Biblical concept: The will of God

Vocabulary:

Will, plan, purpose, wish, thoughts, permit, ordained, ways, paths,
leading and direction.

Outline:

1) Revealed will.
2) Historical will.
3) Doable will.
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1) Revealed will:

a. Inclusive salvation will - 2 Peter 3:9; John 1:11-13 and James 1:17-18.
b. Understandable will - John 7:17; Acts 20:27; Ephesians 5:17;
    Colossians 1:9 and 4:12.
c. Universal individual will - Ephesians 5:1-21; Colossians 1:9-14;
    Romans 12:1-2; 1 Thessalonians 4:1-8; 5:18; Psalm 25:8-15;
    119:1-8; Proverbs 2:1-12; 3:6; 16:9 and compare Proverbs 20:24.

2) Historical will:

a. Plan - Ephesians 1:11, 5, 9 and Acts 2:22-24.
b. Savior - Acts 2:22-24; 4:27-28; Galatians 1:3-5; Ephesians 1:7-10;
    3:8-12 and Hebrews 10:8-10.
c. Unchangeable - Hebrews 6:13-18.
d. Future - Luke 22:42; Matthew 6:10; Romans 1:10; 15:32; 2
    Corinthians 8:5; Acts 18:21; James 4:15; Hebrews 6:3; Psalm
    139:13-16; Psalm 23 and Acts 1:6-8.
e. Kind - Ephesians 1:5, 9 and compare Psalm 145:17.
f. Good - Romans 12:2: Philippians 2:13; Hebrews 13:21 and Jeremiah
   29:11.
g. National leaders - Proverbs 21:1; Daniel 4:17, 25, 32, 35 and 5:21.
h. Gifts - 1 Corinthians 12:11; Ephesians 1:1; Colossians 1:1 and
    Jeremiah 1:5.

3) Doable will:

a. Learn to do - Psalm 143:8-10 compare Psalm 40:8.
b. Heart - Ephesians 6:5-8; Psalm 37:4, 23-24; 139:23-24 compare
    Romans 8:14 leading, Psalm 25:10-12 and 2 Thessalonians 3:5.
c. Do right - 1 Peter 2:15; 3:17; 4:1-2, 19 and Psalm 119:129-133.
d. Priority - John 4:34; 5:30 and 6:38-40.
e. Rewards - 1 John 2:17and Hebrews 10:32-39.
f.  Contrasts - Hebrews 10:26; Luke 7:29-30 and Psalm 95:10-11.
g. Misc. - John 9:31; 1 John 5:14 and Mark 3:35.

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