In chapter 10 something stood out to me that, although I have surely at one time thought about the subject this way, really came “home to roost.” Person-centered therapy is also a system of ethics (Jones, 1991, p. 263) is a very powerful statement. So many pastors I know who have entered into the counseling arena have almost whole-heartedly bought into Rogerian thought. They become so caught up in the empathetic, nonjudgmental, and compassionate format that Biblical truth takes a back seat to feelings, and barriers to behavior become almost non-existent. The Bible, however, makes it clear that we need guard-rails on the path of life (Romans 6:13). The Christian view of ethics is just opposite of what Rogers believed, but it amazes me how so many well-meaning, and long tenured ministers do not understand the implications of his approach.
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