{"id":60755,"date":"2023-05-09T10:01:07","date_gmt":"2023-05-09T15:01:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biblicalcounselor.com\/?p=60755"},"modified":"2023-05-09T10:02:01","modified_gmt":"2023-05-09T15:02:01","slug":"a-stress-test-of-scriptural-sufficiency-a-review-of-counseling-the-hard-cases-edited-by-stuart-scott-and-heath-lambert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biblicalcounselor.com\/?p=60755","title":{"rendered":"A Stress Test of Scriptural Sufficiency \u2013 A Review of Counseling the Hard Cases edited by Stuart Scott and Heath Lambert"},"content":{"rendered":"

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, \u201cTime heals all wounds,\u201d or \u201cThis too shall pass\u201d. Followers of Jesus have the added danger of misconstruing God\u2019s Word as we would a pithy platitude. In doing so, we can rob God\u2019s Word of its power by our misuse.<\/p>\n

One of those phrases some claim is a misconstrued platitude is, \u201cScripture is sufficient for life and godliness.\u201d 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?<\/p>\n

Illustrating Scripture\u2019s Sufficiency <\/p>\n

<\/a>Counseling the Hard Cases<\/em> is an exercise in stress testing the sufficiency of Scripture. The authors make<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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… read more
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