About Biblical Counseling
THE CONCEPT OF BIBLICAL COUNSELING: Biblical counseling is committed to the position that Scripture provides the only authoritative guide for what we are to believe and how we are to live (2 Timothy 3:16,17). The Biblical Counselor is trained in the use of Scripture and the principles of biblical counseling. The counsel is not based on man’s wisdom, opinions, experience, or concepts of behavior, (Isaiah 55:8-11) but seeks to bring the full range of Biblical Truth to focus on the counselee’s emotional and spiritual need (Hebrews 4:12).
THE SCOPE OF BIBLICAL COUNSELING: Biblical counseling deals with the entire range of problems confronting mankind including but not limited to: broken marriages, parent child relationships, fear, depression, alcohol and substance abuse, stress, anxiety, worry, and any other problems that may result in mental, emotional and/or spiritual immobility. In short the Biblical Counselor is equipped to deal with any problem dealing with ourselves, our relationship to God or our fellow man (2 Peter 1:3).
MEDICAL NEEDS: Biblical Counselors believe in the total health needs of the counselee. Your counselor may recommend that you have a full or specified medical examination. If medical assistance is required, counseling will continue in conjunction with medical advice.
PLEASE NOTE that this is not licensed counseling, and we are not trained medical professionals or therapists. This is 'pastoral counseling' or lay-counseling, and we do not claim to be offering licensed counseling or therapy.
ELEMENTS OF BIBLICAL COUNSELING: Your counselors will use their skill in applying Biblical principles to enable you to glorify God in your life and to enable you to gain a measure of victory over the problems that are depriving you of the peace and joy that God has promised you in His Word. Your counselor will concentrate in three areas that are necessary for Biblical change to take place:
HOPE – In Jesus Christ we have a great High Priest who has suffered and been tempted in all things, yet He never sinned. Because of Christ, even though you may be suffering or facing every sin common to man, you can have victory. God has promised that He will not let you be tempted beyond your endurance and that He will provide a way for you to have victory in the midst of your temptation. (1 Cor. 10:13; Heb. 4:14-16). Word of Hope Ministries serves people with the hope found only in the gospel of Jesus Christ. You will receive a gospel-centered approach to your struggles as you learn how the gospel connects to every day life.
CHANGE – In Christ we can learn how to lay aside the old selfish ways of living and put on the new ways of living in a manner worthy of the Lord Jesus Christ. We can learn to control our destructive thought patterns and think biblically. We can learn to live a godly life and to live in such a way that we will be increasing in our knowledge of God and our ability to understand our heart issues and biblically relate to others. Biblical counseling will enable you to make practical changes (Eph. 4:10-13; Col. 1:10). You will be counseled in the indicatives and imperatives in scripture, not one or the other...but both together.
PRACTICE – We need to prove ourselves to be doers of God’s Word and not merely hearers of the Word. Only in the actual practice of the Scriptures shall we be blessed in what we do, and only then will we please the Lord (James 1:22; Proverbs 28:13). With a good understanding of all that Christ has provided you in the gospel, you will have a firm foundation on which to build and move forward in a healthier spiritual direction. Perfection is not our goal, but growth is.
THE SCOPE OF BIBLICAL COUNSELING: Biblical counseling deals with the entire range of problems confronting mankind including but not limited to: broken marriages, parent child relationships, fear, depression, alcohol and substance abuse, stress, anxiety, worry, and any other problems that may result in mental, emotional and/or spiritual immobility. In short the Biblical Counselor is equipped to deal with any problem dealing with ourselves, our relationship to God or our fellow man (2 Peter 1:3).
MEDICAL NEEDS: Biblical Counselors believe in the total health needs of the counselee. Your counselor may recommend that you have a full or specified medical examination. If medical assistance is required, counseling will continue in conjunction with medical advice.
PLEASE NOTE that this is not licensed counseling, and we are not trained medical professionals or therapists. This is 'pastoral counseling' or lay-counseling, and we do not claim to be offering licensed counseling or therapy.
ELEMENTS OF BIBLICAL COUNSELING: Your counselors will use their skill in applying Biblical principles to enable you to glorify God in your life and to enable you to gain a measure of victory over the problems that are depriving you of the peace and joy that God has promised you in His Word. Your counselor will concentrate in three areas that are necessary for Biblical change to take place:
HOPE – In Jesus Christ we have a great High Priest who has suffered and been tempted in all things, yet He never sinned. Because of Christ, even though you may be suffering or facing every sin common to man, you can have victory. God has promised that He will not let you be tempted beyond your endurance and that He will provide a way for you to have victory in the midst of your temptation. (1 Cor. 10:13; Heb. 4:14-16). Word of Hope Ministries serves people with the hope found only in the gospel of Jesus Christ. You will receive a gospel-centered approach to your struggles as you learn how the gospel connects to every day life.
CHANGE – In Christ we can learn how to lay aside the old selfish ways of living and put on the new ways of living in a manner worthy of the Lord Jesus Christ. We can learn to control our destructive thought patterns and think biblically. We can learn to live a godly life and to live in such a way that we will be increasing in our knowledge of God and our ability to understand our heart issues and biblically relate to others. Biblical counseling will enable you to make practical changes (Eph. 4:10-13; Col. 1:10). You will be counseled in the indicatives and imperatives in scripture, not one or the other...but both together.
PRACTICE – We need to prove ourselves to be doers of God’s Word and not merely hearers of the Word. Only in the actual practice of the Scriptures shall we be blessed in what we do, and only then will we please the Lord (James 1:22; Proverbs 28:13). With a good understanding of all that Christ has provided you in the gospel, you will have a firm foundation on which to build and move forward in a healthier spiritual direction. Perfection is not our goal, but growth is.