A Critique of Two Theoretical Models:

How to help people change by Dr. Jay E. Adams and telling yourself the truth by Dr.William Backus and Marie Chapian

A Critique of Two Theoretical Models:

How to help people change by Dr. Jay E. Adams and telling yourself the truth by Dr.William Backus and Marie Chapian

Overview

Christian counselors play an important role in the healing process for those who put high hopes. The counselor can be directed to where you can spend on your situation and find happiness. In How to help people change, by Jay Adams, and Telling yourself the truth, by William Backus & Marie Chapian, both authors believe place emphasis on Scripture, and the use of the Word of God to bring peace and wholeness to those individuals seeking help from a Christian counselor.

Critique

Dr. Adams (1986) presents a model of counseling. Instead, the interpretation 2 Timothy 3:16, finally proposed as the only acceptable method of consultation with the Christian and biblical context. A major flaw in his work is a basic premise that only Christian theology in general use can be offered to the consultation process, resulting in what he calls an acceptable change. Another unreasonable position held by Dr. Adams is the idea that change is only acceptable if it is “toward God” (p. 6). While this is certainly true in regards to salvation and the biblical directive to be a “living sacrifice” before God (NASB, Romans 12:1), even Jesus acknowledged that both the righteous and the unrighteous live under some measure of God's grace and benefit (Matthew 5:45). It is untenable to hold a position that unredeemed persons are not able to observe God's purpose and design in humanity and offer some level of help, in the context of counseling, even if it is not totally in alignment with God's Word. ...