3. Let the Bible guide you

VIDEO: Let Bible Principles Guide You (5:54)

• What is free will?

• Why did Jehovah give us free will?

• What has he provided to help us use our free will in the best way possible?

To see an example of a Bible principle, read Ephesians 5:15, 16. Then discuss how you could make “the best use of your time” to . . .

• read the Bible regularly.

• become a better marriage mate, parent, son, or daughter.

• attend congregation meetings.

What, though, if there is no clear Bible command telling you what to do? Jehovah will still guide you “in the way you should walk.” (Isaiah 48:17) How? There may be principles that can guide you. Bible principles are basic truths that reveal God’s thoughts and feelings. Often we learn how God feels about a matter when we read an account in the Bible. When we discern how Jehovah feels, we can make decisions that please him.