A Critique of Two Theories
Betty Finney
Liberty University
COUN 507

Summary
Dr. Crabb ‘s model integrates theology and psychology and refers to it as, “Spoiling the Egyptians (Crabb, 1977). His approach geared more to sound biblical principles and doctrine. I researched “Spoiling the Egyptians”, as to, I was curious about the scripture base. Spoiling the Egyptians refers to Exodus 12:40-42, as God watched over the Israelites as they went through the wilderness, and crossed over in the promise land. When the Israelites were hungry, God fed the manna. He spoiled them by giving them what they needed to be sustained. Up to a certain point, Dr. Crabb looked at psychology and theology going hand in hand with psychology being the basis of theology. In other words, you can’t use one without the other.
Dr. Crabb suggests that our reaction to difficult life experiences take one of three forms: guilt, resentment, or anxiety (Crabb, 1977). I would have to agree. Most non-believers believe that their life misfortunes are a result of something they did and therefore, take on the guilt and resentment, which in turn causes anxiety and initiates the need for counseling from secular counselors. Dr. Crabb doesn’t totally disregard secular counseling, in fact he suggest that Christian counselors should evaluate the world’s counseling model against biblical principles and doctrine.
Dr. Hawkins model of counseling is centered on five circles that show self and everything that shapes us into who we are. Dr. Hawkins model seems to be centered on a circle which represents a person’s inner self with the Holy Spirit being in the middle. Dr. Hawkins concept of this model is, if a person has the Holy Spirit in the middle of his inner self, the Holy Spirit works from the inside. Dr. Hawkins other circles represents the soul, the physical body, the temporal