Page 84 APPENDIX THE WILL OF GOD IN SCRIPTURE The following list shows the four ways in which the phrase will of God is used throughout the Bible. Scriptures are taken from the NIV and the KJV. God’s Eternal Will: His Divine Purpose – His Ultimate Intention Ac 20:27 For I have not hesitated to proclaim to you the whole will of God. Ro 8:27 And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints in accordance with God’s will. Eph 1:9 And he made known to us the mystery of his will according to his good pleasure, which he purposed in Christ. Eph 1:11 In him we were also chosen, having been predestined according to the plan of him who works out everything in
What Scripture says about parenting is actually quite simple and straightforward: You have a depraved and foolish child, and if you want him not to be so foolish, spank him (Proverbs 22:15). You have a solemn responsibility before God to provide an environment of nurture and instruction where your child will constantly be exposed to God’s truth (Deuteronomy 6:6-7). In short, you need to be careful not to provoke your children to wrath, but bring them up in the training and admonition of the Lord (Ephesians 6:4).
John MacArthur