...JOURNAL ARTICLE REVIEW 1 NAME LIBERTY UNIVERSITY USE OF PRAYER AND SCRIPTURE IN COGNITIVE-BEHAVIORAL THERAPY Summary This is an article review of Use of Prayer and Scripture in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, 2007. Within his academic journal, Tan explains the moral and suitable use of prayer and Scripture, interior mechanism of CBT in religious when hiring a CBT based Christian. It seems that, the usefulness of his move toward spans 25 living years of his performance, as fit as, its submission in a diversity of settings counting in Bible school psychotherapy, rural care, hospice surroundings and extra contexts of counsel. Tan states eight key gears of a principled and suitable Christian-based CBT focusing on prayers and Scriptures. These comprise the astonished love in customer counselor app-relationship, the well thought-out healing of reminiscences, use of investigate methodologies to create ultimate conclusion regarding CBT superiority and use of bible-corresponding way. This also goes for bearing in mind Scriptures revelations in the meaning of experiential, spiritual and religious aspects of faith and life, assessing how behavior and thought influence the underlying problem using biblical truth and develops scripture-based interventions. In addition, the author highlights that focus should also be on larger contextual factors, such as cultural influences, and use of relevant community resource such as churches in therapeutic interventions. Tan goes ahead to talk...
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...I. THE SCRIPTURES.[For a brief account of the subjects, the author, and the date of every book in the Holy Scriptures, see the preface to each in Dr. Clarke's Commentary; and also his "Clavis Biblica," a work that contains a fund of most important information in a very small compass. — S. D.]THE NECESSITY OF REVELATION. — The absolute necessity of a divine revelation is sufficiently established. If God be the sole Fountain of light and truth, all knowledge must be derived from him. "The spirit of a man may know the things of a man; but the Spirit of God can alone know and teach the things of God." That is, the human intellect, in its ordinary power and operation, is sufficient to comprehend the various earthly things that concern man's sustenance and welfare in social life; but this intellect cannot fathom the things of God; it cannot find out the mind of the Most High; it knows not his will; it has no just idea of the end for which man was made; of that in which his best interests lie; of its own nature; of the nature of moral good and evil; how to avoid the latter, and how to attain the former, in which true happiness, or the supreme good, consists: and these things it is the province of divine revelation to teach, for they have never been taught or conceived by man.How unspeakably we are indebted to God for giving us a revelation of his WILL and of his WORKS! Is it possible to know the mind of God but from himself? It is impossible. Can those things and services which are worthy...
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...their faith and without equivocation embrace the authority of God's word for what it is. The eternal battle as to the inerrancy and infallibility between orthodoxy and orthopraxy demands significant attention and largely determines the positions on which a person will side. In my view, biblical inerrancy of the Bible is at the core of the Christian Doctrine is, and rightfully so. The attestation of the authority of the Bible as the Word of God requires an understanding of the belief in its inspiration, inerrancy, and authority of the Bible. 2 Timothy 3:16 calls the Bible is the "breath of God" and that all scripture was given under the inspiration of God. The Christian doctrine is like every other religion without the truth that the Bible is the inerrant, infallible, authoritative Word of God.” The close central biblical doctrine to inspiration and inerrancy of scripture is the resurrection of Jesus Christ. 1 Timothy 3:15 refers to the church as the pillar of truth because of the inspired and inerrant word of God, "if I delay, you may know how one ought to behave in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, a pillar and buttress of the truth." We cannot talk about inspiration and inerrancy without establishing that Bible is the revelation of God himself to humanity. The fact must clearly accept that the Bible is the Word of God by ascribing God’s revelatory message to it. The term revelation has to do with...
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...The word scripture is a major phenomenon in the history of religion. Therefore, scripture becomes an important concept in the study of religion. Essentially, the concept of scripture is ambiguous and complex; it does not denote a self-evident and simple phenomenon. Thus, the definition is problematic and has been defined differently by different scholars of religion. However, this essay will analyse the assertion that “In both popular and scholarly use today, the concept of scripture is wrongly thought to denote a self-evident and simple phenomenon (e.g a sacred book). Using examples, the essay will show why scripture is a very ambiguous and complex concept which involves much more than the simplistic perception. Different scholars have come up with different definitions of scripture. The word scripture is derived from a Latin word “Scriptura” which means writing. It is also connected to a Hebrew word “Ketav” which means any piece of writing or holy writing. According to Krishna in Henze (2007:67), “… scriptures are the sacred writings of a religion or the writings that reveal the knowledge of God.” In this sense, scriptures come from the creator who through the sacred writings guides his people. In short, scripture is a book of wisdom and knowledge. People who read the scripture become knowledgeable and this becomes the essence of spirituality. Scriptures are the final authority in secular and sacred affairs for a believing community. Through Holy Scriptures, God communicates...
