Bibical Counseling By Dr Steven Williams Biblical Support

Bibical Counseling By Dr. Steven Williams

Biblical Support for Counseling

Biblical references to counseling

No counsel the people fall (Prov. 11: 14)

Harkening to counsel is wise (Prov. 12: 15)

Counsel contributes to wisdom (Prov. 13: 10)

No counsel Without counsel purposes are disappointed (Prov. 15: 22)

Wise counsel Jethro to Moses (Ex. 18: 13)

Wise counsel of old men to Rehoboam (I Kings 12: 6 -7)

Wise counsel Daniel to King Nebuchadnezzar (Daniel 4: 27)

Wise counsel Pilate's wife concerning Jesus (Matt. 27: 19)

Wise counsel Gamaliel before the Jews on the Disciples' behalf (Acts 5: 35)

Evil counsel Foolish counsel of young men to Rehoboam (I Kings 12: 8 -11)

Evil counsel Ahaziah listens to evil counsel to his destruction (II Chr. 22: 2 -9)

Evil counsel Job's wife counsels him to curse God (Job 2: 9)

Greek references in NT

Nouthesia admonition (3 times) I Cor. 10: 11

Noutheteo admonish, warn (8 times) Rom. 15: 14; Col. 1: 28, 3: 16; II Thes. 3: 15

Parakeleo - comfort, beseech, besought, exhort (107 times) II Cor. 1: 4, 7: 6; Acts 20: 2; Eph. 6: 22; Col. 2: 2, 4: 8; I Thes. 2: 11, 3: 2, 4: 18, 5: 11, 5: 14

Parakleesis consolation (of grief), exhortation (29 times) Rom. 12: 8, 15: 5, I Cor. 14: 3, II Cor. 1: 5 -6, Phil. 2: 1, I Tim. 4: 13

Gifts/callings in counseling Cor. 12 (wisdom I, knowledge,

Gifts/callings in counseling Rom. 12 (ministry, teaching, encouragement, mercy);

Gifts/callings in counseling Eph. 4 (pastor/teacher)