The Use of Scripture In Nouthetic Counseling

In this article, Edward Hindson argues that basic biblical principles are foundational to understanding even the most complex counseling problem. Hindson discusses the situation of Hezekiah in Isaiah 36-37 and the lessons that can be gleaned from a troubled person seeking help in a crisis situation. Hindson then moves into a discussion of the fundamental biblical assumptions we must make in counseling others: God’s sovereignty and revelation are primary in our understanding of man and man’s problems.