A Word from Bob: My Calling
More than anything else, my biblical counseling ministry calling is to:
Provide a positive presentation of biblical counseling—what it means to be a soul physician of embodied-souls.
Today’s post follows that calling. Currently, in our biblical counseling world, we are engaged in discussions about vital issues such as: the sufficiency of Scripture, common grace, the body, the embodied-soul, science, neuroscience, research, physical interventions, medication, and ministering to the whole person. So, I thought it might be helpful to provide a brief summary of biblical teaching on these issues. Notice the word “brief”: these are “off the top of my head” summaries of some of my thinking on these important issues.
For more detail biblical support, please follow the links embedded in the various affirmations. For a fuller summary of my views of biblical counseling see, 6 Biblical Counseling Convictions. For comprehensive teaching on a theology of biblical counseling, see, Gospel-Centered Counseling: How Christ Changes Lives. For comprehensive teaching on a methodology of biblical counseling, see, Gospel Conversations: How to Care Like Christ.
Affirmation #1 Biblical Counseling and the Sufficiency of Scripture and Common Grace: Biblical counselors believe in the sufficiency of Scripture. We
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