Counsel One Another: A Theology of Personal Discipleship

by Paul Tautges

Publisher:

Day One

, 2009

Overview

Today, churches are increasingly placing their confidence in Christian psychology as the answer to their need for the ministry of counseling. But counseling is not primarily the work of the professional: it is a crucial way for believers in Christ to demonstrate biblical love toward one another within a gospel-centered, truth-driven, and grace-dispensing church environment. That is the main point of this book.

Solidly rooted in the belief that the Scriptures are sufficient for every soul-related struggle in life, and totally committed to the truth that the Holy Spirit is competent to accomplish the work of sanctification, this paradigm-shifting book will challenge every believer.

In his companion work, Counsel Your Flock, Paul concentrated on the role that teaching shepherds have in leading God’s people to spiritual maturity by faithfully equipping them for effective ministry. Here he biblically presents, and thoroughly defends, every believer’s responsibility to work toward God’s goal to conform us to the image of his Son—a goal that will not be reached apart from a targeted form of discipleship, most often referred to as “counseling.”

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Key Features

• Foreword by John D. Street
• Refreshing insight for leading today’s congregations
• Questions for reflection and discussion
• Bibliographical references

Contents

Top Highlights

“Believers in Jesus Christ must be taught and trained to be richly indwelt with the Word of God, to live under the influence of the Holy Spirit, to be driven by the gospel, to express dependence on God through prayer, to be motivated by love for God and neighbor, and to be moved with compassion to help one another make progress in the ongoing work of sanctification. This is authentic biblical counseling. Therefore, in this book, counseling will be presented as a targeted form of discipleship, an intensely focused and personal ‘one-another’ ministry aimed at the serious development of serious disciples.” (Page 19)

“Therefore, a disciple of Jesus Christ is not merely one who confesses Christ, though that certainly is true (Rom. 10:9), but one who intentionally attaches him- or herself to Him⁵ and adheres, or submits, to His commands as the new standard for living, and consequently becomes like Him.” (Page 26)

“The power of biblical counsel lies in the degree to which our words are filled with the Word.” (Page 21)

“While humanistic psychology teaches us to know ourselves so that we might feel good about ourselves, biblical Christianity teaches us to know ourselves so that we might turn away from ourselves and discover our life and identity in Christ Jesus.’” (Page 131)

“The solution remains the same now as it was in the days of the apostles: biblical counseling as a normal part of biblical discipleship.” (Page 19)

Endorsements

This book gets it right! Comprehensive and convincing, Counsel One Another shows how true biblical counseling and preaching fit hand-in-glove. Those who preach, teach, or counsel regularly are sure to benefit greatly from this helpful resource.

—John MacArthur, pastor-teacher, Grace Community Church, Sun Valley, California

This is a must read for every pastor and layman who take Matthew 28 and discipleship in the local church seriously, as Christ commanded.

—Dr. Ron Allchin, director, Biblical Counseling Center near Chicago

Product Details

• Title: Counsel One Another: A Theology of Personal Discipleship
• Author: Paul Tautges
• Publisher: Day One
• Print Publication Date: 2009
• Logos Release Date: 2012
• Pages: 192
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Pastoral counseling; Christian life
• ISBNs: 9781846251429, 1846251427
• Resource ID: LLS:COUNSONEANTHR
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2023-10-30T20:51:34Z

About Paul Tautges

Dr. Paul Tautges serves as senior pastor at Cornerstone. He has been in gospel ministry for over 30 years and previously pastored for twenty-two years in Wisconsin. Paul has authored or edited over 70 books, including Remade: Embracing Your Complete Identity in Christ, Anxiety: Knowing God’s Peace, A Small Book for the Hurting Heart, and Counseling One Another. He is also the consulting editor of the LifeLine Mini-Book series from Shepherd Press. Paul is a council member of the Biblical Counseling Coalition, a teaching fellow with the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors and has completed the Formation Certificate from CCEF. He and his wife, Karen, enjoy their ten children, their sons- and daughters-in-law, and a growing tribe of grandchildren. Paul enjoys writing to cultivate discipleship among believers and, therefore, blogs regularly at Counseling One Another.