Biblical CounselingA Chapter by Not A Writer Any form of counseling that aims to
benefit the man apart from Scripture is by best: secular psychology. Counseling
aims to assist someone; however, does not counseling utterly fail if it does
not have the proper means in giving someone a sound mind? In reality, secular
psychology can never help one who has questions concerning spiritual matters
because the finite man cannot understand that which is transcendent (hence, the
Bible). Counseling"that is without any biblical framework"will always be subjective
unless if one holds to an objective truth. In addition, that objective truth
must always be truth; and if that truth is truth, we can state that there is no
other. Moreover, what better truth is there than the actual Word of God, the
Bible? Since the Bible is truth, we notice
that by it we can be healed and grow (2 Tim. 3:16). Thus, when one resorts to
counseling, how can he dare flee from the Bible in counseling matters? When one
parts from the Bible, he is rejecting divine guidance for the help of a soul’s
dire plea. Since God created all things, we can rightfully say that God is
supreme to any problem the counselee may have (Gen. 1:1; Col. 2:16; 1 Tim.
4:4). Therefore, the counselor must make God known to the counselee by the use
of Scripture. Why? Because the Bible reveals God, not man-centered counseling
or any type of philosophy can reveal God. Every Christian is commanded by
Scripture to “bear one another’s burdens” because that is how Christ’s law is
fulfilled"love (Gal. 1:2; Jn. 13:34-35). No doubt, many Christians try to
fulfill this command; however, the biblical methodology of counseling remains
lost due to the pursuit of 1) Reasoning man through kind means of logic or 2) A
knowledge of Scripture has been totally forgotten. Fortunately, Galatians 6:1
gives us a quick answer to the problem, which we are now facing: “Brothers, if
anyone is caught in any transgression, you who are spiritual should restore him
in a spirit of gentleness.” So, we are to restore the counselee, but what are
we to restore him towards? We are called
to restore the counselee to a right relationship with God. Why? Because his
transgressions separated him from God (Gen. 3:23-24; Rom. 6:23). Instead of
counseling through logic, the Christian counselor should kindly guide the
counselee through Scripture. As a result, this gives every Christian a demand
to know the Scripture. You cannot counsel without the Word of God. Counseling that is given without any
adherence to the Bible produces saddened and hopeless people. Man alone can
never offer hope, for his righteousness are as “filthy rags” (Isa. 64:6). He
needs Christ. God offers hope and that is through the power of the Gospel:
Jesus Christ. We are commanded to be “Looking to Jesus, the founder and
perfecter of our faith . . . “(Heb. 12:2). God has given His Son for a reason:
when we look at Christ, the world grows strangely dim. As a Christian, you are
called to be a counselor, and you can fulfill this role by resorting to the
Gospel. © 2011 Not A Writer |
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Added on December 8, 2011 Last Updated on December 8, 2011 AuthorNot A WriterKyoto, MI, JapanAboutJapanese writer Into all things anime 日本万歳. どんなに頑張っても私を見つける.. more..Writing
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