Decision Making and the Will of God: What the Bible Doesn’t Say

How is God involved in the process of our decision making? Is there a plan we need to discover? Do we need to employ certain techniques in order to hear God’s voice and find his will? Greg challenges the conventional view of decision making and the will of God by examining the biblical texts on this topic.

 

Topics:

1. Commentary: What the Bible doesn’t say about decision making and the will of God. (00:00)
2. The Bible doesn’t teach that we determine God’s will from a feeling. (14:00)
3. The Bible doesn’t teach that we determine God’s will from inner peace. (24:00)
4. The Bible doesn’t teach that we determine God’s will from open and closed doors. (28:00)
5. The Bible doesn’t teach that we determine God’s will from “fleeces” or providential signs. (32:00)
6. The Bible doesn’t teach that we determine God’s will from confirmations. (36:00)
7. What it looks like when God gives personalized guidance in the Bible. (39:00)
8. What is God’s will? (45:00)

Mentioned on the Show: 

• Never Read a Bible Verse by Greg Koukl

Related Links:

• Does God Whisper? Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 (online articles) by Greg Koukl
• The Ambassador’s Guide to the Voice of God (booklet) by Greg Koukl
• Decision Making and the Will of God (book) by Garry Friesen