{"id":15519,"date":"2020-03-23T05:00:55","date_gmt":"2020-03-23T10:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biblicalcounselor.com\/?p=15519"},"modified":"2020-04-04T10:17:34","modified_gmt":"2020-04-04T15:17:34","slug":"10-common-mistakes-biblical-counselors-sometimes-make-part-10-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biblicalcounselor.com\/?p=15519","title":{"rendered":"10 Common Mistakes Biblical Counselors Sometimes Make, Part 10"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/biblicalcounselor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/0-2019-Biblical-Counseling-Speaking-Truth-in-Love-5.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>A Word from Bob: <\/strong>You&rsquo;re reading Part 10 of a 10-part blog series on <em>10 Common Mistakes Biblical Counselors Sometimes Make<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>  Mistake #1: <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/10CMBCpart1\">We Elevate <em>Data Collection <\/em>Above <em>Soul Connection<\/em><\/a>. Mistake #2: <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/10CMBCpart2\">We Share <em>God&rsquo;s Eternal Story<\/em> Before We Listen Well and Wisely to Our <em>Friend&rsquo;s Earthly Story<\/em><\/a>. Mistake #3: <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/10CMBCpart3\">We Talk <em>at <\/em>Counselees Rather Than Exploring Scriptures <em>with <\/em>Counselees<\/a>. Mistake #4: <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/10CMBCpart4\"><em>We Practice Half-Biblical Counseling If We Address Sin but Neglect Suffering<\/em><\/a>. Mistake #5: <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/10CMBCpart5\">We Fail to Follow the <em>Trinity&rsquo;s <\/em>Model of Comforting Care<\/a>. Mistake #6: <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/10CMBCpart6\">We Tend to View People <em>One-Dimensionally<\/em><\/a>. Mistake #7: <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/10CMBCpart7\">We <em>Devalue Emotions <\/em>Rather Than Seeing Emotions as <em>God&rsquo;s Idea<\/em><\/a>. Mistake #8: <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/10CMBCpart8\">We <em>Minimize the Complexity <\/em>of the Soul-Body <em>Interconnection<\/em><\/a>. Mistake #9: <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/10CMBCpart9\">We <em>Maximize Sin <\/em>While We <em>Minimize Grace<\/em><\/a>.  <strong>Mistake #10:&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>We Confuse the <em>Sufficiency of Scripture<\/em> with the <em>Competency of the Counselor<\/em><\/strong> <\/p>\n<p>Today&rsquo;s title&mdash;with words like &ldquo;sufficiency&rdquo; and &ldquo;competency&rdquo;&mdash;may seem like the most &ldquo;technical&rdquo; of these ten mistakes. However, this final topic may be one of the most practical.<\/p>\n<p>I was recently contacted by a lay biblical counselor (let&rsquo;s call him Jim) who was just beginning his MA degree in Biblical Counseling. Jim was approached by a man who was hearing voices,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>No Christian is competent to counsel every issue any person might ever have. 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