BIBLICAL PSYCHOLOGY Before Freud  Dr. Don Ott
AACC Workshop  Nashville, Tennessee  September 25, 2015
THE CROSSROADS OF BIBLICAL
AND SECULAR PSYCHOLOGY
Epistemology: How Do You Know You Know?
Scriptural Revelation: Accepted or Rejected?
CREATION AND CORRUPTION
Man Was Created in the Image of God
Created Male and Female
(Complementary Companionship)
Created Physical and Spiritual
(Creationism or Traducianism?)
Made Alive by the Breath of God
Man Was Corrupted by Satan
Separated from the Life of God
Separated from Self, Others, Earth
(Adam’s Sin or Personal Sin?)
THE “OLD SELF” CURSED BY SIN
The Body Is Alive and Dead in Sin
The Body and Spirit Separate at Death
The Spirit Survives Separation from the Body
The Body and Spirit Can Be Reunited
The Soul and Spirit Are Distinct and Can Be Divided
The Spirit Includes the Conscience and the Sarx
(Flesh or Sinful Nature)
The Soul Includes the Mind (Cognition),
Will (Volition), and Mood (Emotion)
THE “NEW SELF” CONTROLLED BY THE SPIRIT
The Spirit and Body Are Made Alive by the Holy Spirit
The Soul—Mind, Will, and Mood—Are Renewed by the Holy Spirit
The Body Will Be Transformed into a Spiritual Body
THE STRUGGLE FOR SUPREMACY
The Law of the Spirit of Life
Versus the Law of Sin and Death
The Desires of the Sinful Nature
Versus the Desires of the Holy Spirit
CHRISTIAN
PSYCHOLOGICAL
RESOURCES
Dr. Don Ott, Psy.D.
2621 West Main, Suite 4
479/967-3700  FAX/967-3323
P.O. Box 9070
www.drdonott.com
Russellville, AR 72811
BIBLICAL PSYCHOLOGY Before Freud  Dr. Don Ott
“Spiritual” (Mature): Pneumatikos
“Natural” (Sensual): Psuchikos
“Worldly” (Carnal): Sarkikos
WHOLISTIC HEALTH!
Pneuma- (Spiritual)
Psycho- (Psychological)
Somatic (Physical)
REFERENCES:
John 2:25
Colossians 2:3
1 Corinthians 2:9-10, 13-16
Genesis 1:26a, 27; 2:7
Genesis 3:1, 4-5
Romans 5:12, 17
1 John 3:8a; 5:19b
Ephesians 2:1-2
Ecclesiastes 12:7
James 2:26a
Luke 23:43
Hebrews 12:22a, 23b
Luke 8:54-55
Hebrews 4:12
Proverbs 20:27
Romans 8:7-8
Romans 8:10, 11b; 12:2
2 Corinthians 4:16b
Ephesians 4:22b, 24
Colossians 3:9b-10
Titus 3:5b
1 Corinthians 15:44b-45, 49
Philippians 3:20, 21b
Romans 7:18-21, 22-23
2 Thessalonians 2:7
Mark 14:36b, 38b
Romans 8:5, 13-14
Galatians 5:16-17
Galatians 6:8
1 Thessalonians 5:23
Proverbs 20:5
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