Advice for Spirit-Led Living

 The New Testament contains many instructions about a Spirit-led life. Unfortunately, however, not many people are reading their Bibles today.
    
Some people seem to think that what the New Testament says is not important, or that it is not applicable.  That is sad.  My own experience is that when I have ignored any of the instructions in the New Testament, it has come back to haunt me.  For that reason, I point to the instructions in the New Testament with the hope that others will avoid some of the mistakes that I have made.

HOW I SELECTED THE VERSES FOR THIS STUDY

 First, I read through the New Testament to identify verses that tell people what to do and what not to do.  When I came across a verse that fit that category, I underlined it.  (I did not restrict myself to the explicit commands and prohibitions, rather I took everything that stated, or implied, what a person should or should not do.)  Then, I wrote out each verse on a slip of paper and sorted the slips into various stacks according to topics.  After that, I made lists of the verses under each of the topics.  Bruce Gilstrap, my grandson-in-law, put the verses on to a computer for me.  I want to thank my wife’s cousin, Harold Higginbottom, for providing me with a reliable computer.
    
Whenever I have had an opportunity to lead a discussion in a home Bible study, I have used one of these topics as the basis for the discussion.  Just in case anyone should like to use these topics as a basis for Bible study, he will find thought questions at the end of each topic.