1. Does it agree with the Bible? Luke 2:33
2. Does this ideal make me more like Christ? Think or Act like Jesus Christ? James 3:14-18 (pure, not personal ambition, peace loving, not conflict, submissive, all gosspils are satanic…)
3. Does my church family confirm it? Eph 3:10, Prov 11:9
4. Is it consistent with how God shaped me? Eph 2:10, Romans 12:6
5. Does it concern my responsibility? John 21:22
6. Is it convicting rather than condemning? Ro 8:1, Rev 3:19
7. Do I sense God’s peace not confusion about it? 1 Cor 14:33, Phil 4 6-7