Without counsel purposes are disappointed:

but in the multitude of counsellors they are established."

Proverbs 15:22,KJV

GOD LOVES YOU!

"For God so loved the world,

that he gave his only begotten Son,

that whosoever believeth in him should not perish,

but have everlasting life.

For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world;

but that the world through him might be saved."

John 3:16 & 17, KJV

King James Version: Proverbs Chapter 1

1 The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;

2 To know wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of understanding;

3 To receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and judgment, and equity;

4 To give subtilty to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion.

5 A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:

6 To understand a proverb, and the interpretation; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings.

7 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.

8 My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:

9 For they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck.

10 My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.

Isaiah 46:9-11, New King James Version (NKJV)

⁹Remember the former things of old,
For I am God, and there is no other;
I am God, and there is none like Me,
¹⁰Declaring the end from the beginning,
And from ancient times things that are not yet done,
Saying, ‘My counsel shall stand,
And I will do all My pleasure,’
¹¹Calling a bird of prey from the east,
The man who executes My counsel, from a far country.
Indeed I have spoken it;
I will also bring it to pass.
I have purposed it;
I will also do it.

Ephesians 6:11-13, KJV

11 Put on the whole armour of God,

that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood,

but against principalities, against powers,

against the rulers of the darkness of this world,

against spiritual wickedness in high places.

13 Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God,

that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day,

and having done all, to stand.

Matthew 5:37

But let your communication be, Yea, yea;

Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.

- King James Bible "Authorized Version", Pure Cambridge Edition

"And we know

that all things work together for good

to them that love God,

to them who are the called according to his purpose."

Romans 8:28, KJV

I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go;

I will guide you with My eye.

Psalm 32:8,NKJV

"No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man;

but God is faithful,

who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able,

but with the temptation will also make the way of escape,

that you may be able to [a]bear it."

1 Corinthians 10:13, New King James Version

Habakkuk 2:2-4, Amplified Bible

Then the Lord answered me and said,

“Write the vision

And engrave it plainly on [clay] tablets

So that the one who reads it will run.

“For the vision is yet for the appointed [future] time

It hurries toward the goal [of fulfillment]; it will not fail.

Even though it delays, wait [patiently] for it,

Because it will certainly come; it will not delay.

“Look at the proud one,

His soul is not right within him,

But the righteous will live by his faith [in the true God].

^"Many are the afflictions of the righteous,

But the Lord delivers him out of them all."

Psalm 34:19 New King James Version (NKJV)

"The angel of the Lord encamps

all around those who fear Him,

And delivers them."

Psalm 34:7NKJV

2 Corinthians 1:3-4 New King James Version (NKJV)

Comfort in Suffering

3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, 4 who comforts us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort those who are in any [a]trouble, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.

Exodus 18:13-22, New King James Version

13 And so it was, on the next day, that Moses sat to judge the people; and the people stood before Moses from morning until evening. 14 So when Moses’ father-in-law saw all that he did for the people, he said, “What is this thing that you are doing for the people? Why do you alone [a]sit, and all the people stand before you from morning until evening?”

15 And Moses said to his father-in-law, “Because the people come to me to inquire of God. 16 When they have a [b]difficulty, they come to me, and I judge between one and another; and I make known the statutes of God and His laws.”

17 So Moses’ father-in-law said to him, “The thing that you do is not good. 18 Both you and these people who are with you will surely wear yourselves out. For this thing is too much for you; you are not able to perform it by yourself. 19 Listen now to my voice; I will give you [c]counsel, and God will be with you: Stand before God for the people, so that you may bring the difficulties to God. 20 And you shall teach them the statutes and the laws, and show them the way in which they must walk and the work they must do. 21 Moreover you shall select from all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them to be rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens. 22 And let them judge the people at all times. Then it will be that every great matter they shall bring to you, but every small matter they themselves shall judge. So it will be easier for you, for they will bear the burden with you.

"Fear not, for I am with you;

Be not dismayed, for I am your God.

I will strengthen you,Yes, I will help you,

I will uphold you with My righteous right hand."

Isaiah 41:10,New King James Version (NKJV)

For His anger is but for a moment,

His favor is for life;

Weeping may endure for a night,

But joy comes in the morning.

