Biblical Counseling and The Work of Christ

Biblical Counseling and The Work of Christ. Photo: In the Shadow of the Cross St Martha by Art4TheGlryOfGod CC BY-ND 2.0

At a recent Counselors Roundtable we looked at Biblical Counseling and the Work of Christ. In the audio below Jim highlights some counseling implications of Christ’s work in glorifying the Father.

• Intro (00:00 – 00:29)
  • Review of recent roundtable discussion
  • The work of Christ – Jesus’ triumph in glorifying the Father
• Three Aspects of Jesus’ Triumph (00:30 – 00:57)
  • Jesus glorified the Father
  • Jesus is the only Savior
  • Jesus is the Solution
    • Standard (conformity to Him)
    • Source of all change
    • Sphere
• Applied to a Counseling Scenario (00:58 – 02:44)
  • Marital bliss in personality styles
    • Doesn’t cohere to accomplished work of Jesus
  • Jesus made much of the Father
    • Personality styles make much of creature, not Creator
  • Jesus slays selfishness
    • Personality typing affords rights and absolves responsibilities
  • Jesus demonstrated full obedience
    • Didn’t roar like a lion, or please man like a retriever
  • Jesus is source of change
    • Must look to Him (not personality styles) to be conformed to Him (2 Cor 3:18)
    • Must abide in Him
• Conclusion (02:45 – 03:11)
  • One’s hope is in something or someone
  • Real hope is in Savior alone
  • Must accomplish His kind of work–making much of God–your greatest joy

10,000 Blessings in The Wonderful Counselor,

Jim