The Relationship Between Scriptural Sufficiency and Counselor Competency, Part 1

A Word From Bob 

You’re reading Part 1 of a two-part blog mini-series on scriptural sufficiency and counselor competency. Here’s the question we’re addressing:

“While Scripture is sufficient to provide wisdom for every soul issue, does that mean that every biblical counselor is competent to address every soul issue?”

In Part 1, we define our terms: sufficiency of Scripture and counselor competency. In Part 2, we share how to assess our competency and how to assure that competent help is provided for our counselees.

I’ve developed this two-part series from my upcoming book: Consider Your Counsel: Addressing Ten Mistakes in Our Biblical Counseling. You can pre-order your copy here.

A Real Life Issue

I was recently contacted by a lay biblical counselor (let’s call him Jim) who was just beginning his MA degree in Biblical Counseling. Jim was approached by a man who was hearing voices, among several other concerns. Jim explained:

“Bob, I feel out of my league. I’m a rookie counselor at best. But I keep hearing that since the Scriptures are sufficient for all soul issues, therefore every Christian is a competent biblical counselor. The implication I feel like I’m hearing is that since the Scriptures are

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