https://nouthetic.org/two-questions-to-start-with/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=two-questions-to-start-with Welcome to the Mid-America Institute for Nouthetic Studies, founded by Jay Adams. INS provides training and resources for biblical counseling. Mon, 01 Aug 2022 11:53:28 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://nouthetic.org/two-questions-to-start-with/#comment-948 Thu, 11 Aug 2011 20:08:35 +0000 https://www.nouthetic.org/blog/?p=382#comment-948 As a pastor i see this all the time. When you do try and shepherd the flock some in your fold evidentially run away to less “micro-managing” churches where they receive an all too welcome greeting. We are so independent in many cases we (local churches) are working against one another in effort to establish the largest human kingdom. Knowing this is true the temptation to not shepherd one’s flock according to God’s standard increases…. If you take 1 Peter 5 and Hebrews 13:17 seriously you likely will lose members (and family members). Faithfulness often comes with a cost. Let us pray for each other in all this.

]]> https://nouthetic.org/two-questions-to-start-with/#comment-947 Wed, 10 Aug 2011 13:21:43 +0000 https://www.nouthetic.org/blog/?p=382#comment-947 Thanks so much for emphasizing the church’s role in the process. It does seem that you’re right that many church’s aren’t taking their responsibility seriously and many “counselors” seem to think that means that they then supersede the church. I appreciate your balance in this area.

]]> https://nouthetic.org/two-questions-to-start-with/#comment-946 Tue, 09 Aug 2011 13:13:05 +0000 https://www.nouthetic.org/blog/?p=382#comment-946 What if your Church/Elders respectfully disagree over whether a particular divorce is biblical? Should a member attempt to convince the church of his/her particular convictions? What should be done if the church, or even neighboring churches, never come to share the same conviction?

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