In this brief series of lessons, we look at the sovereignty of God, focusing on the fact that there are different aspects to the will of god: His permissive will, His determined will, His providential will, and His desired will.
These Bible lessons were taught by Pastor Gregg Bing in 2023 during the adult Sunday school class at Grace Bible Church in Fort Worth, TX.
Gregg Bing - April 2, 2023
God's Desired Will
The preceptive will of God is the declaration of His moral law; what God says is right and wrong, good and evil. God communicates this moral law in several ways: through the written law of Moses He gave to Israel, through the conscience every person is born with, and through His instructions to people found in the New Testament. Being a holy and righteous God, His moral law is what God desires His creatures to do, but we are not forced to do so. This leads us to the final aspect of God's will: His desired will, which we will explore in our next lesson.
Scripture References: Romans 12:1-2, John 3:14-18, 2 Corinthians 5:21, 1 John 2:1-2, 2 Peter 3:3-8, 1 Timothy 2:1-7, 1 Thessalonians 4:3-8
More From "The Will of God"
February 26, 2023
God's Permissive Will
Gregg Bing
Daniel 4:32-35, Isaiah 14:24-27, Psalms 135:5-6, Ezekiel 28:14-17, Ephesians 3:10-11
March 5, 2023
God's Determined Will
Gregg Bing
Revelation 4:11, Colossians 1:16, Acts 2:22-24, Acts 4:24-28
March 12, 2023
God's Providential Will
Gregg Bing
Mark 14:21, Acts 2:22-24, Psalms 139:1-6, Genesis 45:5-8, Esther 4:14, John 6:64-71, John 13:18
March 26, 2023
God's Preceptive Will
Gregg Bing
Ephesians 5:1-7, Nehemiah 9:3-14, Psalms 40:8, Romans 3:19-20, Romans 2:6-15, Matthew 5:27-28, Romans 13:8-14, 1 Thessalonians 4:3-8
April 2, 2023
God's Desired Will
Gregg Bing
Romans 12:1-2, John 3:14-18, 2 Corinthians 5:21, 1 John 2:1-2, 2 Peter 3:3-8, 1 Timothy 2:1-7, 1 Thessalonians 4:3-8
