John MacArthur, is the pastor-teacher of Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, California and has been since February 9, 1969. He also currently serves as the president of The Master's College in Newhall, California and The Master's Seminary in Sun Valley, California. The fifth cousin of U.S. General Douglas MacArthur, MacArthur attended Bob Jones University before transferring to Los Angeles Pacific College, which is now known as Azusa Pacific University (Biblebb.com, 2011). He later obtained his Masters of Divinity from Biola University's Talbot Theological Seminary in La Mirada, California. MacArthur is a well-known having preached thousands of sermons and authoring or editing 150 books (Powlinson, 2003), but what about the man behind Biblical Counseling? Biblical Counseling lets God speak through His Word, and to handling the word of truth rightly (2 Tim. 2:15). It confronts sin as the root issue. It deals with issues stemming from having unresolved sin as the core basis for the struggle is going through. God works in Biblical Counseling though His sovereignty, holiness, justice, kingly authority, and power in our lives The Biblical Counselor takes steps to look at the sin issues in the counselee’s life and points them to the heart of the matter. The greatest counselor we have and it implies scriptures to show how sin could be causing the issues in the counselee’s life and struggles. (Powlinson, 2003) It follows the Bible and seeks to minister the love of the true and living God, whose love deals with sin and produces obedience (1 John). So what is the mystery behind the man regarding Biblical Counseling? If you were to ask what MacArthur was known for, Theology would probably be the first answer that someone would... ... middle of paper ... ...n pure psychology methods. Upon reading the research the idea I perceived was that all issues no matter what they are can be managed through proper interpretation of the Bible. Biblical Counseling can be done by layman and pastors in the church body. Training can come in the form of the Biblical Expository teaching but I could not find what he believes in a formal training. Meaning, he does support the certification for Nouthetic Counseling, but with proper Biblically training laymen can counsel. In regard to the views that he has concerning Christian psychologists and non-Christian psychology: “At the present time there is no acceptable Christian psychology that is markedly different from non-Christian psychology. It is difficult to imply that we function in a manner that is fundamentally distinct from our non-Christian colleagues" (MacArthur, 2001, p. 145).
Throughout MacArthur’s service to the United States, he went through various situations which tested him as a man, but because he had formed such a strong opinion of duty, honor, and country, he was able to overcome the troubling situations which led to his receiving of the Thayer Award. MacArthur’s ability to overcome dilemmas is one of the reasons he was the powerful leader he was, and to fully grasp the importance of his speech that shaped the future, one must know his past. At the age of twenty-three, MacArthur graduated from West Point with the highest grades the academy had seen in twenty-five years showing his determination to succeed. After moving
The integration of psychology and Christianity is a rarely touched subject that Entwistle opened the door wide open with this complex and informative book. Entwistle uses is own worldview and research to supply the information for this book with a spiritual twist. Entwistle did accomplish to gather concise information and while also remaining objective. I do think that in the information that was provided I took it as him putting psychology and Christianity on the same pedestal. God is the creator and the maker of all and there is no equal or greater than him. I do feel like integrating psychology and Christianity can open the minds of individuals and show them another way to look at individual
Douglas Macarthur was born on 26th January 1880, in Little Rock, Arkansas to General Arthur Macarthur and wife, Mary Pinckney Hardy. Like his father, he decided to pursue a military career and entered the army. He went to West Point Military Academy and graduated as a valedictorian in 1903. He began his career as an engineering officer in the army but climbed through the ranks and became a General. He was also nominated and given several honors and awards throughout his lifetime. He was known to be aggressive, radical and brave, which led him to make some decisions that were not generally approved (McCullough).
He believes that it is created by our life experiences. He begins by introducing 5 models that involve integration. These models are enemies, spies, colonialists, neutral parties and allies. He states that the models “represent different ways of conceptualizing the relationship between psychology and religion in general or psychology and Christianity, in particular.” (p. 136)
John MacArthur is a well-known and sometimes controversial pastor that holds a strong conservative viewpoint of the Scriptures. As a graduate of Talbot Theological Seminary, MacArthur’s ministry has covered a wide spectrum of Christian fields including pastor, author and radio host. MacArthur currently serves as the Pastor of Grace Community Church in Sunny Valley, California. For over 45 years his pastoral ministry at Grace Community Church has given evidence of a deep abiding love for the exposition of the Scriptures. Beyond his role as pastor, MacArthur serves as the president of the Master’s College and Seminary, which functions to train men to work in various areas of Christian ministry. As a successful author, MacArthur continues to write many books ranging from culturally and theological relevant issues to New Testament expositional commentaries and study guides. Macarthur also serves as the lead teacher of Grace to You, an everyday radio and television ministry, which centers on verse by verse exposition of Scripture. MacArthur is not known for shying away from controversial topics that Christianity struggles with. He seeks to use scripture to help modern Christians think through these topics.
He loves being able to celebrate mass everyday and “enrich his relationship with the Lord.” He is able to use his gifts to walk with many in the community through hard times such as parents who loose their children or vice versa. With God’s guidance he can bring them to a place of understanding and peace. This past Holy week he was given the opportunity to give the homily for the Youth Rally mass. Being able to preach and exhibit a faithful fatherhood to over thirteen hundred youths was immensely exciting. He was luckily given the chance to expand his wings and further his call to not only priesthood, but
They may help someone “feel better, but where is the true transformation of his life? Are these things even goals worthy of a biblical person? Where is love? Where is joy? Where is gratitude? Where’s obedience? Where’s the willingness to sacrifice? Where’s the courage to love our enemies in ways that are both merciful and yet tough-minded? Where are all the good things that are part of human life in Jesus’ image? Such self-confidence is not the image of Christ!” Which is the point…secular worldview counseling leads the counselee to find their identity in themselves or in the counselor or in the plan instead of in Christ alone. In the article by Paul Tripp, The Present Glories of Redemption, he takes the book of Ephesians and breaks it down to see exactly how we are to care and counsel because of the great work of Christ and His plan. “When we counsel people, we must find out what their real view of God is. We will often find that our counselees have a big gap between their functional “theology” and the truth. In other words, when they tell their story, God is not in it.” We as
Douglas MacArthur was one of the most famous American Generals. He commanded troops in the Southwest Pacific during World War II (1939-1945). He also commanded the successful occupation of Japan after the war, and was in charge of the United Nations forces during the Korean War(“Douglas MacArthur Biography”). MacArthur was talented, outspoken, and in the eyes of many, egotistical. Douglas MacArthur was one of the most influential generals in United States history.