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...What are the most important therapeutic uses of Scripture in counseling? Scripture is the Word of God and is a fountain of wisdom. In the book of Hebrew says “the word of God is alive and active.” The most important therapeutic uses of scripture are: when personal problems arise, for example when there are feelings of guilt, anxiety, when there is suffering, trauma, stress and depression. Another therapeutic use of scriptures is in interpersonal conflicts, for example resentment family issues, marriage issues. Another important therapeutic use of the scriptures are when unfortunate events occur, for example the loss of a love one, financial problems, crisis caused by catastrophes. According to McMinn (1996) some counselors advocate using Scripture as a Therapeutic intervention for recovery groups with codependence problems, to help couples recover from sexual affairs, in child therapy using Narrative therapy and cognitive therapy using Scripture memory and meditation. In the book of Timothy, Paul says: “All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work”. In the book of Philippians 4:8 say “Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable if anything is excellent or praise worthy think about such things.” What are some cautions or possible...
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...The Canonization of Scripture Stephen Landrum The word canon has evolved over time to come to mean the official inventory of books, like that of Athanasius, that a religious community regards as its authoritative source of doctrinal and ethical beliefs. The word comes from the Greek kanwn and most likely from the Hebrew qaneh and Akkadian, qanu. Literally, it means a straight rod or bar; a measuring rule as a ruler used by masons and carpenters; then a rule or standard for testing straightness (Harris 24). In the past, canon referred the doctrines of the church that were accepted as rule of faith. The canonization of the New Testament was a long and complex process. Canonization served two purposes. It clarified the beliefs church leaders considered true and acceptable; and it provided a unifying force for the churches throughout the Roman Empire. Canonization provided a firm written authority for universal belief and practice. A major factor in the permanent establishment of a New Testament canon was the Vulgate, a translation done by Jerome. This translated the scripture into common Latin of western Roman civilization. For nearly one thousand years no new translations of the Bible appeared even as new European languages developed through the dark ages of the medieval period. The Vulgate remains the official Bible of The Roman Catholic Church (Harris 31-32). The protestant canon differs from the Roman Catholic canon. The protestant Bible is seven books shorter...
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...CWV-101: Finding Scripture: God and Creation Worksheet and Journal #3 Module 3 - Part 1 Finding Scriptures: God and Creation Worksheet For Part 1 of this assignment, you will complete this worksheet by finding the Scriptures listed below. Please keep your answers brief. Solid academic writing is expected. Refer to the GCU Academic Writing Guidelines in the Student Success Center. Give a brief summary after each passage listed below. God: Matthew 3:13-17 – The baptism of Jesus is explained in this passage as well as the impact that it had on him. It also explains the role John played in Jesus’ life and who he really was. Matthew 28:16-20 – This passage explains how the people helped get the word of God out to others. It also explains the power that was given to Jesus. I Corinthians 12:3-6 – This passage teaches us that while we may do something’s that Jesus could do, we cannot do them all. We will never be him. John 1:1-5 – This passage discusses the start of things. It is vital that we remember that no matter how difficult life may seem as long as we have the word of God there is nothing that we cannot handle. John 17:20-26 – We are a part of Jesus who is a part of God who are all one. 2 Corinthians 13:14– God has given us grace. No matter what obstacles we may face throughout life, it is by his grace that we endure. ------------------------------------------------- The scriptures above shape the world view of a Christian because they explain how important God...
