There is no shortage of advice-givers in todays society. Actually, it seems no matter where you turn, you hear someone giving advice or counsel on one issue or another. Frequently its hard to try and avoid those wanting to give advice. To prove my point, simply express to others a dilemma you have, and watch folks stumble over themselves to give their opinion. Some counsel you hear is good, little is from a biblical worldview, and much counsel is simply bad and ungodly. With that in mind, who are capable to provide counsel or give advice? Are Christians competent to counsel people with problems? What actually constitutes competency? What are the qualifications for a counselor?
Biblical counselors frequently quote Romans 15:14 to support the position that Christians possess adequate ability (competency) to counsel: I myself am convinced, my brothers, that you yourselves are full of goodness, complete in knowledge and competent to instruct one another. Colossians 3:16 is considered the comparable verse to Romans 15:14, Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom,. Continuing in Romans, Paul makes the case for...
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