Grant Wacker’s biography America’s Pastor is a superb breakdown of the many aspects of the life of Billy Graham. Unlike other biographies, Wacker examines the world-renowned evangelist from the perspective of Graham’s multiple individualities. In his book, Wacker looks at Graham as a preacher, icon, southerner, entrepreneur, architect, pilgrim, pastor, and patriarch. It is through these distinctions that the author provides the reader with a purpose for his writing. As an explanation of some of his selected points of view, Wacker writes: “As ‘Preacher,’ he articulated a traditional evangelical theology but presented it in increasingly appealing ways…As ‘Entrepreneur,’ he built from the ground up a crusade structure and organization of remarkable
Clinton, T. & Ohlschlager, G. (2002). Competent Christian counseling: Foundations and practice of compassionate soul care. Colorado Springs, CO: WaterBrook Press.
Douglas Macarthur once famously quoted “And through all this welter of change and development, your mission remains fixed, determined, inviolable: it is to win our wars” (Macarthur) this was part of Macarthur’s speech “Duty, Honor, Country” (Macarthur) This kept the same message that west point strived to teach their soldiers. He was a man who was raised in military family with a father who was a well known general. Macarthur was an American five star general and field marshal of the Philippians campaign and was chief of staff of the united states army during the 1930’s and played a important role in the struggle to end communism in north Korea. He also protected his soldiers making sure they were taking care of an example is during the Great depression. He didn’t follow his orders to clear the soldiers “bonus army” from Washington D.C who were protesting the government for early pay for their military service. He instead joined along his fellow soldiers in protest. He was also dismissed from the military for going against Truman’s war policy during Korean War. This is still an argued question to the senate armed service committee and the senate foreign relations committee. “The removal of General Macarthur was within the constitutional powers of the president but the circumstances were a shock to national pride” (united states army in Korean War, volume 1, 365) although a man with great achievements he slowly faded away after his dismissal. But through the eyes of America he is still known as one of the greatest war heroes of all time.
While addressing a powerful statement for our nation’s survival, MacArthur illustrates our need to use the moral code in order to overcome the difficulties and obstacles in winning wars and allowing the nation to persevere. His message reveals a long list of tasks to conquer by his use of parallelism: “We speak in strange terms: of harnessing the cosmic energy; of making winds and tides work for us… of mining ocean floors…of space ships to the moon”. The various tasks needed to fulfill expose a need for a nation with citizens of respectful and courteous intentions towards the nation, in which MacArthur believes is required for his moral code. Major improvements and advancements, which a nation r...
Erika Andersen, a contributor to Forbes, says even though we may see leaders as a “John Wayne-like character. . .”, effective leaders know when to ask others for help. In the military, men and women train to rely on themselves as well as their team; however, service men and women have an amazing stubbornness at times and that can end up detrimental for their health. Chaplains serve as counselors to those who find themselves in times of hardship. Any conversation with a chaplain has a special confidentiality that talking to other soldiers cannot offer. Because chaplains consider all opportunities to assist others as sacred, they respect the confidentiality of any conversation. God has used chaplains in amazing ways in very hard situations. In the book, Miracles and Moments of Grace: Inspiring Stories From Military Chaplains, by Nancy Kennedy, she illustrates the story of U.S. Army Chaplain James Blount. Chaplain Blount served on a deployment to Kosovo, during that deployment, God put him in the right place at the right time. A soldier on base had started shooting at his comrades to try to get them to shoot him, Blount counseled the soldier before any tragedy unfolded, eventually talking him out of any action and preventing a tragedy from happening. Even though counseling can challenge chaplains, it can prove one of the most rewarding tasks of
Biblical Counseling is making a strong impact in today's churches and community. Counseling is seen as one of the most productive ways of helping a
With Instruments In A The Redeemer’s Hands, Paul David Tripp seeks to help flawed believers fulfill their God-given role of becoming tools of change in the lives of other flawed believers. Tripp received a Master of Divinity from, what is now, Philadelphia Theological Seminary and his Doctorate of Ministry in Biblical Counseling from Westminster Theological Seminary. He is currently president of Paul Tripp Ministries whose stated mission is, "Connecting the transforming power of Jesus Christ to everyday life." He also serves as Executive Director of the Center for Pastoral Life and Care in Fort Worth, Texas. He is a pastor, a teacher, a sought-after speaker and a prolific author. His writings and lectures consistently display an intense personal conviction that Scripture is foundation of Christian living and ministry. His other books include What Did You Expect: Redeeming the Realities of Marriage, Dangerous Calling: Confronting the Unique Challenges of Pastoral Ministry, and Sex and Money: Pleasures That Leave You Empty and Grace That Satisfies. All of these develop his theme of Christ-centered Biblical Counseling through various emphases. He presents his arguments as an experienced theologian and counselor with an appreciation of the difficulties of exhortation and encouragement toward life-change even in the context of the church.