Sermon Tone Analysis

WHAT IS NOUTHETIC COUNSELLING

1 NOUTHETIC COUNSELING IS BIBLICAL COUNSELING.

What we have done thus far is a brief description of nouthetic counselling.

This morning, we will go into the Biblical reference that support the principles and practices o Nouthetic Counselling.

The goal is to give you the solid foundation of Scripture to stand on in your counselling ministry.

LESSON OBJECTIVE: To give the student the biblical foundation for doing Nouthetic Counselling.

The word Nouthetic, as a title, is important because it defines us!

In this word was suppose to mean “biblical counseling”.

It is unfortunate that the word Biblical is very corrupted today.

So, the term “nouthetic,” is a better definition for Biblical counselling or counselling that comes out of the Bible.

The word Nouthetics is so unique that it does not carry with it the unnecessary baggage of corruption surrounding the word Biblical.

Many purport to be “biblical” counselors are not really Biblical because

they do not have a high view of Scripture

nor are do they believe Scripture is sufficient.

There is a difference between those who are doing truly “Christian” counseling and counselors, who are secular or eclectic in practice, who are Christians.

Nouthetic is Biblical counselling because it is “counseling from the Scriptures”

But how do they use the Scriptures?

Are the Scriptures the authority in the counseling room?

This aspect will be the test of whether they are Biblical.

Cited the example of Christians who do not believe that Scriptures speaks to depression.

In counselling, the principles and the practice are important.

Biblical counselling as a system/principles and method/practice are embedded in the original Greek words nouthesia and noutheteo.

Nouthetic Counselling is Biblical because of these 2 Greek words.

Lets take a look at these 2 words.

One example is .

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Our English word nouthetic is found in “admonish one another.”

Paul was the only NT author to use this word.

There are three elements in the word nouthesia which are not brought out in the English word counseling.

Word study is not limited to root mean.

Usage must also be taken into account.

Noutheteo and Nouthesia: “Put in mind” and “training by word”.

And when nouthesia and noutheteo is used in the NT and all by Paul it has the idea of verbal confrontation out of concern to bring about change.

Lets look at the example of the word in .

Note:

“warn” is better translated as counsel.

Paul calls the Corinthians “my beloved sons”.

Not to shame them but to counsel them to change their ways.

In other words, there are 3Cs in Nouthetic Counselling.

Verbal confrontation (a personal appeal to the individual).

Out of concern for the counselee .

“warn” is better translated as counsel.

Paul calls the Corinthians “my beloved sons”.

In order to bring about change that God desires.

Key Passages in which the Pauline term are used;

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Explained how Dr. Adams came out with the word Nouthetic

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Why not another Biblical word; Parakaleo?

We are looking to the Scripture for a model, system on how Christians should do counselling.

Parakaleo means ?????? but it is not used because;

It is too large or general a term.

It means to “help” generally, in any number of ways (does not necessary refers to counselling).

● It means to “help” generally, an any number of ways

● It includes nouthesia but is not limited to it

It includes nouthesia but is not limited to it.

● It can even mean the attorney/client relationship.

It can even mean the attorney/client relationship.

We are looking to the Scripture for a model, system on how Christians should do counselling.

Helping does not mean counselling.

Parakaleo means ?????? but it is not used because;

It is too large or general a term.

It means to “help” generally, in any number of ways (does not necessary refers to counselling).

It includes nouthesia but is not limited to it.

That is why we Jay E. Adams calls it a process or method

It can even mean the attorney/client relationship.

Helping does not mean counselling.

Parakaleo (comfort) is part of Nouthetic Counselling BUT Noutheteo is not part of parakaleo.

Parakaleo does not sufficiently represent the Biblical teaching of helping someone overcome their sins and the sins of others against them.

You will soon see that sin plays a very big part of Nouthetic Counselling.

That is why we Jay E. Adams calls it a process or method

2 NOUTHETIC COUNSELING IS A BIBLICAL PROCESS.

Consider the process of change in .

This appears in Paul’s last letter, when handing the torch to Timothy

Telling him how to stay true to God under great pressure

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Scripture is “breathed out” by God

The spoken word often had more weight than the written.

These are the very words of God, as though He had said them audibly.

The Scriptures are “useful” for change in four ways.

Teaching

Is about giving the standard or benchmark.

Conviction

More than “rebuke”.

LECTURE 3 WHAT IS “ NOUTHETIC” COUNSELING?

A Legal term meaning to so prosecute the case against another that he is found to be guilty of the crime of which he was accused.

Not “conviction” in the modern sense of feeling guilty.

Correction

To “stand up straight again”.

Scripture knocks you down, but then picks you up, dusts you off, and gives you a shove in the right direction.

Disciplined training in righteousness

Must develop new underlying biblical patterns to replace old sinful ones.

This is necessary to avoid a “kiss and makeup” syndrome with God.

Structure and time are involved in this.

The order here is important and shows how GOD changes us.

3 NOUTHETIC COUNSELLING IS A PRACTICE YOU SHOULD ADOPT

It is a two-factored process

You were taught regarding your previous habit patterns to put off the old person that you were, who is corrupted by deceitful desires, being rejuvenated in the attitude of your mind, and to put on the new person that you are, who is created in God’s likeness with righteousness and holiness that come from the truth.

Note how this conforms to

It is not enough to merely put things off, old habits must be replaced.

With the Scriptures, then, God’s man has all he needs