Effective Biblical Counseling Dr. Larry Crabb

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Dr. Larry Crabb’s book “Effective Biblical Counseling: A Model for Helping Caring Christians Become Capable Counselor” Crabb, (1977), this book models how counseling can be gracefully integrated into implementation of the local church. Dr. Crabb says that “any approach to counseling that is truly biblical will work most effectively when carried out in the context of a local body of believers” (pg. 15).
Part I: Goal of Christian Counseling
The Goal of Christian Counseling that Dr. Crabb states within his book Crabb, (1977), is “any approach to counseling that is truly biblical will work most effectively when carried out into the context of a local body of believers” (pg. 13). As Dr. Crabb states within his book that “The goal of biblical counseling is to promote Christian maturity, to help people enter into a richer experience of worship and a more effective life of service” (pg. 31), This allows them grow spiritually and allow them to focus what there issue is in a biblical scriptural manner. The goal of Biblical Counseling is to assist believers or non believers through the word and Prayer. Ephesians 4:22-24 states “You were taught, with regards to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires, to be made new in the attitude of your minds, and to put on the new self created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness”. Our old ways of life before we believe in Christ is completely in the past, a Christian counselor should inform the client or clients to put pas behind you and let it go. The Christian development is by dealing with the immediate problem in a method dependable with scripture, and develops an inward personality that conforms to the spirit of Christ, show...

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...f” (pg. 179).
Dr. Larry Crabb’s book is very informative for Christians who are interested in counseling. Dr. Crabb presents many different thoughts of counseling in a secular view and a Christian view; in doing this he also shows his own thoughts and views. Dr. Crabb is very respectful when it comes to the other views, and come at them in a Biblical aspect and so that as Christians we can see how to appropriately counsel them in that setback.
The Bible informs us how counseling should be handled as well, 2 Timothy 3:16-17
“All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness; so that the man of God may be adequate, equipped for every good work”, one other scripture that is great for counseling is Proverbs 15:22 “Without consultation, plans are frustrated, but with many counselors they succeed”.

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