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It is a central theme that reflects the relationship between God's sovereignty and human responsibility.<br><br><b>Divine Will</b><br><br>The divine will refers to God's sovereign plan and purpose for creation and humanity. It is often associated with God's omniscience and omnipotence, indicating that His will is perfect, unchangeable, and ultimately for the good of His creation. In <a href="/ephesians/1-11.htm">Ephesians 1:11</a>, the Apostle Paul writes, "In Him we were also chosen as God’s own, having been predestined according to the plan of Him who works out everything by the counsel of His will." This verse highlights the belief that God's will is actively involved in the unfolding of history and the lives of individuals.<br><br>The will of God is also seen in His commandments and desires for human conduct. In <a href="/1_thessalonians/4-3.htm">1 Thessalonians 4:3</a>, Paul states, "For it is God’s will that you should be holy: You must abstain from sexual immorality." Here, God's will is expressed as a moral directive for believers, emphasizing holiness and purity.<br><br><b>Human Will</b><br><br>Human will, on the other hand, refers to the capacity of individuals to make choices and decisions. The Bible acknowledges the reality of human free will, while also recognizing its limitations due to the fallen nature of humanity. In <a href="/deuteronomy/30-19.htm">Deuteronomy 30:19</a>, Moses presents the Israelites with a choice: "I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you today that I have set before you life and death, blessing and curse. So choose life, so that you and your descendants may live." This passage underscores the responsibility of individuals to choose obedience to God.<br><br>The tension between divine sovereignty and human free will is a recurring theme in Scripture. <a href="/proverbs/16-9.htm">Proverbs 16:9</a> states, "A man’s heart plans his course, but the LORD determines his steps." This verse illustrates the belief that while humans can make plans, it is ultimately God who directs the outcome.<br><br><b>Jesus and the Will of God</b><br><br>The life and ministry of Jesus Christ provide a profound example of submission to the will of God. In the Garden of Gethsemane, Jesus prays, "Father, if You are willing, take this cup from Me. Yet not My will, but Yours be done" (<a href="/luke/22-42.htm">Luke 22:42</a>). This moment of surrender highlights the perfect alignment of Jesus' human will with the divine will, serving as a model for believers.<br><br><b>The Role of the Holy Spirit</b><br><br>The Holy Spirit plays a crucial role in aligning the human will with God's will. <a href="/romans/8-26.htm">Romans 8:26-27</a> explains, "In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groans too deep for words. And He who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God." The Holy Spirit aids believers in discerning and fulfilling God's will, especially in times of uncertainty or weakness.<br><br><b>Conclusion</b><br><br>The concept of will in the Bible is multifaceted, encompassing both the divine will of God and the human capacity for choice. It reflects the dynamic relationship between God's sovereignty and human responsibility, with the ultimate goal of aligning human will with the divine purpose.<a name="web" id="web"></a><div class="vheading2">Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary</div>1. (<I>n.</I>) The power of choosing; the faculty or endowment of the soul by which it is capable of choosing; the faculty or power of the mind by which we decide to do or not to do; the power or faculty of preferring or selecting one of two or more objects.<p>2. (<I>n.</I>) The choice which is made; a determination or preference which results from the act or exercise of the power of choice; a volition.<p>3. (<I>n.</I>) The choice or determination of one who has authority; a decree; a command; discretionary pleasure.<p>4. (<I>v.</I>) Strong wish or inclination; desire; purpose.<p>5. (<I>v.</I>) That which is strongly wished or desired.<p>6. (<I>v.</I>) Arbitrary disposal; power to control, dispose, or determine.<p>7. (<I>n.</I>) The legal declaration of a person's mind as to the manner in which he would have his property or estate disposed of after his death; the written instrument, legally executed, by which a man makes disposition of his estate, to take effect after his death; testament; devise. See the Note under Testament, 1.<p>8. (<I>adv.</I>) To wish; to desire; to incline to have.<p>9. (<I>adv.</I>) As an auxiliary, will is used to denote futurity dependent on the verb. Thus, in first person, I will denotes willingness, consent, promise; and when will is emphasized, it denotes determination or fixed purpose; as, I will go if you wish; I will go at all hazards. In the second and third persons, the idea of distinct volition, wish, or purpose is evanescent, and simple certainty is appropriately expressed; as, You will go, or He will go, describes a future event as a fact only. To emphasize will denotes (according to the tone or context) certain futurity or fixed determination.<p>10. (<I>v. i.</I>) To be willing; to be inclined or disposed; to be pleased; to wish; to desire.