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- Four key terms in these verses include God’s ‘ways’, ‘glory’, ‘goodness’ and ‘name’. The meaning of each of these terms in Hebrew more generally, and in this context specifically, translated into the language of modern psychology, suggests that Moses is enquiring about God’s motives (‘ways’) and character traits (‘glory’).
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For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. For it is written, “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the discernment of the discerning I will thwart.”
- What Does the Bible Say About Psychology And Christianity?
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that...
- What Does the Bible Say About Psychology And Christianity?
Jan 14, 2024 · If you’re short on time, here’s a quick answer to your question: The Bible provides significant insights into human nature and psychology, though it is not a textbook on psychology. Key themes include human fallenness, motivation, the power of renewal, wise living, and reliance on God.
- Influential Views of The Image of God
- A Moral-Interpersonal Perspective
- An Analysis of The Imagoqualities
- Modern Psychology and Cultural Anthropology
- Implications For Ministry and Mission
The view that God’s image in humanity reflects certain physical characteristics has dominated various periods of church history but is now almost universally abandoned, inasmuch as Scripture, apart from anthropomorphic language, consistently denies bodily attributes to God the Father.5 The first occurrence of the expression ‘the image of God’ appea...
After the incident of the golden calf, Moses despairs of his ability to continue to lead the children of Israel. He asks God for reassurance that Yahweh’s personal presence will continue to guide him and requests further insight into the nature of that presence. Specifically, he asks to know God’s ways (Ex. 33:13) and to experience God’s glory (33:...
Merciful26
A merciful person is not only emotionally compassionate but also active at meeting others’ needs. These include the primary needs which psychologists stress as well as higher-level needs according to hierarchies of self-actualization. Mercy assumes that the caregiver is wise and sensitive to others’ conditions and willing to make interpersonal contact and to use one’s resources to meet needs. The merciful person will also try to influence others who could help the needy. God’s compassion or m...
Gracious27
Gracious persons are interpersonally warm and relaxing—people feel at home in their presence. The Psalmist praises the advantages of a person who is gracious and compassionate in right relationships out of respect for Yahweh (Ps. 112:4–5). Jesus’ beneficial manner of dealing with friend, enquirer and critic helped those who accepted his style of relationship to develop a sense of fulfilment. So impressed was John, who labelled himself Jesus’ beloved disciple, with Jesus’ graciousness, that he...
Slow to anger28
God is very patient with people about their sin, giving time for repentance and change. He predicted the destruction of many cities’ (e.g. Tyre and Jerusalem) and empires (e.g.Assyria and Babylon) generations before judgment fell, trying to get them to do what they knew was good according to God’s image in them. The prophet Jonah predicted Nineveh’s destruction for their evil, but when they repented God relented, explaining to Jonah that he was a ‘gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger...
Psychology
The major contemporary psychological theories of the human person are humanistic in essence and disagree with the biblical doctrines and world-view in important ways. For Carl Rogers, each human is basically good, with a tendency to actualize his or her potentialities. This self-fulfilling force may be constricted by one’s evil social environment, resulting in maladjustment, or it may be freed by other fully-functioning people. The major self-expressed values in the fully-functioning person (...
Cultural anthropology
After premature claims earlier in this century that anthropology had proved that there were no cross-cultural moral or interpersonal absolutes common to humanity, recent research has tended to refute these claims. A spate of studies enables one to compile a fairly lengthy list of universally desirable moral or ethical behaviour traits and/or sanctions against failing to exhibit these traits.50The following list culls from these sources those cross-cultural ethical universals which most closel...
If a moral and interpersonal image of God remains, however distorted, in all human beings, then Christian witness and evangelism, especially in cross-cultural contexts, ought to utilize this fact to its best advantage. We can expect the characteristics of compassion, love, truthfulness, forgiveness, justice, and so on, to be desired, to varying deg...
Jan 14, 2024 · In summary, the power of God is a central tenet of monotheism and a recurring theme throughout the holy scriptures. An overview of biblical sources reveals God’s supremacy over all other powers, His unlimited capabilities, and demonstrations of His might through revelatory events.
Jan 11, 2024 · Thus, psychology is both descriptive — information about what people do — and prescriptive — instruction about what people should do. This means that psychology can pose direct challenges to both the faith and values of Christian people. 1. They Acknowledge Our Souls.
Jun 11, 2009 · What does the word psychology mean? How does psychology interact with the Christian faith? How does Scripture’s view of human nature relate to modern social and behavioral sciences?
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“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.
