CHOICE

(See also Decisions; Free Will; Priorities)

ability to make right choices in life: w09 11/1 31; g03 10/22 28; w98 11/1 13-18

blessings or maledictions: w06 6/1 27-29; w99 7/15 11-12; w96 6/15 12-22

changing one’s mind: ijwbq article 186; w17.03 16-17; w17.06 3; w14 12/15 17-20

choices bringing happiness: w07 10/1 3-7

choosing life eternal: w03 5/15 32

confidence in Jehovah’s choices: w04 8/1 10; w98 8/15 12-14

declining a choice scripturally open: w08 3/15 3-4; w04 9/1 11-13

effect on direction in life: kp 9-11

foreseeing consequences: w08 9/1 8-11

freedom of choice: w14 1/15 18-19; w14 7/1 5; g 5/07 13; w06 6/1 26-28; w05 1/15 4-5; g03 3/8 12-13; g03 5/8 27; rs 372; w86 6/1 21

having too many choices: g05 11/22 31

health care: w08 11/15 25-26

Jehovah as ruler: fg 17; dg 30-31

making wise choices:

youths: w22.01 27; w15 9/15 7; w14 1/15 17-21

not insisting on one’s preferences: w09 2/15 19-21; w09 11/15 14

Satan’s offers: g89 4/8 17-18

to be good or evil: g 4/10 20-21

to follow Jesus: cf 2, 5-191; w09 1/15 3-4; w07 10/1 3-4, 6-7

to serve Jehovah: w25.04 2-7; cl 45-46; wp18.2 14-15; yb13 4-5; w06 6/1 26-30; pe 255; g89 4/8 17-18; tp 175-180, 182-186

possible despite background: w09 11/1 31

youths: w14 1/15 18; w10 4/15 3-7; w09 9/15 3-6; w08 5/15 17-21; yp2 311-317; w06 7/1 26-30; w90 8/1 10-14

to worship Jehovah: rr 226-227

unity despite differing choices: w04 9/1 8-13