God Perfect Will
Lesson 10: God’s Will is Eternal
Lesson 10: God’s Will is EternalIII. Permanence.“He has put eternity into man’s heart...” (Ecclesiastes 3:11) The last demand is that of Permanence. Man is everywhere, at all times, in every way, at war with decay. The hatred of death, and the dread…
Lesson 11: Provides for Perfection
Lesson 11: Provides for PerfectionMatthew 5:48 – “You therefore must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.” In considering the threefold demand dealt with in the last chapter, we come first in order to the demand for perfection. The answer…
Lesson 12: Perfection’s Source
Lesson 12: Perfection’s SourceMatthew 5:48 – “You therefore must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.” As we see above, no man knows perfectly and completely his fellow man. The mother that bore me, the wife of my heart, the children of…
Lesson 13: Purchases Pleasure in Obedience
Lesson 13: Purchases Pleasure in Obedience“Love is the fulfilling of the Law” Romans 13:10. Man's nature is such that, in addition to perfection, it demands pleasure. How that demand is met in the Will of God may be declared like this: God's Will is…
Lesson 14: Purchases Pleasure With Love
Lesson 14: Purchases Pleasure With Love“Blessed are those who…seek Him with their whole heart” (Psalm 119:2 II. Love can only make laws for man which will provide him with perfect pleasure. Love’s very nature, as we have already seen, makes this a…
Lesson 15: Purchases Pleasure Through Hope
Lesson 15: Purchases Pleasure Through Hope“Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepar…
Lesson 16: Promise’s Permanence Through Himself
Lesson 16: Promise’s Permanence Through Himself“…whoever does the will of God abides forever" 1 John 2:17. The third demand of man is for permanence. That also is secured by those who dwell wholly within the Will of God. The argument may be simply…
Lesson 17: Promises Permanence Against All Other Forces
Lesson 17: Promises Permanence Against All Other Forces"The world is passing away along with its desires, but whoever does the will of God abides forever" (1 John 2:17). The light falls in the act of retrospection. Looking back today to the events…
Lesson 18: Practical Because its Nature is Organized
Lesson 18: Practical Because its Nature is Organized“The steps of a man are established by the Lord, when he delights in his way” Psalm 37:23For the reasons stated, we grant that the Will of God should be the best law of life for man. Having granted…