Who Gets to Define “Biblical Counseling”?
How do you date the beginning of “biblical counseling”? When did “biblical counseling” begin? What’s the birthday of “biblical counseling”?
Of course, answering these questions depends upon who defines “biblical counseling.”
If by “biblical counseling” we mean God’s word, spoken by God Himself, instilling us with His wisdom to live for His glory, then biblical counseling began in Genesis 2-3 when God created and spoke to Adam and Eve. If by “biblical counseling” we mean God’s people sharing God’s wisdom and truth about how to relate to God and one another, then biblical counseling continued throughout the Old Testament, especially exemplified by the Wisdom Literature books of the Old Testament, and contained throughout the history of Israel and the thirty-nine books of the Old Testament. If by “biblical counseling” we mean the personal ministry of the Word as embodied by Christ—the Living Word—then biblical counseling continued throughout the Gospels. If by “biblical counseling” we mean inspired writings relating the Gospel to our relationship to God and others, then every book of the New Testament is a biblical counseling book. If by “biblical counseling” we mean
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