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Transformed with Dr. Greg Gifford

WHY BIBLICAL WISDOM IS YOUR BEST HOPE FOR LIFE DECISIONS

Transformed with Dr. Greg Gifford

Fortis Institute

Education, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.9710 Ratings

🗓️ 19 June 2025

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

Transformed Podcast Episode 128 | June 19, 2025 Dr. Greg Gifford discusses how Christians can make wise decisions when the Bible doesn’t offer direct commands. Learn how the sufficiency of Scripture and Christlike character guide everyday choices—from relationships to finances. Understand how Christian liberty gives you freedom within God’s boundaries, not outside them. ___ Thanks for listening! Transformed would not be possible without the financial support of our Gospel Partners. If you would like to support Transformed we would be extremely grateful. VISIT https://fortisinstitute.org/donate/ If you are already a Gospel Partner we couldn’t be more thankful for you if we tried!

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0:00.0

What is?

0:01.2

What is?

0:01.5

What is?

0:02.0

What is biblical counseling?

0:04.0

Biblical counseling will grow you from brokenness to wholeness.

0:07.0

I think what you just said made me look at those scenarios differently.

0:10.0

God replaced all my junk with, with a beautiful light.

0:14.0

God's really been changing the way that I parent my children.

0:19.0

The most amazing thing is the sufficiency of his word.

0:22.6

This is Transform.

0:24.6

And now your host, Assistant Professor of Biblical Counseling

0:28.6

at the Master's University and certified biblical counselor, Dr. Greg Gifford.

0:35.6

Welcome back to Transform. My name is Dr. Greg Gifford.

0:38.9

And today we're talking about decision making and Christian liberty.

0:42.7

And by Christian liberty, liberty, liberty, I just simply mean that you have freedom to choose.

0:50.4

And you know the Bible, but you also know that the Bible gives you freedom.

0:55.4

And if you've ever heard of the idea of gray areas of scripture,

0:59.7

what we mean by gray areas is the Bible doesn't tell you clearly what you have to do.

1:04.0

The Bible gives you principles by which to make a decision.

1:08.5

So a couple of big overview thoughts. First of all, the sufficiency of

1:14.2

Scripture is the doctrine of the Bible that means that God has provided in His Word all that we need

1:20.6

for life and godliness. So you can either read a direct command, thou shall not steal, thou shall work hard. Or you can take the principles

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