Decision Making and The Will Of God
As Christians we know we are supposed to live under the Lordship of Christ.
But how do we know His will in specific decisions?
Whom should I marry?
What job should I take?
Is it time to move to another job?
Should I go into full time church related ministry?
How do we discern God's will?
Does He lead minute by minute through the Holy Spirit?
Or do we just use common sense based on Scripture?
How about prophets?
This public lecture will attempt to lay down some basic biblical principles of discerning God's will.
Date: 12 February 2006 (Sunday)
Time: 1.45 pm
Venue: City Discpleship Presbyterian Church
Presenter: "Jedi Master" Tan Soo Inn
As Christians we know we are supposed to live under the Lordship of Christ.
But how do we know His will in specific decisions?
Whom should I marry?
What job should I take?
Is it time to move to another job?
Should I go into full time church related ministry?
How do we discern God's will?
Does He lead minute by minute through the Holy Spirit?
Or do we just use common sense based on Scripture?
How about prophets?
This public lecture will attempt to lay down some basic biblical principles of discerning God's will.
Date: 12 February 2006 (Sunday)
Time: 1.45 pm
Venue: City Discpleship Presbyterian Church
Presenter: "Jedi Master" Tan Soo Inn
Comments
Soli Deo Gloria.
call me Jack
The problem is trying to figure out just how specific God's guidance
is supposed to be. How far am I supposed to rely on my own
inclinations, my weighing of the pros & cons of any decision, my
rational common sense, and how far am I supposed to rely on God to
determine stuff? My mom once told me that God gives us common sense
and the freedom to choose, and doesn't "call" us into any particular
profession. I argued: if He calls some to be missionaries and pastors,
why can't He call others to be engineers, doctors, lawyers,
accountants, teachers, journalists, dancers, and so on? If we say that
God has a plan for our lives, why wouldn't a specific career be part
of that plan?