We are all counselors. Parents counsel their children. Friends counsel friends. Husbands and wives counsel each other. Even coworkers counsel each other. The only questions are whether we give biblical counsel and whether we are equipped to counsel. These resources will help you learn the basics of how to listen, how to ask questions, and how to get to the heart issues–with truth and love and grace “and so fulfill the law of Christ.”
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“Brothers, if anyone is caught in any transgression, you who are spiritual should restore him in a spirit of gentleness. Keep watch on yourself, lest you too be tempted. 2 Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.“ (Galatians 6:1-2, ESV)
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The law of Christ:
“A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.” (John 13:34-35 ESV)
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How People Change
by Timothy S. Lane and Paul David Tripp
Answers so many questions about how we change by giving an overview of the progressive sanctification.
Instruments in the Redeemer’s Hands
by Paul David Tripp
An engaging and lively book that provides a biblical attitude check for all Christians and teaches how to care for others.
Competent to Counsel
by Jay E. Adams
Explains why Christians are competent to counsel other people with the truth of God’s word, and some principles of biblical counseling.
Crosstalk, Where Life and Scripture Meet
by Michael Emlet
Read this if you want to read the bible in a new way. Read this if you are an experienced counselor who uses the same scriptures over and over–ignoring the wealth in the rest of the bible!
Seeing With New Eyes, Counseling and the Human Condition Through the Lens of Scripture
by David Powlison
Learning about life from scripture, and reinterpreting life through scripture–keys to contentment and joy in every circumstance!
Sources for In-Depth Training for Biblical Counseling
- Association of Biblical Counselors
- National Association of Nouthetic Counselors
- Biblical Counseling Training Conference – 2013
We strongly recommend you talk to one of Capshaw’s counselors before taking any course in counseling.
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