<p>11. (<I>n.</I>) To form a distinct volition of; to determine by an act of choice; to ordain; to decree.<p>12. (<I>n.</I>) To enjoin or command, as that which is determined by an act of volition; to direct; to order.<p>13. (<I>n.</I>) To give or direct the disposal of by testament; to bequeath; to devise; as, to will one's estate to a child; also, to order or direct by testament; as, he willed that his nephew should have his watch.<p>14. (<I>v. i.</I>) To exercise an act of volition; to choose; to decide; to determine; to decree.<a name="isb" id="isb"></a><div class="vheading2">International Standard Bible Encyclopedia</div><span class="encheading">WILL, VOLITION</span><p>vo-lish'-un ('abhah, ratson; thelo) boulomai, thelema: "Will" as noun and verb, transitive and intrans, carries in it the idea of "wish," "purpose," "volition." "Will" is also used as an auxiliary of the future tense of other words, but the independent verb is frequent, and it is often important to distinguish between it and the mere auxiliary, especially in the New Testament.<br><br>In the Old Testament the word chiefly rendered "to will" is 'abhah, "to breathe after," "to long for." With the exception of <a href="/job/39-9.htm">Job 39:9</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-19.htm">Isaiah 1:19</a>, it is accompanied by a negation, and is used of both man and God. Several other words are employed, but only sparsely. "Will" as noun is the translation chiefly of ratson, "good-will," "willfulness" (<a href="/genesis/49-6.htm">Genesis 49:6</a>), with emphasis on the voluntariness of action (<a href="/leviticus/1-3.htm">Leviticus 1:3</a>; <a href="/leviticus/19-5.htm">Leviticus 19:5</a>; <a href="/leviticus/22-19.htm">Leviticus 22:19, 29</a>, etc.); also of nephesh, and a few other words. In the New Testament "will" is chiefly the translation of thelo and boulomai, the difference between the two being that thelo expresses an active choice or purpose, boulomai, "passive inclination or willingness, or the inward predisposition from which the active choice proceeds" (compare <a href="/mark/15-9.htm">Mark 15:9, 12</a> with 15:15). "Will," noun, is thelema. With the exception of a few passages, it is used of the will of God (over all, <a href="/matthew/18-14.htm">Matthew 18:14</a>; in all things to be done, <a href="/matthew/6-10.htm">Matthew 6:10</a>; <a href="/matthew/26-42.htm">Matthew 26:42</a> parallel, etc.; ordering all things, <a href="/ephesians/1-11.htm">Ephesians 1:11</a>, etc.); human will, however, may oppose itself to the will of God (<a href="/luke/23-25.htm">Luke 23:25</a> <a href="/john/1-13.htm">John 1:13</a> <a href="/romans/7-18.htm">Romans 7:18</a>; here the capacity to will is distinguished from the power to do, etc.). Boulema is properly counsel or purpose. While it is possible to oppose the will of God, His counsel or purpose cannot be frustrated (<a href="/acts/2-23.htm">Acts 2:23</a>; <a href="/acts/4-28.htm">Acts 4:28</a> <a href="/romans/9-19.htm">Romans 9:19</a> <a href="/ephesians/1-11.htm">Ephesians 1:11</a> <a href="/hebrews/6-17.htm">Hebrews 6:17</a>); it may, however, be resisted for a time (<a href="/luke/7-30.htm">Luke 7:30</a>).<br><br>In Apocrypha, for "will" we have thelema (1 Esdras 9:9 (of God); Ecclesiasticus 43:16; 1 Maccabees 3:60; Ecclesiasticus 8:15, "his own will"); boule (The Wisdom of Solomon 9:13, the Revised Version (British and American) "counsel); boulema (2 Maccabees 15:5, "wicked will," the Revised Version (British and American) "cruel purpose"); "willful" (Ecclesiasticus 30:8) is proales, the Revised Version (British and American) "headstrong"; "willing" (The Wisdom of Solomon 14:19), boulomai, the Revised Version (British and American) "wishing"; thelo (Ecclesiasticus 6:35); "wilt" (The Wisdom of Solomon 12:18), thelo, the Revised Version (British and American) "hast the will" (compare 2 Maccabees 7:16).<br><br>The Revised Version (British and American) has many changes, several of them of note as bringing out the distinction between the auxiliary and the independent verb. Thus, <a href="/matthew/11-27.htm">Matthew 11:27</a>, "willeth to"; <a href="/john/7-17.htm">John 7:17</a>, "if any man willeth to do his will"; <a href="/1_timothy/6-9.htm">1 Timothy 6:9</a>, the American Standard Revised Version "they that are minded to be rich," the English Revised Version "desire," etc.<br><br>The words employed and passages cited show clearly that man is always regarded as a responsible being, free to will in harmony with the divine will or contrary to it. This is further shown by the various words denoting refusal. "Ye will not come to me, that ye may have life" (<a href="/john/5-40.htm">John 5:40</a>). So with respect to temptation. We may even choose and act deliberately in opposition to the will of God. Yet God's counsel, His will in its completeness, ever prevails, and man, in resisting it, deprives himself of the good it seeks to confer upon him.<br><br>In modern psychology the tendency is to make will primary and distinctive of personality.<br><br>W. L. Walker<p><span class="encheading">I WILL BE</span><p>See <a href="../g/god.htm">GOD, NAMES OF</a>.<p><span class="encheading">WILL</span><p>See <a href="../t/testament.htm">TESTAMENT</a>.