Dictionary of Bible Themes The intent and purpose of God, as revealed in Scripture. God's will for his creation and his people is set out in the Law and the Prophets, which find their fulfilment in Jesus Christ. A central aspect of the will of God is that his people be faithful and obedient. 2 Timothy 3:16The revelation of God's will See also In his word 2 Samuel 7:21Psalms 103:20-21 Colossians 1:25-26 pp 1Ch 17:19 1 John 2:4-5Exodus 18:15-16; 24:12 Deuteronomy 30:16 Through the law Psalms 119:43Romans 7:12 1 Timothy 1:8 1 Kings 22:6-7 Through the prophets 2 Kings 3:11Jeremiah 42:3-4 pp 2Ch 18:5-6 Ezekiel 12:25Amos 3:7 Acts 20:27 Galatians 1:11-12 In the apostolic gospel Ephesians 1:9-10The fulfilment of God's will See also God's will is fulfilled in Jesus Christ Ephesians 3:4-11Colossians 1:27 John 6:38 See also Jesus Christ obeyed his Father's will Matthew 26:39John 4:34; 5:30 pp Mk 14:36 Hebrews 10:7pp Lk 22:42 Psalms 40:8Galatians 1:3-4 See also Jesus Christ's death fulfilled God's will Isaiah 53:10Acts 2:23 Amos 5:24 God's will for the world See also God desires justice and righteousness Psalms 33:5Isaiah 5:7 Jeremiah 9:24 Micah 6:8 Proverbs 12:22 See also God desires honesty and truth Exodus 20:16Leviticus 19:35-36 Proverbs 11:1 pp Dt 5:20 Zechariah 8:16-171 Timothy 2:2-3 See also God desires harmony and peace Isaiah 2:3-4Isaiah 11:6-9 pp Mic 4:2-3 1 Timothy 2:4See also God desires the world to be saved Ezekiel 18:23; 33:11Matthew 18:14 John 3:16-17 2 Peter 3:9 Matthew 22:35-38 God's will for his redeemed people God desires loving obedience See also pp Mk 12:28-29 Deuteronomy 6:5pp Lk 10:27 Psalms 51:16-17Isaiah 1:11 Scripture regularly makes obedience to God a higher priority than performing religious acts: Jeremiah 7:22-231 John 2:5 1 Peter 2:9 See also God desires worship Psalms 100:4Isaiah 45:23 1 Thessalonians 5:18 Revelation 1:6 1 Thessalonians 4:3 See also God desires holiness Leviticus 19:1-21 Corinthians 1:2 Colossians 1:22 1 Thessalonians 4:7 Hebrews 10:10 1 Peter 1:15-16 John 13:34-35 See also God desires love for one another Leviticus 19:18Matthew 22:39 John 15:12-13 pp Mk 12:31 Galatians 5:14pp Lk 10:27 1 John 3:111 Peter 2:15 See also God desires high moral standards Matthew 5:16,481 Peter 3:4 1 Peter 3:17 See also God's will may involve suffering Acts 14:22; 21:13-14Hebrews 12:5-7 1 Peter 4:19 Ephesians 5:17 Proper responses to God's will See also Discovering God's will Romans 2:18Colossians 1:9 Matthew 7:21 See also Obeying God's will Ezra 10:11Matthew 12:50 Ephesians 6:6 Hebrews 13:21 pp Mk 3:35 James 4:15Matthew 6:10 See also Praying for God's will Psalms 143:10Matthew 26:42 John 14:13-14 1 John 5:14 Romans 12:2 See also Making radical changes to do God's will Romans 8:5Galatians 5:16-17 James 1:20 1 Peter 1:14; 4:2 1 John 2:15-17 Luke 7:30 Rejecting God's will See also Psalms 107:11Isaiah 30:1 Ezekiel 3:7 Matthew 23:37 John 8:44 pp Lk 13:34 Deuteronomy 33:21Examples of people who obeyed God's will 1 Samuel 13:14Gad Acts 13:22,36David: Isaiah 44:28-45:1Acts 18:21; 21:14 Cyrus Romans 1:10; 15:32Paul: 1 Corinthians 4:19Exodus 18:20 Ways of discovering God's will Exodus 28:30teaching Psalms 86:11Urim and Thummim Psalms 119:105prayer Daniel 2:22-23God's word John 14:26revelation Acts 1:26the Holy Spirit drawing lots Proverbs 19:21God's will and the human will See also God's will overrules human wills Psalms 33:10-11Proverbs 16:9 Genesis 50:20 Isaiah 10:5-11 God's will overrides the desires of the wicked Habakkuk 1:5-11Acts 2:23 1 Chronicles 13:2 Psalms 37:4; 145:19 God's will can harmonise with human wills Acts 15:28Ephesians 1:11 God's will is sovereign Over all things See also Matthew 10:29Over creation Romans 8:20Revelation 4:11 Genesis 45:8 1 Samuel 2:25 Over evil Proverbs 16:4Isaiah 65:12 Romans 9:18 Micah 7:18 Matthew 11:25-26 Over the gospel John 5:21Acts 13:48 pp Lk 10:21 Romans 9:181 Corinthians 1:21 1 Corinthians 1:1; 12:11,28 Philippians 2:13 In the church 2 Timothy 1:1Hebrews 2:4 See also 1115 God, purpose of1130 God, sovereignty 1427 prophecy 1439 revelation 1610 Scripture 2525 Christ, cross of 3263 Holy Spirit, guidance 5375 law 6663 freedom of will 8124 guidance 8453 obedience 8605 prayer, and God's will |
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