Biblical Counseling Chapter Summary

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This book is a guide in assisting us as future Biblical Counselors in the use of the Word of God to help those who seek to resolve their issues with assurance and to be a guide to a life led by the Spirit of the Most High God in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior through the power of the Holy Spirit.
Dr. John Babler wrote "Biblical Counseling is a ministry of the local church whereby transformed believers in Christ who are indwelled, empowered, and led by the Holy Spirit, minister the living and active Word of God to others in view of evangelizing the lost and teaching the saved. Biblical Counseling is based on the conviction that Scripture is sufficient for the counseling task and superior to anything the world has to offer.
In chapter two and three, we learn …show more content…

We begin by making a case that "truth can never be found through man's own efforts, such as through use of the scientific method, or through the social sciences that attempt to utilize that method". We will also question the: "Where is truth found?" We have been shown that the Bible warns against seeking solutions to our problems through man's wisdom.
20 O timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoid profane and vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called: 21 Which some professing have erred concerning the faith. Grace be with thee. Amen 1 Timothy 6:20-21
Learning that opposes the truth of the gospel is not true science, or real knowledge, or it would approve the gospel, and consent to it.
In chapter 3, Foundations in Biblical Counseling, "The greatest need for any human is the regenerating work of the Holy Spirit. Prior to regeneration, man cannot fully see the world as it really is. When a person's heart is thus hardened his cognitive or intellectual abilities are powerless to correct his blurred vision. However, the born-again person is reconciled to God in Christ, heir to the Kingdom of God and can now see through spiritual

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