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1. What is the three-fold purpose of this class?: 1. to understand childhood development
2. To reinforce Biblical training concerning children
3. To understand the various training techniques appropriate for each age level
2. According to Luke 2:52, what are the four ways in which children develop?-
: 1. mental development (wisdom)
2. physical development (stature)
3. spiritual development (favour with God)
4. social development (favor with . . . man)
3. Who do we believe that children belong to according to the Bible?: 1. God
2. Parents
4. Who do secular people believe that children belong to?: Many secular people believe that
children belong to the *state* (local government) or to *society/the community*.
5. How does the world view children's development?: through empirical study
6. What should be the parent's main goal in the training of their children?:
"The goal of every
Christian parent ought to be that his children grow up to be godly, not just good." ~ David
Sorenson
7. How do we view children's development?: through scripture
8. True or False: Training a child scripturally is a gamble. You have no idea how your child will turn
out.: false
9. The wrong worldview leads to the . . .: wrong conclusion.
10.What two things does God promise us?: a. Good emotional and mental health
b. Peace and tranquility
11.Why is it important for me to know how to train children if I'm not a parent?: - Parents of your
students will come to you for advice. Parents don't know what to do with their children
nowadays.
- They think you are the professional—and you are!
12.Why do children need to be changed?: Because they are born sinners. They need spiritual
training.
13.the father of nouthetic counseling: Dr. Jay Adams
14.How many distinct schools of psychological thought are there?: 230
15.What is the one common thread between all schools of psychological thought?: They
believed that there is no right or wrong. Truth is relative, not ab- solute.
16.the belief that there is no absolute truth / truth is relative: moral relativism
17.Why are pastors referring the people in their congregation to secular psychologists?: Pastors
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are told to only handle spiritual problems, especially after the popularity of mental health
problems.
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18.taking biblical and psychological advice and meshing them together: inte- grated counseling
19.Why isn't *integrated counseling* a good method?: This has good intentions, but it is not
providing true biblical counseling. It is intermixed (corrupted by) worldly philosophies.
20.Truth + error = ?: error
21.Who are the three secular psychologists mentioned in lecture at odds with nouthetic
counseling?: Sigmund Freud
Carl Rogers
B.F. Skinner
22.This psychologist is *the final standard for many in the psycho-therapy arena*.: Sigmund
Freud
23.What can Freudian Psychoanalysis be summed up as?: Find someone to blame!
24.Freud vs. Bible:
*What's wrong inside my mind?*: - Freud: past experiences
- Bible: man's heart
25.Freud vs. Bible:
How can I make sense of my problems?: - Freud: insight into the past; vic- tim/blame
- Bible: conviction of sin
26.What are our weapons of warfare against Satanic attacks?: 1. Scripture
2. Prayer
3. Gospel, spiritual armor
27.What do we as Christians need to cast down when it comes to psycholo- gy?: wrong thinking
(imaginations)
28.contemplating thoughts contrary to God's Word: wrong thinking (imatina- tions)
29.an idol; anything that draws my affection away from God: high thing
30.How do we cast down imaginations?: 1. Take that thought
2. Bring it unto subjection unto obedience of Christ
31.Freud vs. Bible:
What can help me solve my problems?: - Freud: Therapist
- Bible: Holy Spirit, Bible, church
32.Freud vs. Bible:
How can I be happier?: - Freud: self-sufficiency
- Bible: sanctification; holy/without blame