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Introduction Throughout this reflection, there are many things to be looking at, such as reading Even Better than Eden by Nancy Guthrie, relating to any chapter throughout the book, and learning how a short clip, song, and sermon relate to Guthrie. Throughout the book of Guthrie's, we've discovered ideas that resonate with the Gospel and our understanding of the Lord. As Guthrie unfolds her opinions, they align with the themes explored in our course, specifically the identity of the Lord and His people. This book explains how the Bible story can change everything about our story. Related to the course After delving into Nancy Guthrie's Even Better than Eden, her ideas resonate deeply, reflecting a connection to the Gospel and the Lord.

Personally, I enjoyed this article because I look forward to being able to integrate the Bible and Scriptures into my own counseling practices. I feel that both my knowledge of psychology and the Word of God will allow me to help people through anything. God’s word will be the basis of my treatment plans; I will also need my background and insight from psychology.

students beginning their journey of academic biblical studies and is supposed to be used as a guide

When studying the Bible, it is important to understand its origins; for me, I I have become enlightened, but troubled after learning about the subject. I found the unit, as a whole, very important and a positive experience for me. But, with this comes much apprehension and confusion as to the strength of the Bible.

This book review is from the readings of Biblical Inspiration by Howard Marshall. The book is published by Regent College Publishing located in Vancouver, and British Columbia published the book in 2004. The book is braces around the interpretation of the Bible, and the inspiration of the Bible in our lives of today. There are many questions that are brought up the book, and these include: Is the Bible infallible? How do we interpret the Bible today? is its inspiration believable in and biblical criticism believable? All of the different opinions on biblical issues equivalent to these bring up issues and questioning within the community. It is Marshall’s goal to try and produce a statement that is concrete of what the Bible says in our lives today.

Lewis’ essay relates to this course as Theology provides a perspective on understanding creation, the transcendent power, and humanity around us. He acknowledges that multiple viewpoints exist from the inside and outside perspectives. Also, one cannot ignore or discount specific inside experiences as it helps us think about something. Therefore, in Theology 205, there will inevitably be many ways to understand life, our purpose, and the people we are becoming. We are also covering the Bible in depth, so some of us will look “at the beam” if they have never read it, while others will look “along the beam” if they are familiar with its interpretations. The students who will look along the beam are those who are Christian or Jew, since they already use the Bible as some guidance in life. In contrast, those who look at the beam are ones who are new to this subject, those willing to view this course from a new lens, and those who do not practice Christianity or Judaism.

5. The Biblical creation story applies to our lives at college. By studying his creation we grow to know God better and we learn to live Godly lives by looking at what he created us to do. Just like atheistic scientists James Watson and Francis Crick discovered DNA by studying the creation not the Bible we can learn a lot about God and ourselves by not just reading the Bible, but also taking time to study the creation.

The new Christian Counsellor: A fresh Biblical and Transformational Approach is a book that aims to teach people and empower them to take possession of their souls in the contemporary life of a multi-faceted approach design. The authors are seasoned Christian counsellors who have a vast experience in dealing with people’s psycho-spiritual issues from a Christian point of view (Hawkins & Clinton, 2015 p.6). Through their noble ideas, the professors seek to guide their reads through the power of the Holy Spirit in their lives, under the influence of God’s word and in a manner that is supportive of the accountability ideas of the entire community.

In the book of Romans chapters 1-8, Paul vocalizes truths that are the foundation of a biblical worldview. Paul addresses certain components relating to the natural world, the human identity, human relationships, and culture. In this essay, I plan to compare and contrast Romans chapters 1-8 as it applied in Paul’s tie and mine. I believe Paul’s teachings encourages us to seek the truth of scripture as it influences the way we live and view the world today.

