What Is the “Culprit” in Our Modern Biblical Counseling World?
In Part 1 of this brief two-part blog mini-series, I asked and answered the question:
Is “Empathy” the “Culprit” in Our Biblical Counseling World?
If you’ve followed my ministry, then you will not be surprised that my answer was a clearcut, “No, empathy is not a culprit in our biblical counseling world.” I’ve written about empathy for 4 decades, culminating in my biblical counseling training manual,
Gospel Conversations: How to Care Like Christ.
I also crafted this free 42-page PDF,
Emphasizing What the Bible Emphasizes
In our evangelical Christian world and in our biblical counseling world, we continue to see writings that warn against “untethered empathy” and the “sin of empathy.” I disagree with the emphasis of these writings for several reasons, especially because:
They reverse the Bible’s emphasis on speaking the truth in loving empathy. They reverse the Bible’s emphasis on rebuking the error of untethering truth from loving empathy.
The Bible consistently rebukes truth untethered from loving empathy especially when addressing how leaders minister to God’s flock.
Or, said positively:
The Bible consistently commands that we always tether truth to love, compassion, comfort, tender care,
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