Clarity and Charity Leading to Unity
I share today’s post with the hopes of providing some clarity in charity leading to unity about the important issue of the sufficiency of Scripture, common grace, and biblical counseling.
How could we relate the sufficiency of Scripture and common grace? I have said frequently in the past few years,
“The Bible is sufficient to equip us to engage with, evaluate, and potentially employ God’s common grace resources.”
Some Recommendations for Those Who Use Common Grace Resources
For those who use common grace resources under the assessment of Scripture, we can ask ourselves the question:
“How do we use Scripture to assess the potential viability, correctness, usefulness, or incorrectness of common grace information?”
For some recommendations and cautions related to common grace resources, see:
Clinically-Informed Biblical Counseling: 3 Reflections and 2 Recommendations.
Some Reflections for Those Who Are Cautious About Common Grace Resources
For those who are quite cautious, if not concerned, about the use of common grace resources, but who believe in the biblical doctrine of common grace, I’d ask:
“Can you give some examples of what God-given common grace resource—whether research, neuroscience, science, descriptive research—that you approve of and use in your
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