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People need guidance from God about how they should make up their minds on difficult issues. God gives them this through the Holy Spirit, the Scriptures, individuals, groups and other external means.
Pr 3:5-6 See also Ps 23:1-3; Ps 25:4-5,8-9,12; Pr 9:10 Wisdom involves making right moral decisions; Mt 6:31-33 pp Lk 12:29-31
Through Scripture 2Ti 3:16-17 See also Ps 19:7-11; Ps 119:9,11,98-100,104-105,130 The temptation of Jesus Christ is a good example of how Scripture can inform decision-making: Mt 4:4 pp Lk 4:4; Dt 8:3; Mt 4:7 pp Lk 4:12; Dt 6:16; Mt 4:10 pp Lk 4:8; Dt 6:13
Through supernatural intervention Ac 18:9 See also Ge 28:10-15; 1Sa 16:6-7,12; Isa 30:19-21; Jer 32:6-9; Ac 9:10-16; Ac 10:9-16; Ac 11:27-30; Ac 21:10-11; Ac 26:19; 1Co 14:29-30
Through prayer Jas 1:5-6 See also 1Ki 3:9-12; Pr 2:3-6; Mt 7:7-11 pp Lk 11:9-13; Mt 21:22; Eph 6:18
Through circumstances Ac 6:1-4 See also Nu 13:1-3; Dt 32:28-29; Jos 2:23-24; Ru 2:2-3; 1Ki 3:26-28; Ac 15:19-22; Ac 16:3; Ac 20:3,16; 1Co 16:8-9
Jn 14:16-17 See also Jn 14:26; Jn 16:13-15; Ac 8:29; Ac 10:19; Ac 13:2; Ac 15:28; Ac 16:6-10; 1Jn 2:20,27
Mt 6:33; Col 3:17 See also Ps 139:23-24; Mt 20:25-28; Mt 23:23; Ro 12:1; 1Co 10:31; 2Co 5:9; Php 4:8-9; 1Th 4:1; 1Th 5:8; 1Pe 2:12; 1Pe 4:11
Ps 25:9 See also Dt 10:12-13; Ps 25:14; Ps 34:9-10; Ps 73:1; Ps 84:11; Isa 58:9-11; Da 9:20-23
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3263 | Holy Spirit, guidance |
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6622 | choice |
6663 | freedom of will |
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8276 | humility |
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