Iron-Sharpening Iron
Yesterday, I enjoyed being a part of an interesting Twitter/X thread. It combined tweets by four different biblical counselors on common grace, the sufficiency of Scripture, the body, the soul, the embodied-soul, science/research, and biblical counseling.
Tweet #1: The Danger of “Reverse Integration”
First, Tyler Shores noted,
“We don’t talk enough about the problem of reverse integration in biblical counseling. Reverse integration occurs when spiritual solutions are offered and applied to a problem (or parts of a problem) that isn’t spiritual.”
Tweet #2: The Danger of Mistaking the Physical for “Integration”
Then Rusty Dawson replied,
“There is definitely a balance that is needed in recognizing what is a spiritual problem and what isn’t, while also recognizing that some physical problems can lead to spiritual problems and vice versa. I think a lot of BCs believe that if it is a physical problem then it needs to be addressed outside of the BC room. That’s where this imaginary line is being drawn and anyone seeking to look at the physical must be integrating.”
Tweet #3: The Danger of Reducing People to Souls
Then Brad Hambrick added,
“Interesting concept. If our commitment to biblical solutions causes us to reduce people
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