Many of my readers asked, “Where do you address each of those seven questions in Soul Physicians (
http://tinyurl.com/d8grf6)?”Glad you asked!
Seven Biblical Counseling Questions Addressed in Soul Physicians
1. Do I know how to use God’s Word to change lives?
I address this question everywhere in the book. I also provide concentrated focus on it in pages 1-58.
2. Do I comprehend how the Trinity serves as the foundation for how I relate to others?
Pages 59-116.
3. Do I understand people—biblically?
Pages 117-214.
4. Can I diagnose problems—biblically?
Pages 215-322.
5. Can I prescribe God’s solutions—biblically?
Pages 323-500.
6. Do I grasp how our eternal future makes all the difference in how we live today?
Pages 501-540.
7. Am I able to dispense God’s grace and care for others competently?
I cover this throughout the book, including in the two personal application/ministry implication discussion guides at the end of each chapter. Additionally, in my second book, Spiritual Friends (
http://tinyurl.com/coh23r), I spend the entire book equipping pastors, counselors, and lay people how to develop twenty-two biblical counseling relational competencies.*Quick Link to Your Copy of Soul Physicians on RPM Ministries:
http://tinyurl.com/d96hc6*Quick Link to Your Copy of Spiritual Friends:
http://tinyurl.com/qh5tj4PS:
Of course, the idea is not that I have “cornered the market” on the right answers. As I tell my students frequently, “Be a Berean and take these content areas and test what I teach against the inspired, inerrant Word of God.”
