Elements of Biblical Counseling
The counseling team will use all of their Biblical counseling training and skill to help you solve the problem that is depriving you of the peace and joy that God has promised in His Word. The counselors will concentrate on four essential elements from Scripture:
Understanding Your Problem — because of the need to apply Biblical principles to all your difficulties, not just “fix your feelings” or change your circumstances. The counseling team, in a spirit of gentleness, will make Biblical inquiry into the various levels of your problems & help you gain God’s perspective on your difficulties (based on Proverbs 18:13; Isaiah 55:8–9; Mark 7:20–23; Romans 5:3–5, 8:28–29; Galatians 6:1–4; Hebrews 4:12; James 1:2–4, 19, 22-25, 4:17).
Your Hope — because in Jesus Christ you have a great High Priest who has been tempted in all things, yet without sin. Even though you may currently be going through a difficult test or even though every sin common to man may be tempting you, God has promised that he will not allow any trial in your life that is beyond your endurance. He has promised to provide a way of escape so that you may be able to endure it without sinning (Romans 6:11–13; I Corinthians 10:13; Hebrews 4:14–16). He will use trials for your benefit as you respond to them in a Biblical manner (Romans 8:28–29; James 1:2–4).
Your Change — because in Christ you can learn how to lay aside the old selfish ways of living & put on the new ways of living in a manner worthy of the Lord. In learning to change Biblically, you will begin to please the Lord in all respects, bearing fruit in every good work & increasing in the knowledge of God (Ephesians 4:20–24; Colossians 1:9–12).
Your Practice — because you need to prove yourself to be a doer of God’s Word & not merely a hearer, thus forgetting what kind of person you are and deluding yourself. Only in becoming an effectual doer of the Word will you be blessed in what you do, and only then will you please the Lord (Hebrews 13:20–22; James 1:22–25; I John 3:22).
Understanding Your Problem — because of the need to apply Biblical principles to all your difficulties, not just “fix your feelings” or change your circumstances. The counseling team, in a spirit of gentleness, will make Biblical inquiry into the various levels of your problems & help you gain God’s perspective on your difficulties (based on Proverbs 18:13; Isaiah 55:8–9; Mark 7:20–23; Romans 5:3–5, 8:28–29; Galatians 6:1–4; Hebrews 4:12; James 1:2–4, 19, 22-25, 4:17).
Your Hope — because in Jesus Christ you have a great High Priest who has been tempted in all things, yet without sin. Even though you may currently be going through a difficult test or even though every sin common to man may be tempting you, God has promised that he will not allow any trial in your life that is beyond your endurance. He has promised to provide a way of escape so that you may be able to endure it without sinning (Romans 6:11–13; I Corinthians 10:13; Hebrews 4:14–16). He will use trials for your benefit as you respond to them in a Biblical manner (Romans 8:28–29; James 1:2–4).
Your Change — because in Christ you can learn how to lay aside the old selfish ways of living & put on the new ways of living in a manner worthy of the Lord. In learning to change Biblically, you will begin to please the Lord in all respects, bearing fruit in every good work & increasing in the knowledge of God (Ephesians 4:20–24; Colossians 1:9–12).
Your Practice — because you need to prove yourself to be a doer of God’s Word & not merely a hearer, thus forgetting what kind of person you are and deluding yourself. Only in becoming an effectual doer of the Word will you be blessed in what you do, and only then will you please the Lord (Hebrews 13:20–22; James 1:22–25; I John 3:22).
