Another attempt to define Biblical Counsleing
New Integrationists want to attribute to Biblical Counseling things that show a misunderstanding of the practice of Biblical Counseling. Heath Lambert provides in the book he edited named A Call to Clarity the following statement that provides a good summary of the position held by Biblical counselors:
The biblical counseling position is that Scripture has been given by God to share his unique perspective on what is wrong with people and what they need to overcome life's greatest problems. We do not believe that he has told us everything, but we believe he has given us principles to understand every counseling problem and its solution. We have no desire to reject any facts in God's world but rather believe in, use, and celebrate extrabiblical information grounded in common grace. As important as such information is, we do not believe it is ever appropriate to use that outside information, however true it might be, as a replacement for or adjunct to the essential insight into the problems people have or the interventions necessary for change that are prescribed in Scripture. Lambert, A Call to Clarity, p.178-179
The biblical counseling position is that Scripture has been given by God to share his unique perspective on what is wrong with people and what they need to overcome life's greatest problems. We do not believe that he has told us everything, but we believe he has given us principles to understand every counseling problem and its solution. We have no desire to reject any facts in God's world but rather believe in, use, and celebrate extrabiblical information grounded in common grace. As important as such information is, we do not believe it is ever appropriate to use that outside information, however true it might be, as a replacement for or adjunct to the essential insight into the problems people have or the interventions necessary for change that are prescribed in Scripture. Lambert, A Call to Clarity, p.178-179
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