Introduction
- Matthew 6:9-13 – The Lord’s Prayer
- thelema – translated “will” as in, “will of God”
Exceptions!
Jesus was perfect, sinless …
The will of Jesus
- There is a distinction between the will of God and the will of Jesus, but Jesus never sinned.
- Matthew 26:26-56
- John 5:30; 6:38
By the will of God
- John 1:1-14
- Romans 1:8-10; 15:30-33
- I Corinthians 1:1
- II Corinthians 1:1; 8:5
- Ephesians 1:1
- Colossians 1:1
- II Timothy 1:1
According to the will of God
- Matthew 18:10-14; 26:39, 42
- John 4:34; 5:30; 6:38-40
- Galatians 1:3-5
- Ephesians 1:3-12
- I Peter 3:14-17
- Revelation 4:11
Being in the will of God
- Matthew 7:21; 12:46-50
- John 7:15-24; 9:30-34
- Romans 2:12-24
- Ephesians 5:15-21; 6:5-6
- Galatians 1:7-14; 4:12
- I Peter 2:13-15
- Hebrews 13:20-21
- I Peter 4:12-19
- I John 2:15-17
- We can be confident of the will of God even though we don’t fully understand it. God’s thoughts are much higher than our thoughts.
There is someone else
- Ephesians 6:13-17
- James 1:13-14
- I Peter 5:6-10
- The devil still has abilities in modern times, although not to the degree that he did in the New Testament times.
Conclusion
- I Thessalonians 4:3-8; 5:12-23
- Hebrews 10:1-39
- Luke 12:35-48
- Romans 12:1-2
- God’s will in heaven needs to be done here on earth.