These scriptures persuade me that we are to exercise freedom within moral bounds and wisdom within freedom bounds. If these verses are not teaching genuine freedom, what do they mean? If Paul isn’t commanding "wise" decisions, what does he mean? Wisdom in Scripture There are other places in Scripture where decisions are made within freedom and expressed in wisdom terms. A missionary decision is made because "we thought it best" (1 Thess. 3:1). Paul plans to make a trip to Jerusalem "if it seems advisable" (1