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Page 38 can often perceive things outside of natural means. As I look at the New Testament carefully, I discover the same principle. Whenever you find the leading of the Spirit in the life of Jesus (in the Gospels) or the apostles (in the book of Acts), it is virtually always in relation to walking in the righteousness of Christ or in ministering to others. To be led intuitively is the normal way that God leads His children into His moral will. An Outward Guide There is also an objective discovery of God’s moral will. The Scriptures, which are inspired by the same Spirit who indwells us, is an objective witness to God’s moral will (2 Tim. 3:16). However, the Scriptures are not isolated in and of themselves. The Scriptures contain what the New Testament authors call ,the Word of God. The Word of God is Jesus Christ. He is the living Word. He is the Logos, the speech and utterance of God Himself. The Scriptures contain God’s Word, and they reveal the Person of Christ (John 5:39). Therefore, the Scriptures are the written Word pointing to and revealing the living Word, Christ. The New Testament refers to ,the ministry of the Word (Acts 6:4). This is the ministry where the Word of God is spoken, preached, or taught (Acts 18:11; 1 Thess. 2:13; Heb. 13:7). It is also called ,the apostles’ teaching (Acts 2:42). Their teaching was a