Psalm 30:5, NKJV

^"Good and upright is the Lord;

Therefore He teaches sinners in the way."

Psalm 25:8, NKJV

"Cause me to hear Your lovingkindness in the morning,

For in You do I trust;

Cause me to know the way in which I should walk,

For I lift up my soul to You."

Psalm 143:8,NKJV

"But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a consecrated nation, a[special] people for God’s own possession, so that you may proclaim the excellencies [the wonderful deeds and virtues and perfections] of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light."

1 Peter 2:9 Amplified Bible (AMP)

"But my God shall supply all your need according to his

riches in glory by Christ Jesus."

Philippians 4:19, KJV.

"As a father pities his children,

So the Lord pities those who fear Him."

Psalm 103:13, New King James Version

Psalm 46, New King James Version

God the Refuge of His People and Conqueror of the Nations

To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. A Song for Alamoth.

46 God is our refuge and strength,

A[a] very present help in trouble.

2 Therefore we will not fear,

Even though the earth be removed,

And though the mountains be carried into the [b]midst of the sea;

3 Though its waters roar and be troubled,

Though the mountains shake with its swelling. Selah

4 There is a river whose streams shall make glad the city of God,

The holy place of the [c]tabernacle of the Most High.

5 God is in the midst of her, she shall not be [d]moved;

God shall help her, just [e]at the break of dawn.

6 The nations raged, the kingdoms were moved;

He uttered His voice, the earth melted.

7 The Lord of hosts is with us;

The God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah

8 Come, behold the works of the Lord,

Who has made desolations in the earth.

9 He makes wars cease to the end of the earth;

He breaks the bow and cuts the spear in two;

He burns the chariot in the fire.

10 Be still, and know that I am God;

I will be exalted among the nations,

I will be exalted in the earth!

11 The Lord of hosts is with us;

The God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah

Isaiah 48:17, New King James Version

Thus says the Lord, your Redeemer,

The Holy One of Israel:

“I am the Lord your God,

Who teaches you to profit,

Who leads you by the way you should go.

Numbers 6:24-26, Amplified Bible (AMP)

The Lord bless you, and keep you [protect you, sustain you, and guard you];

The Lord make His face shine upon you [with favor],

And be gracious to you [surrounding you with lovingkindness];

The Lord lift up His countenance (face) upon you [with divine approval],

And give you peace [a tranquil heart and life].’

Psalm 33:18-19, New King James Version

18 Behold, the eye of the Lord is on those who fear Him,

On those who hope in His mercy,

19 To deliver their soul from death,

And to keep them alive in famine.

Psalm 34:11, New King James Version

11 Come, you children, listen to me;

I will teach you the fear of the Lord.

Psalm 73:24, New King James Version

24 You will guide me with Your counsel,

And afterward receive me to glory.

Zephaniah 3:7, Amplified Bible

"I said, ‘Most certainly you will [reverently] fear Me;

Accept correction.’

So Jerusalem’s dwelling will not be cut off

In accordance with all that I have appointed concerning her [punishment],

But they were eager [even rising early] to make all their deeds corrupt."

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COUNSELING

I. Biblical statements

    Ps. 16:7 - "I will bless the Lord who has counseled me"
    Ps. 73:24 - "With Thy counsel Thou wilt guide me"
    Prov. 11:14; 24:6 - "in abundance of counselors there is victory"
    Prov. 12:15 - "a wise man is he who listens to counsel"
    Prov. 19:20,21 - "listen to counsel and accept discipline...The counsel of the Lord, it will stand"
    Isa. 9:6 - "His name will be called wonderful Counselor..."
    John 14:16 - "I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper"
          (RSV, NIV - "Counselor". Greek word paraklesis - "to come alongside to encourage")
    John 14:26 - "the Helper, the Holy Spirit, will teach you all things"
    John 15:26 - "When the Helper comes, He will bear witness of Me"
    John 16:7 - "the Helper,...I will send Him to you"
    Rom. 12:8 - "he who exhorts, in His exhortation"
    Rom. 15:4 - "through the encouragement of the Scriptures, we might have hope"
    Rom. 15:14 - "able also to admonish one another"
    II Cor. 1:4 - "able to comfort those who are in any affliction"
    Gal. 6:1 - "you who are spiritual, restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness"
    Col. 1:28 - "admonishing every man and teaching every man with all wisdom, that we might
        present every man complete in Christ"
    I Thess. 5:11 - "encourage one another, and build up one another"
    I Thess. 5:14 - "admonish the unruly, encourage the fainthearted..."
    Heb. 3:13 - "encourage one another day after day"
    Heb. 10:25 - "encouraging one another"

