Grace Bible Institute
Christian Counseling Training III
Title: Biblical Principles of Counseling (26 hours)
$275.00 / $250.00 (Advance registration req’d)
The course teaches the foundational principles of Biblical counseling that will assist any believer with a sincere desire to counsel according to God’s Word. This course is designed to equip you to answer the tough counseling questions based upon the eternal principles found in the Word of God. This book helps you to understand problems from a Biblical, Christ-centered basis and to teach you how to apply Biblical principles for the resolution of those problems.
Sections Include:
– Overview of the Counseling Process
– Counseling Principles
– The Model of Man
– Restoration
– Specific Counseling Helps
Section One – Overview
Overview
Biblical Foundations
God
Jesus
The Holy Spirit
The Bible
Man
Establishing Biblical Authority
Section Two – Principles
Counseling Presuppositions
The Bible is Sufficient
Counseling is Systematic
Right and Wrong
Two Commandments Key
Problems are a Violation
All Areas of Life Addressed
Sin Separates Us
The Image of God
Transformed into His Image
Problems are the Result of Sin
Man Does not Know His Heart
Goal is Conversion and Sanctification
Change is Through The Holy Spirit
Other Help May not Violate Scripture
Section Three- The Model of Man
Biblical Worldview
Four Main Questions
Model of Man
Creation and fall – Man’s Needs
Fall of Man
Understanding the Beginning
Understanding Sin
Spirit Controlled or Sin Controlled
Symptoms vs. Root Causes
Separation
Three Types of Emotions
Rebuilding on Christ
Wounds to the Spirit
Spiritual Wounds
Negative Reactions to Unmet Needs
Counseling Spiritual Problems
After the fall
Lust of the Flesh
Lust of the Eye
Pride of Life
What Pride Can Do
Key to Victorious Living
The Indictments
Section Four – Restoration
You Must be Born Again
Section Five – Counseling Helps
The First Counseling Session
The Second Counseling Session
Biblical Change
Two Biblical Models
How Change Occurs
Understanding the Change Process
Anger
Man’s Worth
True Strength
Knowledge or relationship
Agonizing Choices
Resisting the world
Gossip or Prayer
Counseling Depression
Counseling Sin
Counseling Worry
Interpersonal Relationships
Counseling Anger
Summary Chart
Choosing Behavior
S.E.L.F. – The Cause of Pride
Godship or Sonship
5 Step Counseling Model