man harshly, but exhort him as if he were your father. Treat younger men as brothers” (1 Timothy 5:1). Nonetheless, Paul insists that ministers fulfill their duty to “preach the Word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage—with great patience and careful instruction” (2 Timothy 4:2). If there are those who resist, Paul says to “rebuke them sharply, so that they will be sound in the faith” (Titus 1:13). Because the biblical counselor is speaking from the platform of