1. Based on the week five lecture, what are some appropriate ways to use scripture in counseling?

Question

a. Directly using scripture, implicitly utilizing scriptural principles within counseling strategies, and using scripture to evaluate to determine if a counseling strategy is biblically consistent or biblically neutral
b. To keep discussion away from deep feelings, to establish yourself as an authority, to be a source of over reliance, and to provide the counselor something to talk about when not able to think of something else
c. To provide a balance between suggestive texts from both Old and New Testaments, to provide a direct link between the Word and the sin that is causing the client’s problems, and to allow the client to understand that any true answer for his/her problems comes solely from the Bible
d. Using primarily New Testament passages when working with clients

Answer 1

a. Directly using scripture, implicitly utilizing scriptural principles within counseling strategies, and using scripture to evaluate to determine if a counseling strategy is biblically consistent or biblically neutral