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A Christian Concept Of Anthropology Derived From The Johannine Literature, Alan Lester Wyatt Sr. May 1970

A Christian Concept Of Anthropology Derived From The Johannine Literature, Alan Lester Wyatt Sr.

Western Evangelical Seminary Theses

The problem that has been attempted to be resolved by this research was the primary evaluation of the contents of the Johannine literature in order to ascertain its teaching on anthropology with limited reference to the Westminster Confession of Faith and Herman Dooyeweerd's A New Critique of Theoretical Thought.

It was hoped that the Johannine problem would shed light on the most significant problem confronting modern contemplative and speculative philosophical thought which is: ''What is the nature of man ?" Indeed, from the earliest writing of man to the present day, reflections of serious thinkers have filled volumes in an …


The Pastor As A Counselor: Premarital And Marital, Ronald C. Notbohm Mar 1970

The Pastor As A Counselor: Premarital And Marital, Ronald C. Notbohm

Western Evangelical Seminary Theses

In the United States in 1965, 1,789,000 marriages were performed. In the same year there were 481,000 divorces granted. In addition, less than five out of ten Americans consider their marriage "very happy." And over half of the Americans who did consider themselves to be very happily married felt inadequate as wives or husbands. It is important to notice that since most of those planning on marriage go to the pastor to,perform the ceremony and ask for guidance, many families having marital problems go first to their pastor for help. Dr. Wayne E. Oates has said:

The pastor, regardless of …


John Wesley's Concept Of Biblical Authority, Walter Stanley Johnson Mar 1970

John Wesley's Concept Of Biblical Authority, Walter Stanley Johnson

Western Evangelical Seminary Theses

The problem of' this investigation was to determine the role of the Bible in the teaching of John Hesley in relation to his concept of religious authority; and to ascertain whether the Bible, according to his teaching, was considered as true in whole.


A Study Of The Factors Which Cause Growth In The Local Church, Wesley R. Nelson Mar 1970

A Study Of The Factors Which Cause Growth In The Local Church, Wesley R. Nelson

Western Evangelical Seminary Theses

It was the purpose of this research to discover some of the basic factors which cause churches to grow and to acquire an ~~derstanding of these factors so that they may be properly applied in a local churcho