Illustrations | p. 11 |
Foreword | p. 13 |
Introduction | p. 15 |
Is It Worth Another Look? | |
You Have Heard It Said: The Traditional View Presented | |
On Marriage and Missions | p. 23 |
Hitting the Bull's-eye | p. 29 |
Defining God's Will | |
Proving God's Individual Will | |
Reading the Road Signs | p. 45 |
Discovering God's Individual Will | |
Letting the Umpire Rule | p. 59 |
Confirming God's Individual Will | |
The Case of the Missing "Dot" The Traditional View Critiqued | |
Does God Have Three Wills? | p. 81 |
The Arguments from Reason | |
The Argument from Experience | |
The Argument from Biblical Example | |
Does Scripture Teach the "Dot"? | p. 97 |
Proverbs 3:5-6 | |
Psalm 32:8 | |
Isaiah 30:20-21 | |
Colossians 1:9 | |
Colossians 4:12 | |
Romans 12:1-2 | |
Ephesians 2:10 | |
Ephesians 5:15-17 | |
More Doubts About the "Dot" | p. 117 |
The Problem of "Ordinary" Decisions | |
The Problem of Equal Options | |
The Problem of Immaturity | |
Impressions Are Impressions | p. 127 |
The Problem of Subjectivity | |
The Leading of the Holy Spirit | |
The Peace of Christ | |
The Way of Wisdom: The Wisdom View Explained | |
Thy Word Is Truth | p. 151 |
The Reality of God's Moral Will | |
The Nature of God's Moral Will | |
The Believer's Response to God's Moral Will | |
Free to Choose | p. 165 |
"The First Supper" | |
The Principle of Freedom and the Nature of Laws | |
The Principle of Freedom and the Nature of Sin | |
The Principle of Freedom in Direct Statements of Scripture | |
Competent to Choose | p. 181 |
Apostolic Examples | |
The Principle of Spiritual Expediency | |
Apostolic Exhortations | |
Acquire Wisdom | |
God Only Wise | p. 201 |
The Nature of God's Sovereign Will | |
God's Sovereign Will and Decision Making | p. 209 |
Sovereignty and Planning | |
Sovereignty and Circumstances | |
Sovereignty and "Open Doors" | |
Sovereignty and "Fleeces" | |
Guidance: A Biblical Model | p. 229 |
Biblical Guidance Defined | |
Biblical Guidance Described | |
Biblical Guidance Demonstrated | |
Guidance Is Personal | p. 243 |
The Way of Wisdom Is Not Impersonal | |
The Proper Place of Emotions | |
Walking By Faith, Not Sight | |
Walking by Faith in Decision Making | |
Making a Good Thing Better | p. 257 |
Resolving Interpretive Difficulties | |
Resolving Applicational Difficulties | |
Adopting the Right Perspective | |
Deciding the Big Ones: The Wisdom View Applied | |
Singleness, Marriage, and Wisdom -- Should I or Shouldn't I? | p. 283 |
The Teaching of Jesus | |
The Teaching of Paul | |
Marriage and Wisdom -- Screening the Candidates | p. 297 |
God's Will for Adam and Eve | |
God's Will for Isaac and Rebekah | |
God's Will for Believers Who Marry | |
Wisdom Sources for Marriage | |
The Ministry and Wisdom | p. 311 |
The Call to the Ministry | |
Biblical Qualifications for Church Leaders | |
Decision Making and the Ministry | |
Missions and Wisdom | p. 323 |
Missions Decisions in the Early Church | |
Deciding Who Should Go | |
The Road to the Mission Field | |
Vocation, Education, and Wisdom | p. 335 |
God's Will for Your Work | |
Vocational Decision Making: A Case Study | |
God's Will for Your Preparation | |
Educational Decision Making: A Case Study | |
Giving and Wisdom | p. 355 |
The Tithe | |
The Faith Promise | |
Biblical Principles of Giving | |
Biblical Priorities in Giving | |
Wisdom When Christians Differ | p. 377 |
The Meat Debate | |
Defining the Area of Freedom | |
Developing Personal Convictions | |
Acceptance and Accountability | |
Of Meat and Movies | |
Weaker Brothers, Pharisees, and Servants | p. 401 |
Caring for Weaker Brothers | |
Coping With Pharisees | |
Concentrating on Christ | |
Conclusion | p. 427 |
Indexes | |
Scripture Index | p. 433 |
Subject Index | p. 447 |
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