Chapter 2; Question 2
On pages 44-45 Neil Anderson outlines the inadequacy of some gospel messages. Unfortunately many of our clients will come from churches where the whole gospel is not preached so it is important to integrate a very clear and complete gospel message in our counseling, even for those who profess to believe in Christ. We often don’t consider that evangelism needs to continue after a person comes to salvation, but I think this chapter makes a good argument that it does.
Neil states that sometimes we end up with forgiven sinners instead of redeemed saints. Is he just being to nit picky about wording or is there a real difference? If there is, how can you use this concept in counseling to help client develop a an accurate picture of who they are in Christ?
You need to go back to the introducetion where 330 times "sinner" is used in Bible - 0 times of a redeemed saint. 220 times "saint" used in the Bible - 220 times of a redeemed saint. Picky? No. We are no longer a sinner upon salvation but a saint. The difference between forgiven sinners and redeemed saints is hell and heaven. To be something by your own power will result in failure. To be who Christ made you is success.
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