Biblical Social Work

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This paper will explore the Biblical social point of view in respect of social responsibility and will suggest a framework for experientially living both the personal and professional mission and vocational calling to engage in social work. Social work among people who have problems requires an applied private outreach and offers an unlimited venue for professional practice. Therefore, this paper will reflect how Jesus served and helped those people to meet their needs at that time. How does Christian’s faith integrate with or associate with social work in practice? Can Christian based social work help people to overcome both personal and social barriers in long term? Based on Martin who stated that human service perform the role of teaching …show more content…

How did he go about doing good? Jesus set the example for social work by meeting people’s material, physical, and emotional needs as His initial approach in ministering them. (Pitman, 2008) I personally have to ask His strength by prayer and read His words and put them into practice. Sometimes serving others sick or suffering people caused overwhelm many times. Learning from Him and let our soul be rested and still is very important to serve His ministry.
Psalm 50:8, 15 I have no need of a bull from your stall or of goats from your pens, for every animal of the forest is mine, and the cattle on a thousand hills. I know every bird in the mountains, and the creatures of the filed are mine. If I were hungry, I would not tell you, for the world is mine, and all that is in it. Call on me in the day of trouble.
This scripture make me realized that serving God, He does not need anything from us beyond personal relationship with him as Jesus did at that time. He loves to see us to come and tell Him what is going on and what we would like Him to help us so that His plan will succeed through our lives. And He promises us that He will deliver us, and we will honor Him. Ask and I will Answer You that was He promises.
V. What Causes Personal Issues and How to Help Them as Human Service …show more content…

Creation and the Fall. Genesis 3 records for us Eve’s taking of the forbidden fruit and offering it to Adam, which he accepted. Adversity originated since that time. It became the roots of issues of individual person, from individual became family, and from family became community, then community develops to global community. There were various forms of social problems as domestic violence. This is the internal issues which are developed as the deep roots in person. As Feldman stated that it is important to recognize the role of the fertilizer and the harvester in counseling relationship. These are the counselors who come into the lives of clients after the seeds have already been planted. The fertilizer is the practitioner who helps the client do productive work- this is no easy task, but the counselor has the benefit of seeing the results of the counseling and intervention strategies. The harvester is probably the most gratifying role a human service professional can have. This practitioner come along when everything seems to align for the client. The client is ready to make the necessary changes for a healthy life, recognizes past negative patterns in relationships and choices, and has the necessary insight and motivation to effect true

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