People often ask:
“What makes biblical counseling truly biblical?” “How does biblical counseling differ from other approaches to soul care?”
The Biblical Counseling Coalition addressed these questions when three dozen leaders spent nine months and ten drafts to develop The Biblical Counseling Coalition Confessional Statement. I had the privilege of facilitating this process. I’m biased, but I believe this document is invaluable.
Because of the Confessional Statement’s richness, depth, and length, I’ve thought for some time that a shortened, outline version would be helpful. So, developed from the BCC’s Confessional Statement, I offer you 12 Biblical Counseling Distinctives.
Distinctive #1: Biblical Counseling Is Anchored in Scripture God’s Word is authoritative, sufficient, and relevant for life and godliness (Psalm 19:7-14; Isaiah 55:11; Matthew 4:4; Hebrews 4:12-13; 2 Peter 1:3). The inspired and inerrant Scriptures, rightly interpreted and carefully applied, offer us God’s comprehensive wisdom. We learn to understand who God is, who we are, the problems we face, how people change, and God’s provision for change in the gospel (John 8:31-32; 10:10; 17:17; 2 Timothy 3:16-17). No other source of knowledge thoroughly equips us to counsel in ways that transform the human heart (Psalm 19:7-14;
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