<p><a name="grk" id="grk"></a><div class="vheading2">Greek</div><a href="/greek/2307.htm"><span class="l">2307. thelema -- <b>will</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> <b>will</b>. Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter Transliteration: thelema Phonetic Spelling:<br> (thel'-ay-mah) Short Definition: <b>will</b>, wish, desire Definition: an act of <b>will</b> <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/2307.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 7k</font><p><a href="/greek/1014.htm"><span class="l">1014. boulomai -- to <b>will</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> to <b>will</b>. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: boulomai Phonetic Spelling:<br> (boo'-lom-ahee) Short Definition: I <b>will</b>, intend, desire Definition: I <b>will</b>, intend <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/1014.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 9k</font><p><a href="/greek/2309.htm"><span class="l">2309. thelo -- to <b>will</b>, wish</span></a> <br><b>...</b> to <b>will</b>, wish. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: thelo Phonetic Spelling: (<br> eth-el'-o,) Short Definition: I <b>will</b>, wish, desire Definition: I <b>will</b>, wish <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/2309.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 11k</font><p><a href="/greek/2308.htm"><span class="l">2308. thelesis -- <b>will</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> <b>will</b>. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: thelesis Phonetic Spelling:<br> (thel'-ay-sis) Short Definition: a willing, <b>will</b> Definition: a willing, <b>will</b>. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/2308.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p><a href="/greek/1013.htm"><span class="l">1013. boulema -- purpose, <b>will</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> purpose, <b>will</b>. Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter Transliteration: boulema Phonetic Spelling:<br> (boo'-lay-mah) Short Definition: <b>will</b>, counsel, purpose Definition: <b>will</b> <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/1013.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 7k</font><p><a href="/greek/1242.htm"><span class="l">1242. diatheke -- testament, <b>will</b>, covenant</span></a> <br><b>...</b> testament, <b>will</b>, covenant. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: diatheke<br> Phonetic Spelling: (dee-ath-ay'-kay) Short Definition: a covenant, <b>will</b> <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/1242.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 7k</font><p><a href="/greek/1595.htm"><span class="l">1595. hekousios -- of free <b>will</b>, voluntary</span></a> <br><b>...</b> of free <b>will</b>, voluntary. Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: hekousios Phonetic<br> Spelling: (hek-oo'-see-on) Short Definition: willing, voluntary <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/1595.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p><a href="/greek/1635.htm"><span class="l">1635. hekon -- of one's own free <b>will</b>, voluntary</span></a> <br><b>...</b> of one's own free <b>will</b>, voluntary. Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: hekon<br> Phonetic Spelling: (hek-own') Short Definition: willing, willingly Definition <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/1635.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p><a href="/greek/1303.htm"><span class="l">1303. diatithemi -- to place separately, ie dispose of by a <b>will</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> to place separately, ie dispose of by a <b>will</b>. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration:<br> diatithemi Phonetic Spelling: (dee-at-ith'-em-ahee) Short Definition: I <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/1303.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 7k</font><p><a href="/greek/4396.htm"><span class="l">4396. prophetes -- a prophet (an interpreter or forth-teller of <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> a prophet (an interpreter or forth-teller of the divine <b>will</b>). Part of Speech: Noun,<br> Masculine Transliteration: prophetes Phonetic Spelling: (prof-ay'-tace <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/4396.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 8k</font><a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/7522.htm"><span class="l">7522. ratson -- goodwill, favor, acceptance, <b>will</b></span></a><br><b>...</b> ratson or ratson. 7523 . goodwill, favor, acceptance, <b>will</b>. Transliteration: ratson<br> or ratson Phonetic Spelling: (raw-tsone') Short Definition: favor. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/7522.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/3301.htm"><span class="l">3301. Yiphdeyah -- "Yah <b>will</b> ransom," an Israelite</span></a><br><b>...</b> 3300, 3301. Yiphdeyah. 3302 . "Yah <b>will</b> ransom," an Israelite. Transliteration:<br> Yiphdeyah Phonetic Spelling: (yif-deh-yaw') Short Definition: Iphedeiah. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/3301.