The Glory of God: The Goal of Biblical Counseling
John Piper, writing in chapter one (“The Glory of God: The Goal 
of Biblical Counseling”) in Christ-Centered Biblical Counseling, says:
“As a starting foundation, consider my definition of biblical counseling. ‘Biblical counseling is God-centered, Bible-saturated, emotionally in-touch use of language to help people become God-besotted, Christ-exalting, joyfully self-forgetting lovers of people.’ I’d like to unpack that definition in what follows, and ask, ‘What is the relationship between delight and doctrine? What is the relationship between counseling and the church? What is the relationship between God’s glory and His love for us?’”
You can read the entire chapter by John Piper and Jack Delk here: The Glory of God: The Goal of Biblical Counseling.
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it is glorious by his grace
A great chapter. I guess another book I must have.
Biblical counselling is bringing the Word of God to life in the life of the person sitting across from me. I can only do that if it is alive for me. Thanks John for that chapter.
I have always said I can only take people as far as I have been.