What to Do on Thursday: A Layman’s Guide to the Practical Use of the Scriptures, 3rd ed.
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Overview
In this third edition of What to do on Thursday Adams sets forth a method for dealing with problems that occur in your everyday walk as a Christian. How does a believer determine what God would have him do in life’s many baffling situations? The simple answer is, “Turn to the Bible.” Good but then what? Christians are rarely instructed about how to use the Scriptures in their decision making. So, when problems arise on Thursday (or any other day of the week) they are at a loss about what to do. They find the Scriptures useful for devotional uses, but not for decision making. If this is the case in your life, What to do on Thursday will end such perplexity—once and for all.
- Focuses on how to use the Bible in practical ways
- Provides a method for dealing with problems that occur in everyday life
- Addresses unhelpful methods of interpretation
Part One: Biblical Practicality
- The Scriptures Are Practical
- A Look at How It Works
- What is Involved?
Part Two: Biblical Information
- Getting to Know Your Bible
- The Next Step
Part Three: Biblical Interpretation
- What Then?
- Interpreting the Words of Scripture
- Interpreting the Passage
- Principles of Biblical Interpretation
- Interpreting for Intent
Part Four: Biblical Implementation
- Implementation in General
- Planning
- Goal Setting and Scheduling
- Adaptation
- Conclusion
Top Highlights
“You must learn how to use the Bible to concretely love God and your neighbor as Christ commands.” (Page 8)
“I believe a good beginning. I am convinced that any Christian who learns to skillfully apply the principles and practices taught in this book will discover that he has made a significant start, and that by the use of these means the Bible at last has become an important and integral part of everyday living. That is the goal.” (Page xiv)
“This purpose of bringing about godliness through the Bible is what has either been missed” (Page 7)
“There are a number of ways to analyze the problem-solving/decision-making situation” (Page 17)
“Bible information, Bible interpretation, and Bible implementation” (Page 21)
Jay E. Adams is an American Reformed Christian author who is mostly known for his book, Competent to Counsel, in which he states that any Christian is more competent to counsel than any secular psychologist. He has published more than 100 books. His books have been translated into 16 languages, and he received his doctorate in preaching. Adams advocates the counseling method known as Nouthetic Counseling, which he claims is practiced in the Bible.