Gospel-centered Counseling  

StaffAugust 20, 2010 

Mike Emlet, counselor and faculty member at CCEF, writes a succinct article about how counseling from a gospel-centered framework is not disregarding principles and commands, but rather reinforces them.  

Here is an excerpt from his article:

If we don’t ultimately view the Bible as an unfolding, cohesive story of God’s redemption that comes to completion in Jesus Christ, our use of Scripture in ministry situations has the potential to miss Him—and so will our hearers. Those we minister to need more than commands, principles, examples, and systematic theological categories per se. Rather, they need to be connected in vital relationship with a Redeemer. Because the Bible tells the story of God’s rescue mission that centers on the Redeemer Jesus Christ, wherever we are in Scripture we want to ask the questions, “How does this passage fit into the broader story of redemption?” “What difference does the death and resurrection of Jesus make for the way I would understand and apply this passage to my brother or sister?”

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