PACO 501 Exam 1

PACO 501 Exam 1

PACO 501 Exam 1 Liberty University

PACO 501 Quiz 1: Bible and God

Set 1

1. Why is empirical research needed for the Biblical counselor?
2. Identify which of the following terms is best illustrated in the following statement: “Scripture contains everything essential for its own interpretation.”
3. True or False: An embrace of the sufficiency of Scripture for Biblical counseling requires someone to reject the presence of other resources of knowledge outside the Bible.
4. Identify the term which “refers to the actual contents of Scripture and means that the Bible tells us
   everything we need to know about God about any topic.”
5. Which type of therapy is best characterized by techniques which seek to help people by changing their thoughts and behavior?
6. According to Erickson’s understanding, match the appropriate description or example with each attribute.
7. Match the following:
8. Match each term with its best definition:
9. In which of the following areas do Biblical and Christian counselors disagree?
10. Which of the following represents an argument used by Erickson to support the Bible’s own witness to its divine origin?
11. Which of the following are included in Lambert’s four characteristics of Scripture?
12. True or False: According to Lambert, God gave us a Bible that is sufficient for counseling and does not need to be supplemented by the findings of common grace.
13. According to Erickson’s definitions, match the following:
14. According to Erickson’s organization of attributes, match the following:
15. Which of the following is commonly associated with the levels-of-explanation approach?
16. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of systematic theology as it relates to counseling?
17. Which of the following is NOT included in noteworthy confessional statements from church history?
18. Which of the following is NOT an accurate way Biblical counselors use the information of secular psychology?
19. Which of the following is NOT an area where Biblical and Christian counselors agree?
20. The vast majority of Biblical counselors today accept that the Biblical counseling movement began with the ministry of which of the following individuals?
21. True or False: Successful counseling requires formal expertise on the part of the counselor.
22. Identify the term which is best defined as, “what the Bible teaches us today about any given topic.”
23. To determine whether the material sufficiency of Scripture extends to a given topic in a particular sense, we must understand which of the following two things?
24. Which of the following correctly identifies the categories of sufficiency?
25. Identify the characteristic of Scripture which means that the Bible contains all that we need to know God’s will and live a life pleasing to Him.

Set 2

1. According to Evidence-Based Practices for Christian Counseling and Psychotherapy, Which type of therapy is best characterized by techniques which seek to help people by changing their thoughts and behavior?
2. True or False: The teaching of formal sufficiency includes the concept that Christians should never consult other sources of information.
3. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of systematic theology as it relates to counseling?
4. Identify the characteristic of Scripture which means that the Bible contains all that we need to know God’s will and live a life pleasing to Him.
5. Identify the term which is best defined as, “what the Bible teaches us today about any given topic.”
6. According to Erickson’s organization of attributes, match the following:
7. Which of the following correctly identifies the categories of sufficiency?
8. To determine whether the material sufficiency of Scripture extends to a given topic in a particular sense, we must understand which of the following two things?
9. According to John Frame, in his book The Doctrine of the Word of God, Lambert includes which of the following characteristics of material sufficiency?
10. Which of the following are included in Lambert’s four characteristics of Scripture?
11. Which of the following is NOT included in noteworthy confessional statements from church history?
12. True or False: Successful counseling requires formal expertise on the part of the counselor.
13. Fill in the blank: According to Lambert, counseling is primarily a(n) __________________ discipline.
14. In which of the following areas do Biblical and Christian counselors disagree?
15. According to Erickson’s understanding, match the appropriate description or example with each attribute.
16. The vast majority of Biblical counselors today accept that the Biblical counseling movement began with the ministry of which of the following individuals?
17. Identify the term which “refers to the actual contents of Scripture and means that the Bible tells us
18. For which of the following reasons have Christian counselors denied the sufficiency of Scripture for their work?
19. Which of the following is NOT an accurate way Biblical counselors use the information of secular psychology?
20. Identify which of the following terms is best illustrated in the following statement: “Scripture contains everything essential for its own interpretation.”
21. True or False: According to Lambert, God gave us a Bible that is sufficient for counseling and does not need to be supplemented by the findings of common grace.
22. Fill in the blank: Lambert defines counseling as a __________________ where one party seeks assistance from someone they believe can help.
23. Match the following:
24. True or False: An embrace of the sufficiency of Scripture for Biblical counseling requires someone to reject the presence of other resources of knowledge outside the Bible.
25. why is empirical research needed for the Biblical counselor?