Essay On Counseling Worldview

One’s worldview determines our sense of right or wrong, helps us make decisions, plan for the future, our view of human nature and emotional problems. A Christian counselor 's worldview will not depend on secular, humanist psychology techniques or materialistic, non-biblical counseling methods with some Bible thrown in for good measure but will identify the errors in psychological worldviews and keep out their influences. A well developed worldview should involve what we believe about God, the universe, knowledge, morals and human nature. Our beliefs about God extend beyond the theological knowledge but also to the extent in which God influences our lives. Our beliefs about the universe include views on creation, purpose, natural physical

Not just for enthusiastic Pentecostal churches, the Holy Spirit is fully God, along with the Father and Jesus. He is our comforter, helper, counselor, advocate and teacher, although none of these terms can express the broader definition of the Holy Spirit, His works, importance and intimacy with the believer. He is living, active and the one Person of the Trinity closest to us, dwelling in the hearts of believers. “Christians need to know and understand the work of the Holy Spirit, God 's Divine Counselor.” (pg 154 Collins) The Holy Spirit is discussed less than the Father or Jesus in the Bible, never calling attention to Himself, leading believers into worship and prayer, and may seem vague and hard to grasp in a culture focused on what we see and touch. The result has been confusion and misunderstanding and even an avoidance of the Holy Spirit. The Bible is clear that the Holy Spirit is not an apparition but is both a Person and God, with all God 's divine attributes; eternal, all powerful, present everywhere and holy. God and the Holy Spirit are used interchangeably in Scripture, (2 Cor. 3:17-18; 6:19-20, Acts 5:3-4), was active in creation, conceived God 's Son in the womb of a virgin, inspired the Biblical writers (1 Peter 1:21) and brings us the new birth. The Bible links the Spirit with the Father and Son in equality, leading to the unmistakable conclusion that the Holy Spirit is God, and a person with traits of self awareness, intelligence and a will. The Holy Spirit is mainly discussed regarding His work and mission, living within us to guide, comfort and teach us. Jesus said the Spirit would come to the believers, and would come to “convict the world,” (John 16:8) The Father uses the Holy Spirit to draw people to faith in