I am tired of being told that God’s will is for there to be a paradise earth. I have put the following scripture list together to
help myself (and maybe others) in discussing what God’s will is.
The word “will” is used 1,332 times in the New International Version of the New Testament. I have read each quote and have
included some of the more pertinent verses here. If you know of further verses that shed light upon God’s Will please post
them.
What do the scriptures say about God’s Will?
Should God’s will matter to us? (review bolded quotations)
What is God’s will? (review yellow highlighted quotations)
Do we have help doing God’s will? (review underlined quotations)
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Matthew 6:10 your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Matthew 18:14 In the same way your Father in heaven is not willing that any of these little ones should be lost.
Matthew 26:39 Going a little farther, he fell with his face to the ground and prayed, "My Father, if it is possible, may this
cup be taken from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will."
Matthew 26:42 He went away a second time and prayed, "My Father, if it is not possible for this cup to be taken away unless I
drink it, may your will be done."
Mark 3:35 Whoever does God's will is my brother and sister and mother."
Mark 14:36 "Abba, Father," he said, "everything is possible for you. Take this cup from me. Yet not what I will, but what you
will."
John 4:34 "My food," said Jesus, "is to do the will of him who sent me and to finish his work.
John 6:38 For I have come down from heaven not to do my will but to do the will of him who sent me.
John 6:39 And this is the will of him who sent me, that I shall lose none of all that he has given me, but raise them up at
the last day.
John 6:40 For my Father's will is that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in him shall have eternal life, and I will
raise him up at the last day."
John 7:17 If anyone chooses to do God's will, he will find out whether my teaching comes from God or whether I speak on my
own.
Acts 20:27 For I have not hesitated to proclaim to you the whole will of God.
Acts 21:14 When he would not be dissuaded, we gave up and said, "The Lord's will be done."
Acts 22:14 "Then he said: 'The God of our fathers has chosen you to know his will and to see the Righteous One and to hear
words from his mouth.
2 Cor 8:5 And they did not do as we expected, but they gave themselves first to the Lord and then to us in keeping with God's
will.
Gal 1:4 who gave himself for our sins to rescue us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father,
Eph 5:17 “Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord's will is.” (this comes in the middle of a discussion of
things not to do and things to do).
Eph 6:6 Obey them not only to win their favor when their eye is on you, but like slaves of Christ, doing the will of God from
your heart.
Col 1:9 For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you and asking God to fill you
with the knowledge of his will through all spiritual wisdom and understanding.
Col 4:12 Epaphras, who is one of you and a servant of Christ Jesus, sends greetings. He is always wrestling in prayer for
you, that you may stand firm in all the will of God, mature and fully assured.
1 Thess 4:3 It is God's will that you should be sanctified: that you should avoid sexual immorality;
1 Thess 5:18give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus
Heb 10:9 Then he said, "Here I am, I have come to do your will." He sets aside the first to establish the second.
Heb 10:36 You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised.
Heb 13:21 equip you with everything good for doing his will, and may he work in us what is pleasing to him, through Jesus
Christ, to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
1 Pet 2:15 For it is God's will that by doing good you should silence the ignorant talk of foolish men.
1 Pet 3:17 It is better, if it is God's will, to suffer for doing good than for doing evil.
1 Pet 4:19 So then, those who suffer according to God's will should commit themselves to their faithful Creator and continue
to do good.
1 John 2:17 The world and its desires pass away, but the man who does the will of God lives forever.
1 John 5:14 This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.