Interaction Researcher and author Grant Osborne composed a manuscript entitled “The Hermeneutical Spiral: A Comprehensive Introduction to Biblical Interpretation.” In the manuscript, Osborne highlights a central idea in or theme in chapter 2 by which he explicitly states his principal purpose was to cite the importance of ancient genres as it applies to the hermeneutical value of biblical texts. He contends the bible should not just be understood word for word in the present context as modern day societies would see fit, but rather the bible has a framework that cannot be comprehended through only the modern-day lenses. Moreover, Osborne argues many of the books of the Bible should not be read and understood individually as if they are separate narratives that are completely independent of each other, but rather he contends that the books should be organized and classified in various ways. It cannot be denied that the various books of the Bible, in many cases, have similarities in their composition and style which would lead bible students and scholars to study various books in a group.

The other view in this chapter is the creationist view. The creationist view is that the universe has a creator which in many religions is God. Some people believe this to be actually true but others think that this is a metaphor that there is a purpose in creating this universe. With a creator we think that the designer had a purpose in mind for us individuals. I think this idea is really interesting because as someone who is spiritual but also believes in sciences I think it really is human nature to believe that we came predestined with meaning because that is a more settling idea. I do believe that humans were developed from a naturalistic

I especially enjoyed reading the section in this chapter that dealt with an understanding of certain concepts and teachings that are “universal” throughout the writing of the New Testament. The themes of love, grace, eternity, and many others can be brought directly from the Scriptures into our own culture and time without destroying their original meaning. When we isolate a verse or a specific concept, we are apt to misinterpret it or take an idea from the Epistles out of context. Chapter five brings us into the Old Testament for an exploration of the narrative genre. Most of these narratives should not be used to withdraw a history of a particular period or people group.

Theology will impact my life in a new way because it will challenge me to dive deeper into the word of God than just scratching the surface. Moreover, it will provide a framework that can be used to reveal God’s presence and revelation in the scriptures, as well as, the many aspects of my life. I did not study theology before, as this class is my first academic opportunity to do so. Actually, I had originally thought of theology as another term used to discuss the Bible and debate interpretations on verse or themes of the Bible. I believed it was based mostly on opinion through personal revelation. This was also a time in my life where I loosely believed that interpretations were founded from personal epiphanies of the reader. Thankfully,

The Counsel of Heaven on Earth is a book written by Ian F. Jones on the topic of Christian counseling. Jones makes sure to let his readers know that this book is not meant to be a guide for Christian counseling; he in no way means to advocate a particular methodology, system, or school of thought. Instead, Jones is “[trying] to identify and explain the essential features of Biblical Christian counseling. No attempt has been made to engage in formal theory building or to develop systematically any counseling strategies or techniques. [His] intention is to show how the Bible, from Genesis to Revelation, provides counselors with the blueprint for developing an effective counseling ministry”.

Both assessments also placed him in the Secure/ low avoidance category. Upon consideration of the participant’s answers to the assessment’s questions, he is currently in Elkind’s final stage, the search for comprehension and Fowler’s fifth stage, Conjunctive Faith. The participant in this interview has indeed reach a point in his spiritual growth where he can see the underlying meaning/reasoning of his relationships. While some times still baffled by the behavior of his father, the relationship that he has with his father, other constants in his life, have meaning can ultimately explained through scripture and personal a connection with God. According to Elkind, religion is a natural result of mental development with such complexities, that it ultimately requires our intellectual needs to be gratified by spiritual development as we progress in age, and it is evident that the interviewee has allowed spiritual development to satisfy and bring meaning to that which he could not understand on his own (Hood, Hill, &Spilka, 2009). As for Fowler’s stage of Conjunctive Faith, it is described as place in one’s development where a willingness to converse with those of other faiths in the belief that they might learn something that will allow them to correct their own truths. As minister and someone that has studied theology, the interviewee has had the opportunity to dialogue with several people different faiths and openly admitted that many of them have contributed to his spiritual growth. No longer viewing everything that is found in biblical scripture in a literal sense, he views the theological challenges that are presented to him by those of a different faith as tool to discover as