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• The most common explanation of this phrase means some inward enlightenment of the mind.

• Douglas Jacoby: “The popular teaching about being led by the Spirit is that, once the Spirit comes into our hearts, we have an automatic guidance system that enables God to lead us through life and its maze of decisions, like having ‘a spiritual gyroscope’ in our nosecone.”

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• EGA (69) never means to give knowledge, but rather it carries the idea of bringing someone or something from one place to another.

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• Inherent danger in trusting inward feelings and promptings: Jeremiah 17.9; Romans 10.1-3; Matthew 7.21-23.

• Lynn Gardner: “When one judges on a subjective basis alone, how can he distinguish between a communication from the Holy Spirit and one from the devil, or even from one’s thought processes?”

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“Live by” the Spirit: Romans 8.13; Galatians 5.25“Led by” the Spirit: Romans 8.14; Galatians 5.18

“Walk by” the Spirit: Galatians 5.16“Worship by” the Spirit: Philippians 3.3

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• Indicates that we have the free-will to choose: Acts 7.51.

• It demonstrates one is willing to choose what is right: Romans 8.4-6; I Corinthians 2.14.

• It demonstrates not only a single choice, but a continual willingness to choose what is right: Romans 8.1, 13; Galatians 5.16, 25.

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• To be led is to be selfless: Hebrews 3.7-8.

• It demonstrates one is willingness to be led by God’s word: John 6.63; I Corinthians 2.12-13; Ephesians 3.3-5; I Peter 1.12; Revelation 2.7, 11, 17, 29; 3.6, 13, 22.

• It demonstrates one is a child of God: Romans 8.14-16; 14.17; Galatians 5.23-24.

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• Importance of letting the Holy Spirit lead us in our lives is should be evident: Jeremiah 10.23.

• To be led by the Holy Spirit is a privilege available to all: Revelation 22.17.