II. Historical background leading up to modern counseling emphasis.

    A. Development of psychology as academic field of study
         1. Sigmund Freud (1856-1939)
         2. Carl Jung (1875-1961)
         3. First degree program in psychology. 1870 in Germany.
         4. Carl Rogers - On Becoming a Person - 1961.
    B. Early integration of psychology in the church.
         1. Franz Delitzsch - System of Biblical Psychology - 1869
         2. Liberal acceptance of psychological premises. Harry Fosdick.
         3. Wayne Oates - 1950s - Protestant Pastoral Counseling
         4. Paul Tournier - The Meaning of Persons -
         5. Henry Brandt - The Struggle for Peace - 1965
         6. Raymond Cramer -The Psychology of Jesus and Mental Health - 1959.
         7. Oswald Chambers - Biblical Psychology - 1962.
         8. Howard Clinebell - Basic Types of Pastoral Counseling - 1966.
         9. Frank Lake - Clinical Theology - 1966.
    C. Evangelical Christian counseling movement.
         1. Clyde and Bruce Narramore - The Psychology of Counseling
         2. Gary Collins - Psychology and Theology - 1981 (Trinity)
         3. H. Norman Wright - Marital Counseling (Talbot)
         4. Jay Adams - Competent to Counsel. "Nouthetic counseling" (Westminster) Also Wayne
             Mack, David Powlison
         5. James Dobson - Dare to Discipline. (Focus on Family)
         6. Charles Solomon - Counseling with the Mind of Christ. "Spirituotherapy." Also Bill
             Gillham.
         7. Larry Crabb - Principles of Biblical Counseling. (Grace) Institute of Biblical Counseling.
         8. Frank Minirth, Paul Meier - Happiness is a Choice. (Dallas) Also John Townsend, Robert
             Hemfelt, Henry Cloud, Richard Fowler.
         9. Robert McGee, Pat Springle - The Search For Significance. Rapha.
        10. Stephen Arterburn - Growing Up Addicted. New Life Treatment Centers. Also David
             Stoop, Jack Felton, Tim Timmons.
        11. William Backus - Telling the Truth to Troubled People. Lutheran.
        12. Neil Anderson - The Bondage Breaker. (Talbot)
        13. Others: Lewis Smedes, Archibald Hart, Donald Sloat, Gary Smalley, Charles Swindoll,
             James Mallory, Maurice Wagner, Bill Gothard, Rich Buhler, Tim LaHaye, Florence Littauer,
             etc.

III. Concerns about counseling movement.

    A. Humanistic premises of secular psychology. Must avoid over-reaction of aversion to
         "psychology."
    B. Eclecticism, integration, adaptation of theology and psychology. Jumping on band-wagon of
        12 step, victimization, codependency, etc.
    C. Professionalizing of Christian counseling. Mercenary motives?
    D. Counsel of men rather than God?
    E. Critical voices
         1. Martin & Diedre Bobgan - Psychoheresy. Against Biblical Counseling; For the Bible.
         2. William K. Kilpatrick - Psychological Seduction.
         3. Paul Vitz - Psychology as Religion.
         4. Thomas Szasz - The Myth of Psychotherapy.
         5. Clinton McLemore - The Scandal of Psychotherapy.

IV. Consideration of Christian counsel.

    A. Spirit of Christ is the Counselor - Isa. 9:6; John 14:16,26.
    B. Scriptural basis of determining God's will and ways. II Tim. 3:16.
    C. Sin is the basis of human problems. Rom. 3:23.
    D. All persons affected by past patterning of sin - "flesh" - Gal. 5:17.
    E. Human behavior is derivative in spirit, soul and body - I Thess. 5:23.
    F. Christians are enabled to behave differently by dependence upon Jesus Christ - Col. 1:27.
    G. Christians should encourage one another to love, fellowship, growth, holiness, prayer, etc. -
         Heb. 10:25.
    H. Christian counsel can serve evangelistic purpose - Matt. 28:19,20.

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