Reason #1
Your Owner’s Manual Has Already Been Written.
Most medical professionals, have quick access to a Physician’s Desk Reference. It allows them to access detailed information about a specific syndrome, disorder, disease and medications.
A Christian counselor (lay, pastoral, licensed, clinical or anyone using the term) has the Bible as their primary resource. It is the word of God and offers time- tested principles, teachings, prescriptions and direction to address many of life’s problems.
The wisdom and counsel found in the word of God is timeless and eminently applicable to today’s environment. There are many pages of sound, proven directives and admonitions to address almost all aspects of the human experience. You can find practical help on how to be a better husband or wife, how to deal with your children and others, how to manage finances, deal with anger, depression, temptations and more.
Other counseling resources can certainly be helpful but they too should be based upon the bible in order to bring truth into the situation. Many of the secular counseling tools in use are based upon a humanist, agnostic or atheist viewpoint and as such should be viewed with great skepticism by Christian counselors. Even the word “psychology”, which means the study of man, comes from the Greek word psyche which was the name of the Greek goddess of the soul. That fact alone indicates the perspective of the research and should raise some red flags for those who want a spiritual perspective.