Comments on: Why do I critique biblical counseling? https://headhearthand.org/blog/2017/10/27/why-do-i-critique-biblical-counseling/  Informing Minds. Moving Hearts. Directing Hands. Mon, 23 Feb 2026 18:08:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.41 By: Marco Barone https://headhearthand.org/blog/2017/10/27/why-do-i-critique-biblical-counseling/#comment-50280 Fri, 27 Oct 2017 13:36:00 +0000 http://headhearthand.org/?p=27372#comment-50280 Rev Murray, thank you for engaging in this. As you, I firmly believe in a properly defined doctrine of the sufficiency of Scripture, I have nothing personal against anybody, and I have benefited from many books published by “biblical counselling.” However, there are things that need to be addressed, and I think you are doing that well. Although this is not the norm, I have the impression sometimes that some “biblical counselors” believe to be biblical merely because they claim so, or because they are in an environment that promotes the claim, with o need for evidence or discussion. So, thank you for your blog posts, I find them enlightening and encouraging.

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]]> By: Bob Kellemen https://headhearthand.org/blog/2017/10/27/why-do-i-critique-biblical-counseling/#comment-50278 Fri, 27 Oct 2017 11:19:00 +0000 http://headhearthand.org/?p=27372#comment-50278 David, I think this is an important paragraph in your post:

“No one is saying that biblical counselors don’t ever state the doctrine of the sufficiency of Scripture accurately and clearly. Many examples of that can be provided….”

As a friend, I would ask that you consider including examples of those positive presentations where you see BCers clearly articulating a robust understanding of the sufficiency of Scripture. Otherwise, if your readers only read your negative examples where you don’t think the BC world has been clear, it may lead to the very misunderstanding you are concerned about. In other words, you could inadvertently perpetuate a one-sided view that BCers lack a robust understanding of the sufficiency of Scripture for the personal ministry of the Word.

Here are just a few places where the BC world has articulated our view of the sufficiency of Scripture. The BCC books: Scripture and Counseling, Biblical Counseling and the Church, and Christ-Centered Biblical Counseling. Also, the BCC’s Confessional Statement (written by over 3 dozen BCC leaders as a clear summary statement of 12 core BC convictions). Also, yesterday, I posted in response to your 2012 TGC re-post, seeking to advance a dialogue that clarifies the primary concern that BCers have about this issue: Biblical Preaching and Biblical Counseling: What Makes Them “Biblical”?: http://bit.ly/BibleCn2017 Many (100s) more documents, books, blog posts, articles, and conference presentations could be cited that would help your readers see the robust approach that biblical counseling takes to the sufficiency of Scripture for pastoral counseling.

Blessings, my friend.

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