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NASB | Romans 12:3 ¶ For through the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think more highly of himself than he ought to think; but to think so as to have sound judgment, as God has allotted to each a measure of faith. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Romans 12:3 ¶ For by the grace [of God] given to me I say to everyone of you not to think more highly of himself [and of his importance and ability] than he ought to think; but to think so as to have sound judgment, as God has apportioned to each a degree of faith [and a purpose designed for service]. |
Subject: How high is your self-esteem? |
Bible Note: Hello. I have heard of that book, but I have not read it. I have read reviews of it. See, for example, http://www.behindthebadge.net/articles/a60.html I am glad that you got help from it. From the review above (which includes quotations) it seems to have its strengths, and also some weaknesses. That is the problem with most books, no doubt, and it is one of the reasons I have not written more. I know this does not sound right (some have told me so) but I depend primarily on the Bible for my practice. I was trained in psychology and I believe some of the things I learned are true. But that is only because they are also found in the Bible. I use some of their tools and techniques, but only in so far as they are in line with Scripture. I wish the churches were using the Bible as they ought to; they could help the people a lot. It is really unfortunate that they don't. They tell people what to do but they do not show them how it's done and they do not help them to do it. That statement is too general to be always true and it is not meant as a criticism. It is meant to get their attention. I have written a proposal to encourage them to teach people how to put the word into practice. You can read it at http://hishows.bizland.com/PROPOSAL.htm I could write a book to describe my own methods, but I keep refining them as I learn more from the word of God. I can give only a brief description as appears at http://hishows.bizland.com/therapraxis.html So, I do not recommend any book in therapy except the Bible. Even so, I am careful to point out specific passages with their contexts. I emphasize that the word of God calls for action (See Matthew 7:24;John 13:17). The idea is that God wants us to do certain things. Even a child is known by his doings. I model it, have the client to copy it, and encourage them to practice and practice and practice it. Isn't it interesting that the practice of assigning books to be read by a client is called bibliotherapy. Now we have to look for another word to describe an assignment to read the Bible. We use the term therapraxis to emphasize that the solution to life's situations comes from not only reading but practicing the word of God. I would advise that you take from that book only those things that correspond to the word of God and do them. The things which you learned, received, heard, and saw in me: do these things, and the God of peace will be with you. Then you will have good success. |