Obeying The Will Of God

Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter into the Kingdom of Heaven; but he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.

If you love me, keep my commandments.

The world is passing away with its lusts, but he who does God’s will remains forever.

not in the way of service only when eyes are on you, as men pleasers; but as servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart;

Don’t be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what is the good, well-pleasing, and perfect will of God.

For whoever does the will of my Father who is in heaven, he is my brother, and sister, and mother.”

saying, “Father, if you are willing, remove this cup from me. Nevertheless, not my will, but yours, be done.”

But Peter and the apostles answered, “We must obey God rather than men.

Now may the God of peace, who brought again from the dead the great shepherd of the sheep with the blood of an eternal covenant, our Lord Jesus, — read the full passage →

Jesus said to them, “My food is to do the will of him who sent me, and to accomplish his work.

Therefore I urge you, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service. — read the full passage →

that you no longer should live the rest of your time in the flesh for the lusts of men, but for the will of God.

But be doers of the word, and not only hearers, deluding your own selves.

For it is God who works in you both to will and to work, for his good pleasure.

make you complete in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is well pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen.

Let your Kingdom come. Let your will be done, as in heaven, so on earth.

Be subject therefore to God. But resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

But be doers of the word, and not only hearers, deluding your own selves. — read the full passage →

For this is the will of God: your sanctification, that you abstain from sexual immorality,

But he said, “On the contrary, blessed are those who hear the word of God, and keep it.”

To him therefore who knows to do good, and doesn’t do it, to him it is sin.

Therefore don’t be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.

For I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will, but the will of him who sent me.

He went forward a little, fell on his face, and prayed, saying, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass away from me; nevertheless, not what I desire, but what you desire.”

So then, my beloved, even as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. — read the full passage →

He said, ‘The God of our fathers has appointed you to know his will, and to see the Righteous One, and to hear a voice from his mouth.

And being found in human form, he humbled himself, becoming obedient to death, yes, the death of the cross.

When he had removed him, he raised up David to be their king, to whom he also testified, ‘I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after my heart, who will do all my will.’

Remind them to be in subjection to rulers and to authorities, to be obedient, to be ready for every good work,

Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, then I will come in to him, and will dine with him, and he with me.

One who has my commandments, and keeps them, that person is one who loves me. One who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him, and will reveal myself to him.”

looking to Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising its shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

If anyone desires to do his will, he will know about the teaching, whether it is from God, or if I am speaking from myself.

For this cause, we also, since the day we heard this, don’t cease praying and making requests for you, that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, — read the full passage →

Be imitators of me, even as I also am of Christ. — read the full passage →

For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

Rejoice always. — read the full passage →

Sanctify them in your truth. Your word is truth.

Again, a second time he went away, and prayed, saying, “My Father, if this cup can’t pass away from me unless I drink it, your desire be done.”

Jesus answered him, “If a man loves me, he will keep my word. My Father will love him, and we will come to him, and make our home with him. — read the full passage →

This is how we know that we know him: if we keep his commandments. — read the full passage →

Because Christ also suffered for sins once, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring you to God; being put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit; — read the full passage →

Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you withdraw yourselves from every brother who walks in rebellion, and not after the tradition which they received from us.

who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us out of this present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father—

Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.

Pray like this: ‘Our Father in heaven, may your name be kept holy. — read the full passage →

This is the boldness which we have toward him, that, if we ask anything according to his will, he listens to us.

Again, therefore, Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world.He who follows me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.”

Jesus came to them and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to me in heaven and on earth.

But seek first God’s Kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things will be given to you as well.

For you need endurance so that, having done the will of God, you may receive the promise.

to which he called you through our Good News, for the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. — read the full passage →

For whoever does the will of God, the same is my brother, and my sister, and mother.”

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us the sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

The Lord is not slow concerning his promise, as some count slowness; but is patient with us, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

For am I now seeking the favor of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? For if I were still pleasing men, I wouldn’t be a servant of Christ.

For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God;

Therefore when the Lord knew that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus was making and baptizing more disciples than John — read the full passage →

The devil, leading him up on a high mountain, showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.

“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint, dill, and cumin, and have left undone the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faith. But you ought to have done these, and not to have left the other undone.

Therefore, since Christ suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves also with the same mind; for he who has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin; — read the full passage →

For you ought to say, “If the Lord wills, we will both live, and do this or that.”

Every Scripture is God-breathed and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for instruction in righteousness, — read the full passage →

But I don’t permit a woman to teach, nor to exercise authority over a man, but to be in quietness.

For this cause the woman ought to have authority on her head, because of the angels.

No temptation has taken you except what is common to man. God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted above what you are able, but will with the temptation also make the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.

But to the married I command—not I, but the Lord—that the wife not leave her husband — read the full passage →

Jesus answered him, “If a man loves me, he will keep my word. My Father will love him, and we will come to him, and make our home with him.

But as many as received him, to them he gave the right to become God’s children, to those who believe in his name:

Every Scripture is God-breathed and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for instruction in righteousness,

until we all attain to the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a full grown man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ;

Don’t you know that to whom you present yourselves as servants to obedience, his servants you are whom you obey; whether of sin to death, or of obedience to righteousness?

God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.”

The true light that enlightens everyone was coming into the world.

He said to them, “Go into all the world, and preach the Good News to the whole creation.

Therefore God also highly exalted him, and gave to him the name which is above every name;

But I would have you know that the head of every man is Christ, and the head of the woman is the man, and the head of Christ is God.