Hello, I am an ABC Level 2-Certified Biblical Counsellor serving the
Kitchener, Waterloo, and Cambridge Areas.
(I also do online counselling for counselees anywhere)
Ian Ridpath - Your Biblical Counsellor
Here are 10 important things you should know about Biblical Counselling
- Biblical Counselling is BIBLICAL: James 5:16 says, "Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective."
- Biblical Counselling is BLESSED: Matthew 5:6 says, "Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled."
- Biblical Counselling is BENEFICIAL: 1 Timothy 4:8b says, but godliness is beneficial in every way, since it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come".
- Biblical Counselling is UNIQUE: 2 Timothy 3:16 says, "All scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness. The Bible is the sole source of truth for Biblical counselling. No other counselling can claim this.
- Biblical Counselling is HONOURING TO GOD: James 3:17 tells us that wisdom comes from above, from God. He often uses Biblical counsellors for this very purpose when they rely on His wisdom in their counselling.
- Biblical Counselling is HEART CENTRED: Proverbs 4:23 says, "Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life." The heart is the center of our desires, emotions, and will.
- Biblical Counselling is a DISCIPLESHIP MINISTRY: Matthew 11:28 reminds us that we, who are burdened, are to come to Jesus, and He will give us rest. Biblical counselling is, as a basis, a discipleship ministry drawing people closer to Jesus.
- Biblical Counselling is PARTICIPATORY: 1 Corinthians 3:9 says, "For we are partners working together for God, and you are God's field..." The Biblical counsellor and counselee work together under the authority of Scripture. The counselee is expected to fully participate in the counselling process.
- Biblical Counselling is TRUTH FOCUSSED: John 14:6 says, "Jesus answered, "I am the way, the TRUTH and the life."" Jesus continually communicates this truth to us through His Word by His Spirit.
- Biblical Counselling is SPIRIT LED: John 16:13 says, "When the Spirit comes, He will guide you into all truth." The results are wholly dependent upon God and His Holy Spirit, not on man's efforts.
BIBLICAL COUNSELLING
is also...
- Christ-Centered
- Christ-Honouring
- Christ-Glorifying
- Christ-Inspired
- Christ-Dependent
Here at YBC, I hold to all these truths in my Biblical counselling.
from Chains means that we need release from the chains that keep us in bondage to sin. Chains like addictions, anxieties, habits and hurts.
through Christ means that those chains of sin can only be broken by the great "Chain Breaker", the Lord, Jesus Christ Himself.
to Freedom means that we can now live a fuller, more satisfying life that is in, through, and by the Holy Spirit, all to the glory of God.
