Introduction
Matthew 6:9-13 – The Lord’s Prayerthelema – translated “will” as in, “will of God”Exceptions!
Matthew 21:31John 1:12I Corinthians 7:37; 16:12Ephesians 2:3II Timothy 2:26I Peter 4:3Jesus was perfect, sinless …
Hebrews 7:26II Corinthians 5:21I John 3:5Hebrews 4:15The will of Jesus
There is a distinction between the will of God and the will of Jesus, but Jesus never sinned.Matthew 26:26-56John 5:30; 6:38By the will of God
John 1:1-14Romans 1:8-10; 15:30-33I Corinthians 1:1II Corinthians 1:1; 8:5Ephesians 1:1Colossians 1:1II Timothy 1:1According to the will of God
Matthew 18:10-14; 26:39, 42John 4:34; 5:30; 6:38-40Galatians 1:3-5Ephesians 1:3-12I Peter 3:14-17Revelation 4:11Being in the will of God
Matthew 7:21; 12:46-50John 7:15-24; 9:30-34Romans 2:12-24Ephesians 5:15-21; 6:5-6Galatians 1:7-14; 4:12I Peter 2:13-15Hebrews 13:20-21I Peter 4:12-19I John 2:15-17We 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 6:13-17James 1:13-14I Peter 5:6-10The 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; 5:12-23Hebrews 10:1-39Luke 12:35-48Romans 12:1-2God’s will in heaven needs to be done here on earth.