If I choose to do something, it must fit within what I believe is the will of Christ, my

Lord, right?

I don't want to violate that.

To violate that, in my mind, would be to take the control of my life, wouldn't it?

To usurp the Lordship of Christ. Welcome to Grace to you with John MacArthur. I'm your host Phil Johnson. You probably know the Bible commands you to work to be part of a church, to stay faithful

to your spouse, but does the Bible give you any specifics like which career you should pursue

or what church you should join, or what person you should

marry.

Bottom line, how can you know you're doing God's will when faced with a decision that isn't

specifically addressed in scripture.

To help with that, John MacArthur is going to look at 10 biblical principles for decision-making,

continuing his study titled Foundations Volume 2.

But before the lesson, John, it's been a busy few weeks for our staff

since getting back from the Christmas break. Take a moment to tell our listeners what was waiting

for us when we returned to the office here?

Well, the wonderful reality of the gift that we all receive

when we come back from Christmas break is mail.

Stacks and stacks of mail have accumulated over the last few weeks of the year and we

get to dive in and read every single letter and touch base with what's on the heart of our listeners as well as receive

their generous gifts to our ministry. And I can tell you now already as we're

still in the process of going through all the mail

the Lord has provided again in remarkable ways. An overflow of email, thank you notes,

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