Uploaded December 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In this session on biblical counseling, Pastor Rich Jensen focuses is on the concept of "Change in Counseling." The primary purpose of biblical counseling is to effect change in individuals, helping them become more like Christ through sanctification. He emphasizes that change is often difficult due to a lack of motivation, patience, and past failures. Christian counselors must understand biblical concepts of motivation and encourage hope and patient endurance.
Key points include:
- Christians are constantly changing and must take up their cross, dying to self and putting on Christ.
- Change requires hope, patience, and the power of the Holy Spirit.
- Counselors should help Christians recognize their identity in Christ, which reduces emotional distress and motivates change.
- Evangelism is essential for counseling non-believers, and Christians should strive for perfection in Christ.
- Discipline and rewards should be balanced and biblically grounded, avoiding behavior manipulation.
- Four motivating factors for Christians are rewards/punishments, mercies of Christ, high calling in Christ, and pleasing God.
- Change involves putting off sinful behavior and adopting godly habits through structured, disciplined living.
- Counselors must guide individuals in applying Scripture to their lives, focusing on obedience and developing new, godly habits.
The session concludes with an encouragement to act on these teachings and a reminder of the importance of ongoing biblical study and application.
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#scriptureauthority #SelfEsteemMyth #identityinchrist #reformedtheology
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00:09 - Change in Biblical Counseling
04:04 - Christian Calling and Holy Living
08:48 - Importance of Identity in Christ
13:02 - Biblical Discipline: Rewards and Punishments
17:24 - Motivations and Methods in Counseling
21:48 - Counseling and Biblical Change
26:09 - Importance of Repentance and Responsibility
30:04 - Developing Godly Habits Through Practice
34:43 - Developing Godly Habits Through Bible Study
39:16 - Overcoming Life Dominating Problems
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In this session on biblical counseling, Pastor Rich Jensen focuses is on the concept of "Change in Counseling." The primary purpose of biblical counseling is to effect change in individuals, helping them become more like Christ through sanctification. He emphasizes that change is often difficult due to a lack of motivation, patience, and past failures. Christian counselors must understand biblical concepts of motivation and encourage hope and patient endurance.
Key points include:
- Christians are constantly changing and must take up their cross, dying to self and putting on Christ.
- Change requires hope, patience, and the power of the Holy Spirit.
- Counselors should help Christians recognize their identity in Christ, which reduces emotional distress and motivates change.
- Evangelism is essential for counseling non-believers, and Christians should strive for perfection in Christ.
- Discipline and rewards should be balanced and biblically grounded, avoiding behavior manipulation.
- Four motivating factors for Christians are rewards/punishments, mercies of Christ, high calling in Christ, and pleasing God.
- Change involves putting off sinful behavior and adopting godly habits through structured, disciplined living.
- Counselors must guide individuals in applying Scripture to their lives, focusing on obedience and developing new, godly habits.
The session concludes with an encouragement to act on these teachings and a reminder of the importance of ongoing biblical study and application.
#biblicalcounseling #noutheticcounseling #christiancounseling #LoveInCounseling
#scriptureauthority #SelfEsteemMyth #identityinchrist #reformedtheology
#activefaith #semperreformanda #counseling
00:09 - Change in Biblical Counseling
04:04 - Christian Calling and Holy Living
08:48 - Importance of Identity in Christ
13:02 - Biblical Discipline: Rewards and Punishments
17:24 - Motivations and Methods in Counseling
21:48 - Counseling and Biblical Change
26:09 - Importance of Repentance and Responsibility
30:04 - Developing Godly Habits Through Practice
34:43 - Developing Godly Habits Through Bible Study
39:16 - Overcoming Life Dominating Problems
Podcast: creators.spotify.com/pod/show/reformedrookie/episodes/21--Change-in-Counseling-e2shml4
ReformedRookie.com
Podcast: https://anchor.fm/reformedrookie
Facebook: facebook.com/TheReformedRookie
Twitter: twitter.com/NYapologist
Semper Reformanda!
