Biblical Counseling is BIBLICAL: James 5:16 says, "Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective."
Biblical Counseling is BLESSED: Matthew 5:6 says, "Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled."
Biblical Counseling is BENEFICIAL: 1 Timothy 4:8b says, but godliness is beneficial in every way, since it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come".
Biblical Counseling is UNIQUE: the Bible is the primary source for counseling. No other counseling does this. Other books on Biblical counseling may be used as secondary tools.
Biblical Counseling is HONORING TO GOD: James 3:17 tells us that wisdom comes from above, from God. He often uses Biblical counsellors for this very purpose when they rely on His wisdom in their counseling.
Biblical Counseling is NOT SECULAR COUNSELING: It targets the heart, the center of our desires, emotions, and wills, not for behavioral modification, but for heart transformation.
Biblical Counseling is a DISCIPLESHIP MINISTRY: It is as a basis, a discipleship ministry drawing people closer to Jesus. Matthew 11:28 reminds us that we, who are burdened, are to come to Jesus, and He will give us rest.
Biblical Counseling is PARTICIPATORY: The Biblical counsellor and counselee work together under the authority of Scripture. The counselee is expected to fully participate in the counseling process.
Biblical Counseling is FOCUSED: The heart is the target. That is, the desires, emotions and will are interrelated and Jesus speaks to the heart through His Word and the Biblical counsellor.
Biblical Counseling is SPIRIT LED: The results are wholly dependent upon God and His Holy Spirit, not on man's efforts.
A definition for Biblical Counseling; As defined by John Henderson (ABC)