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Guidelines for choosing a counselor: Are they a born-again believer? Do they ground their counsel in the Word of God? How do they view secular psychology when compared with biblical wisdom? How would they describe “change”? What do they do if an individual they are counseling wants them to condone something that goes against Scripture? Make sure you know what “I integrate Christian principles into my counseling.” really means; don’t assume. Summary: Ultimate truth and healing comes from a saving and growing relationship with God. Secular counseling has done a lot of good work in the areas of thinking, behaving, and surface level symptom relief and as believers we can draw from some of that work in a way that points people back to their true Healer. Biblical counseling has the focus right in terms of sin, nature of mankind, and our eternal need and it must remain the ultimate source of truth and help. Integrating both Biblical counseling and Secular counseling assumes both are of equal value when that is not accurate. A Biblical counselor may draw from some methods and techniques used by secular counselors to the extent Christ remains primary and those methods are filtered through the lens of Biblical truth. Biblical Counseling in the Local Church Class 3: Biblical Counseling, Scripture, and Psychology The Wisdom of God & The Wisdom of Man Getting to the heart of the matter: How do we balance what we have learned about humanity through observation, research, and assessment with what God has revealed in Scripture about humanity? Is there anything wrong with learning about human behavior and patterns of thinking and doing it from a secular standpoint? Today’s Focus: Is there a place for integrating secular psychology with theology? If so, what does that look like? If not, why? What is “counseling” from a secular viewpoint? Purpose: What is “counseling” from a Biblical viewpoint? From week #1: “Biblical counseling is helping others in the body of Christ to grow to maturity in Christ.” - Paul Tautges The Right Fit The method by which we address human change and freedom from suffering must align with the reality of humanity’s true nature and bent. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Basics: Assumptions: The Problem of Sin: Narrative Therapy Basics: Assumptions: The Problem of Sin: God has given humanity the ability to reason, explore, learn, and become more self-aware. That awareness should lead us to a place of repentance and forgiveness before Christ. Why Choose Biblical Counsel? Ultimately, we were created for God by God. We were not created for ourselves and the pursuit of our individual happiness or “self-esteem” on this earth. Life is bigger than us. Secular Counseling and Spirituality: Secular counseling does recognize that we have a spiritual dimension. Secular counseling does realize that there is something of value to that dimension. Secular counseling would state that an individual belief system is useful as long as the person who adheres to that belief thinks it is helpful (placebo effect). Secular counselors do not support any specific belief system over another, rather they support whatever belief system the client states they adhere too. Secular counseling does not believe in individual sin or the sinfulness of humanity. Guilt, Sin, and Change Guilt: Sin: Scripture verses to consider: Change: Isaiah 55:8-11 - superior wisdom 1 Corinthians 3:18-20 - where wisdom comes from Jeremiah 17:5-9 - where we need to place our trust, condition of man’s heart James 3:13-18 - wisdom compared Ephesians 6:10-17 - what are we fighting against Colossians 2:6-9 - don’t be fooled by earthly wisdom John 14:26 - source of true wisdom I Corinthians 2:9-16 - wisdom, God, and self-knowledge What do we address in counseling one another? Physical Mental/Emotional Spiritual