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...Sharing is Caring To snap off one’s head in today’s culture simply seems taboo and unjust. But according to our book, Buddhist Scriptures, “In Buddhism, no deed is more universally praised than the act of giving (Dana)” (142). To physically give yourself up to something or someone is the best gift you can ever give, and also be well on your way to enlightenment. Throughout the book the Bodhisattvas do many different tasks, tell different stories and meet different people that will help them to enlightenment. Each chapter shows a different way, level and physical form of generosity and compassion about the Buddha that leads him to enlightenment. Chapter 18 takes generosity and the notion of ‘no self’ to a whole different level. It’s a bittersweet take on generosity. The title ‘A King Gives Away His Head’ no better describes the story in just a few words. To be a Bodhisattva means abundant giving. They dedicate their live(s) to attaining the higher being, contributing to the well being of the, and focusing on the six virtues of the Mahayana: giving, ethics, patience, effort, concentration and wisdom. Giving is among the first on both the Mahayana and Theravada lists –therefore the most important and is ruled before any of the other virtues. King Candraprabha fulfills his role of Bodhisattva giving to his kingdom everything they could have ever wanted or desired for. He allowed them feel, look and act the way he would, “All of Jambudvipa resounded with a delightful noise,...
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...of discussion. The three points were as follows: 1. the “freeness” of Salvation; the “Nearness” of Salvation; & the “Realness” of Salvation. There could be more of an illustration on a testimony of how either self or someone else that came to the saving Salvation of Christ would probably been a great visual appeal. To give another perspective on Pastor Burris’s sermon can be looked at what Peter Adam wrote in his book Speaking God’s Words: A Practical Theology of Preaching. Adam creates a tremendous job with explaining the diverse aspects of preaching. He flinches in the start of his book off by sharing the reputation of having the presupposition that the Bible is God's written Word that God himself speaks to us from end to end of each Scripture. It is with this sympathetic that every preacher needs to methodology the Bible and preaching. If we are not sure the Word that we are preaching is from God,...
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...Healing Scriptures- God’s Medicine. You may want to print out the Scriptures below and go over them a couple of times a day if you are in need of healing. Allow the Holy Spirit to build your faith as you read these Words of Life. You may want to highlight, copy and paste the scriptures into your word processor before printing so you can get the page breaks correct, that way the scriptures will not be broken up from page to page. Speak them out over yourself in the first person tense, laying claim to them by faith, with the understanding that they are your inheritance as a child of God, if you've been born-again. If you are not - then click this link to Receive God's Gift of Salvation Be sure and browse through our Healing Check List after reading through these powerful promises of healing. This will help you stay on track! This is very important: The Bible tells us in Romans 10:17 that faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Word of God. Be sure and read through the articles in our Gems of Truth section. These are short teachings that will build your faith for healing and all areas of life. We need to learn the laws of faith to learn how to receive from the Word. Also, be sure and read through the Testimony section as well. Be sure and take a look at our MP3 Audio Files The Word of God is the Life of God. Believe it, Receive it and Act upon it!!! Now Fasten Your Seatbelt And Expect A Move Of God Suddenly! Acts 5:16 "Also a multitude gathered from the...
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...CWV 101 Christian Worldview Finding Scripture Worksheet In order to understand the Christian worldview on friendship, look up the following passages. Then, explain your findings about the passages and how they shape the Christian worldview. Be prepared to discuss your findings. GCU style is not required, but solid academic writing is expected. ------------------------------------------------- Friendship * ------------------------------------------------- Proverbs 18:24 * ------------------------------------------------- Proverbs 13:20 * ------------------------------------------------- John 15:12-13 * ------------------------------------------------- Proverbs 27:5-6, 17 * ------------------------------------------------- Romans 12:3-21 * ------------------------------------------------- 2 Corinthians 6:14-16 ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- In 2-3 sentences, summarize what these passages are saying: ------------------------------------------------- Friends come and go, but true friends stick together like family. Always be with a wise friend because if you hang out with a fool you will watch your life fall to pieces. Laugh with your friends and also share tears with them when they are needed. ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ...
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...God’s incomprehensibility and the need of communication between God and Man are the main reasons for the necessity of the Scriptures. The inmate behavior of the fallen man to distort an oral comprehension of the divine truth required a written revelation to teach the human generations about the complexities of the sacred Word of God. The Holy Bible is the way God made a Statement to Man about his fallen state and the Way of Redemption from that. This statement by God was a necessary, sufficient, rational and authoritative mode of Communication to generation after generation of human kind. The topic of necessity of the inscribed Word of God is unfortunately, a topic which is discussed rarely. Some theologians do talk about the necessity of the divine revelation, but that is different from the topic of the necessity of Scriptures because not all revelations are inscribed. The scribed word of God does not comprise the totality of divine revelations (John. 20:30). It is important, however for a theology student to understand the necessity behind the scriptural form of the Word of God. In order to evaluate if it was necessary that God gave the Scriptures to the man, one should understand the meaning of necessity as well as what the Scriptures itself tells about the necessity of the Scriptures. DEFINITION OF NECESSITY Dictionary defines Necessity as “the fact of being required or indispensable” which means that it is the situation that is bound by some constrained circumstances...
