BIBLICAL PSYCHOLOGY AND COUNSELING
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An Introduction to Biblical Psychology .....
Soul: The Essence, Existence, and Expression
"The spirit in a fallen or sensual individual is his mind, which has a vast capacity for God, to whom,
however, he is dead, and the spirit of a fallen individual is imprisoned in his soul and degraded by
the body. A sensual person may have marvelous ideas, wonderful intelligence, and yet his whole life
may be corrupt and rotten....He has a sensual spirit; that is, instead of his soul allowing his spirit to
lift up his body, it drags it down, and there is a divorce between his intellectual life and his practical
life.
Definition - Sensual = Latin sensualis, from sensus, sense. Pertaining to the body, in distinction
from the spirit; carnal; fleshly; pertaining to the gratification of the appetites; grossly luxurious;
indulging in lust; voluptuous. (Webster Dictionary).
Combined with the knowledge of Creation Therapy.....
Soul: Intellect/Mind, Control/Will, Affection/Emotions
The solution...Temperament Therapy (learning through Creation Therapy), tells us that the soul not
allowing the spirit righteous access is because the temperament needs are not being met, dragging
the body down (outward manifestation ), and weaknesses overriding strengths. Example: The
Melancholy in Inclusion/Intellect/Mind has the need to appear competent in speaking, however, a
situation arises from a previous decision made on the part of the Melancholy, it is found to be a
wrong choice was made by telling someone a wrong answer, to a devastating decision they needed
to make. The Melancholy felt absolutely certain of the advise given at the time, now the
melancholy's thinking turns downward into a depression, and walls have gone up, limiting the access
to the otherwise highly intellectual on point person many know them to be. The manifestation
through the body is obvious through the person's facial expressions and the walls that have been put
up in their life, because they are limiting relationships with family and friends and people that
depended upon their help.
In addition, when a Melancholy continues to sink, intellectually and physically, their speech is
somber and attitude is reckless in relationships (maybe promiscuous), appearance in clothing is not
in a orderly, pristine manner and unsanitary, this is a sign of depression or black moody.
Rev. Dr. Lisa Danette Williams
Copyright 2008 Bethesda Bible Institute & Seminary and Messenger School of Counseling. 28 Harpersville Road - Mosaic Campus,
Newport News, Virginia 23601 757-310-9935 595-8490 Ext. 340