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...
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...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).
In essence, McMinn’s intradisciplinary integrated approach to Christian counseling is more than a “toolbox of set strategies for change” instead it is a “deep, abiding, formative work of God’s Spirit,” within the counselors lives (p 31-32). McMinn (2007) explains his theoretical map is cognitive therapy along with developing a strong therapeutic relationship and trust with our clients is not only essential to the effectiveness of counseling, but also is vital to applying his approach of the integration of psychology, theology, and spirituality into counseling. By McMinn using his theoretical cognitive therapy map he can build upon it to integrate the concerns of the spiritual growth wellbeing of our clients as well as their wellbeing of mental
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).
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
As a Christian counselor, we have the power of the Word on our sides, but so many of us do not understand how to properly apply scripture into the counseling relationship in an effective manner. In Interventions that Apply Scripture in Psychotherapy, Garzon (2005) attempts to accomplish the following; educate individuals on the various techniques one can use to apply scripture, and to encourage and stimulate God ordained creativity in the hopes to create new techniques and methods for applying God’s Word in the counseling relationship.
In Entwistle’s book, Integrative Approaches to Psychology and Christianity (2010), the reasoning for the need of integration of psychology and Christianity is provided. Entwistle explores both psychology and Christianity to illuminate the historical arguments that surround the evolution of both mindsets. Also provided is an explanation of the terminology associated with the philosophical discussion to enable comprehension by the less experienced in the field.
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.
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.
As you read through the chapters you can clearly see that there are times when overlapping ideas and thoughts about human-beings can be seen in theology and psychology. Helping readers become more aware and to understand that their presumptions are the basis to these issues and that our understanding between the relationship between psychology and Christianity are based on the assumptions. After reading this book it can be easily seen it is geared more toward students of psychology and other behavioral sciences as well as pastors that may be interested in the integration. Some questions that have arose after reading through this book is as a Christian Counselor, what are the ethical concerns that one may have in using the models of integration? And for pastors or a Christian outside the behavioral sciences, what does this book help them to achieve if they were to follow the models of
In the first chapter of Psychology in Christian Perspective by Harold W. Faw the author talks about psychology as a subject, the different aspects of the subject and how psychology fits into the Christian world. Faw begins the chapter by describing what others think psychology and his views on psychology as well. He describes that “psychology can be described as a systematic attempt to understand human behavior and conscious experience” (Faw, 1995, p. 12). He then goes on to describe the many different types of specialties of psychology which include, neurobiological, behavioral, cognitive, humanistic, and psychoanalytic. These specialties are then integrated into the Christian worldview. They are all different so they all fit into
Entwistle, D. N. (2010). Integrative approaches to psychology and Christianity (2nd ed.). Eugene, OR: Wipf and Stock.
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...
However, it does not matter how strong a person’s faith is or how weak a person faith is, everyone in Christian counseling starts off the same. It is a process how a person develops overtime. This is similar to a child learning how to tie his or her shoes. At first they do not get it but overtime, it becomes of habit and the person get better. According to Clinton, Hart and Ohlschlager (2005),” they believe that Christian counselling has to do with and learning applying the principles of the kingdom on living to the chronically sins, fears, failures, and dark areas of our life (p.21). When people are at their lowest point he or she turn to Christ to get the throughout tough times. Furthermore, in chapter two a person learns about the trust and fined our truth. In chapter two it discusses becoming a trust worthy counselor. In Chapter two, I realized that is all about gaining the clients trust. If the client, does not trust the counselor then no typ of relationship can be bonded. The client is in a venerable state and the counselor has to make sure that the can feel free to be
This paper will be reviewing the book “Integrative Approaches to Psychology and Christianity: an introduction to worldview issues, philosophical foundations and models of integration, by David N. Entwistle. As the title states, this book discusses how to integrate psychology and theology. It also dives into to why it is so important to be able to integrate the two. Entwistle explains that just because the two are different does not mean they should be separated and that we have to use both our worldviews. “Weaving together perspectives from psychology and Christian theology can help us understand and appreciate humanity more fully than we could either perspective alone.” (p.3)
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
Johnson, Eric L. (2007). Christ, The Lord of Psychology. In Daryl H. Stevenson, Brian E. Eck & Peter C. Hill (Eds.). Psychology Christianity Integration: Seminole Works that Shaped the Movement (pp. 42-57). Batavia, IL: Christian Association for Psychological Studies, Inc.