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Character Change and the Works of Holy Spirit in Christian Counseling

  • Journal of Counseling and Gospel
  • Abbr : Jocag
  • 2008, 11(), pp.117-137
  • DOI : 10.17841/jocag.2008.11..117
  • Publisher : Korean Evangelical Counseling Society
  • Research Area : Humanities > Christian Theology > Pastoral Counseling
  • Received : September 30, 2008
  • Accepted : November 12, 2008

Kang, Kyung Mi 1

1그리스도대학교

ABSTRACT

The various elements including human emotions, behavior, adaptation and interpersonal relationships which impact greatly on mental health are closely related to personality. Therefore, personality is an important element which decides whether an individual leads a healthy life. The personality represents an individual, and generally a person is judged by his or her specific character. Therefore. to lead a healthy life, one has to understand one’s own personality, and if one has a problematic character, one has to try to improve it, and try to build up a healthy and productive character, and also to understand and accept the character of other people. As with general advisers, Christian counselors can also offer help when clients are suffering with their conscience because of sin, or are experiencing a crisis resulting from their own problematic character. The utmost solution for all the sickness and suffering that mankind experiences is possible when one achieves maturity within oneself, and in the pursuit of love and forgiveness. However, because of man's original sin, change and recovery cannot be achieved by psychological treatment or counseling within a short period. First, one has to acknowledge one’s own sin, deficiency and limitations, and then through prayer, earnest hope and repentance, one has to try to find and understand one’s true self. Furthermore, one has to restore one’s relationship with God, who is the solution for all the problems in life, and develop a character and a view of life based on the Gospel. Thus, Christian counselors must help their clients to obey God for spiritual salvation and to be born again, as well as for the purpose of problem solving Hence, in this thesis, through the study of related literatures, the process of spiritual salvation and the methods of the Holy Spirit which can resolve and change the problematic character of the client, are considered on the basis of the biblical understanding of character, with the subject of “Character Change and the Works of Holy Spirit”in Christian counseling.

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