Also, none of them claim to offer omniscient insight into the human heart. For example, test makers know that test questions are connected to your present circumstances, so as your circumstances change, so will your test answers. When we talk about psychological tests, we are usually talking about the personality tests.īefore you even get to Scripture, these tests have critiques of themselves. Some try to get at the details of intellectual functioning (e.g., the Wechsler Intelligence tests), some try to identify personality themes-good and bad-that impact our work and relationships (e.g., the MMPI*), and others are less popular tests that are deeply embedded in a particular theory of the person and are trying to apply that theory to everyday life. There are thousands of psychological tests out there. Second, you bring that knowledge to Scripture and shed light on it. First, you have to know something about psychological tests.
This is better: how do we even begin to think biblically about psychological testing? It certainly doesn’t leave room for nuanced biblical thought.
Yes, that is a polarizing way to ask the question. Psychological tests: are you for or against?
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