f the revealed Word of God;
(3) Aware of the fact that he or she must apply biblical standards to his/her own marriage and must, at least to a moderate extent, have been successful in the application of these principles.
In other words, the effective Christian counselor does not have to be in a perfect marriage but he or she should have a holy one that strives to flourish not by psychological principles but by Bible principles.
(2)What makes for an ineffective Christian marriage counselor in relation to the counselor's own marriage?
In his book on Christian counseling, Adams cites several behaviors that are characteristic of the counselor who is failing to live up to what is required of Christian counselors. These characteristics can be considered to be the traits of ineffective or poor Christian marriage counselors.
These traits include unbiblical motives for becoming involved in or engaging in counseling as well as poor knowledge of the biblical view of marriage and the marital relationship. The failure of a counselor to apply bib
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