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...LIBERTY UNIVERSITY INERRANCY IN SCRIPTURE: RELEVANCY IN MODERN SOCIETY SUBMITTED TO DR. AIDOO. IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE COMPLETION OF THE COURSE, SEMI 500. ATLANTA, GA AUGUST 31, 2014 Jesus says, “Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away,” implying that the word of God will never change. However, with the evolution of modern society and its amended laws of the land is it even remotely possible for God’s word to never change—can it still relevant? Is it truly without error? Bibliography Baum, Armin D. "IS NEW TESTAMENT INERRANCY A NEW TESTAMENT CONCEPT? A TRADITIONAL AND THEREFORE OPEN-MINDED ANSWER." Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 57, no. 2 (06, 2014): 265-80, http://search.proquest.com/docview/1545898719?accountid=458. Carson, D. A., John Frame, and Witherington,Ben, I.,II. "PLENARY DISCUSSION ON BIBLICAL INERRANCY." Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 57, no. 1 (03, 2014): 41-62, http://search.proquest.com/docview/1534298070?accountid=12085. Grisanti, Michael A. "Inspiration, Inerrancy, and the OT Canon: The Place of Textual Updating in an Inerrant View of Scripture." Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 44, no. 4 (12, 2001): 577, http://search.proquest.com/docview/211197951?accountid=12085. Nicholls, Jason A. "Openness and Inerrancy: Can they be Compatible?" Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 45, no. 4 (12, 2002): 629, http://search.proquest...
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...Scripture Analysis Project Step 10 The passage studied was Isaiah 42:1-4 in the New Standard Revised Version of the Bible. This passage is small but caries lots of meaning and is composed with strong characteristics. While reading this passage, a lot of unanswered questions and concerns come to mind that may clear up the passage and make it easier to understand. This project allowed me to translate words using the bible dictionary and study the footnotes which gave me a whole new perspective on this passage. At a glance, one could easily overlook this small passage when interpreting what Isaiah has to say in his scripture. Initially, it appears that Isaiah is talking about an individual when he refers to a servant selected by God to carry out his orders and “bring forth justice to the nations” (NRSV p. 1023). However, after listening to the commentaries and reading the entire book of Isaiah it is obvious that he is referring to the entire nation of Israel. If one is to read just the little excerpt it is easy to see how people can misinterpret passages of the bible. It is definitely recommended to view what you are looking at in the context it was intended to be viewed before making judgments. The overall meaning of this passage is one that can be debated to some degree. It seems as if Isaiah has been told by God to make it Israel’s goal to spread the word of the Lord no matter what it takes. Israel is to use all means necessary, which includes force. This seems...
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...Sacred Scripture Last Friday afternoon, we had class Some students had other priorities. Therefore, if you missed class on Friday, you have a make-up assignment. You must write me a 1-2 page paper for Wednesday. Question: Who wrote the Bible? You must discuss 1) the traditional evidence for Moses; 2) the Documentary hypothesis. This is ONLY for those who MISSED Friday. The names of God. Lord: Adonai (Hebrew) LORD: Yahweh or Jehovah or I am who I am. God: Elohim (Hebrew). God Almighty: El Shaddai. Most ancient Jews thought that Moses wrote the Torah/Pentateuch (first five books of the Bible: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy). Moses is traditionally thought to have lived in the 1200sBC. The names of God appear to differ systematically in the Torah. J source: used Yahweh/Jehovah. E source: used Elohim/God. P source: written by priestly writers. D source: The book of Deuteronomy is a separate composition. ------------------------------------------------- Genesis 27.46: Esau’s wives drove his mother CRAZY!!!!!! Welcome back! The New Testament presents Jesus as… The New Moses (but who is Moses?????????????) Exodus 1-20 The Ten Commandments: Exodus 20/Deuteronomy Genesis 1: 10 COMMANDMENTS! The covenant/allianza. I am the LORD your God who brought you out of slavery. 1. You shall have no other gods before me. 2. You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain. 3. Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy. 4. Honor...
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