We live in a world that loves pithy little statements that roll off the tongue. Whether a marketing slogan, a life principle, or a platitude meant to dispense wisdom, catchy sayings that we can offer others seem like a great idea. But too often, we offer bits of supposed wisdom that are empty of any real hope or power. This is evident in moments of pain and loss when we are told, “Time heals all wounds,” or “This too shall pass”. Followers of Jesus have the added danger of misconstruing God’s Word as we would a pithy platitude. In doing so, we can rob God’s Word of its power by our misuse.
One of those phrases some claim is a misconstrued platitude is, “Scripture is sufficient for life and godliness.” This concept comes from Scripture (2 Timothy 3:16-17; 2 Peter 1:3). Some claim the modern biblical counseling movement is reading these verses wrongly, applying sufficiency to life when it is merely meant regarding salvation. Is this the case? Have biblical counselors built their ministry on the misapplication of these verses?
Illustrating Scripture’s Sufficiency
Counseling the Hard Cases is an exercise in stress testing the sufficiency of Scripture. The authors make
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