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A Review of Calvin as a Pastoral Counsellor

  • Journal of Counseling and Gospel
  • Abbr : Jocag
  • 2018, 26(1), pp.237-264
  • DOI : 10.17841/jocag.2018.26.1.237
  • Publisher : Korean Evangelical Counseling Society
  • Research Area : Humanities > Christian Theology > Pastoral Counseling
  • Received : March 30, 2018
  • Accepted : May 3, 2018
  • Published : May 30, 2018

Hyung Joon Jun 1

1백석대학교

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ABSTRACT

The purpose of this study is to review Calvin as a pastoral counsellor. First, How the principles of biblical counselling are shown in Calvin’s Institutes of the Christian Religion? Second, How is Calvin’s preaching correlated with biblical counselling preaching? Third, How is Calvin shown as a pastoral counsellor in his pastoral care ministry? The results of the study were as follows. First, 1) Humans were created in God’s own image is based on Chapter 15 Book 1. 2) Humans were corrupted by sin is based on Chapter 1. Third, Human problems are the problems of the heart is based on Chapter 3 Book 1 and Chapter 4 Book 2. 4) The primary tool for counselling is the Bible is based on Chapters 6 and 9 Book 1. 5) The model of a biblical counsellor is Jesus Christ is based on Chapters 12 and 13 Book 2. 6) Humans are a suffering existence is based on Chapters 2 and 3 Book 2. 7) Genuine human changes are made by the work of the Holy Spirit is based on Chapter 7 Book 1, Chapter 2 Book 2, and Chapter 1 of Book 3. Second, the methods of interpreting the Bible shown in Calvin’s preaching were confirmed to have high correlations with biblical counselling preaching. Third, how Calvin appeared as a pastoral counsellor in his pastoral care ministry was reviewed.

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