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/7470.htm"><span class="l">7470. reuth -- pleasure, <b>will</b></span></a><br><b>...</b> reuth. 7471 . pleasure, <b>will</b>. Transliteration: reuth Phonetic Spelling: (reh-ooth')<br> Short Definition: pleasure. Word Origin see reu. pleasure, <b>will</b> <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/7470.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 5k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/3820.htm"><span class="l">3820. leb -- inner man, mind, <b>will</b>, heart</span></a><br><b>...</b> 3819, 3820. leb. 3821 . inner man, mind, <b>will</b>, heart. Transliteration:<br> leb Phonetic Spelling: (labe) Short Definition: heart. Word <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/3820.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 7k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/3437.htm"><span class="l">3437. Yashub -- "He <b>will</b> return," two Israelites</span></a><br><b>...</b> Yashub or Yashib. 3438 . "He <b>will</b> return," two Israelites. Transliteration: Yashub<br> or Yashib Phonetic Spelling: (yaw-shoob') Short Definition: Jashub. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/3437.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/3434.htm"><span class="l">3434. Yashobam -- "people <b>will</b> return," one of David's heroes</span></a><br><b>...</b> Yashobam. 3435 . "people <b>will</b> return," one of David's heroes. Transliteration:<br> Yashobam Phonetic Spelling: (yaw-shob-awm') Short Definition: Jashobeam. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/3434.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/3380.htm"><span class="l">3380. Yerubbesheth -- "shame <b>will</b> contend," a name of Gideon</span></a><br><b>...</b> "shame <b>will</b> contend," a name of Gideon. Transliteration: Yerubbesheth Phonetic<br> Spelling: (yer-oob-beh'-sheth) Short Definition: Jerubbesheth. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/3380.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/3416.htm"><span class="l">3416. Yirpeel -- "God <b>will</b> heal," a place in Benjamin</span></a><br><b>...</b> 3415, 3416. Yirpeel. 3417 . "God <b>will</b> heal," a place in Benjamin. Transliteration:<br> Yirpeel Phonetic Spelling: (yir-peh-ale') Short Definition: Irpeel. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/3416.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/3234.htm"><span class="l">3234. Yimna -- "He <b>will</b> restrain," an Asherite</span></a><br><b>...</b> "He <b>will</b> restrain," an Asherite. Transliteration: Yimna Phonetic Spelling:<br> (yim-naw') Short Definition: Imna. <b>...</b> From mana'; he <b>will</b> restrain; Jimna, an Israelite: <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/3234.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/7466b.htm"><span class="l">7466b. reu -- good pleasure, <b>will</b></span></a><br><b>...</b> 7466a, 7466b. reu. 7467 . good pleasure, <b>will</b>. Transliteration: reu Short<br> Definition: decision. Word Origin (Aramaic) corresponding <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/7466b.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 5k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/bevan/hymns_of_ter_steegen_and_others_second_series/the_will_of_god.htm"><span class="l">The <b>Will</b> of God</span></a> <br><b>...</b> HYMNS THE <b>WILL</b> OF GOD. "Here am I, let Him do to me as seemeth good unto Him.""2<br> Samuel 15:26. <b>...</b> tr., Emma Frances Bevan, 1899. Thou sweet beloved <b>Will</b> of God,. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../bevan/hymns of ter steegen and others second series/the will of god.htm</font><p><a href="/library/orr/food_for_the_lambs_or_helps_for_young_christians/the_will.htm"><span class="l">The <b>Will</b>.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> THE <b>WILL</b>. Among the different faculties which God gave to man in his creation<br> is one called the <b>will</b>. It is because you have this <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../orr/food for the lambs or helps for young christians/the will.htm</font><p><a href="/library/aquinas/summa_theologica/of_the_will_in_regard.htm"><span class="l">Of the <b>Will</b>, in Regard to what it Wills (Three Articles)</span></a> <br><b>...</b> OF THE <b>WILL</b>, IN REGARD TO WHAT IT WILLS (THREE ARTICLES). We must now consider<br> the different acts of the <b>will</b>; and in the first place <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/aquinas/summa theologica/of the will in regard.htm</font><p><a href="/library/aquinas/summa_theologica/whether_free-will_is_a_power.htm"><span class="l">Whether Free-<b>Will</b> is a Power Distinct from the <b>Will</b>?</span></a> <br><b>...</b> OF FREE-<b>WILL</b> (FOUR ARTICLES) Whether free-<b>will</b> is a power distinct from the <b>will</b>?<br> Objection 1: It would seem that free-<b>will</b> is a power distinct from the <b>will</b>. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether free-will is a power.htm</font><p><a href="/library/aquinas/summa_theologica/whether_the_will_of_expression.htm"><span class="l">Whether the <b>Will</b> of Expression is to be Distinguished in God?</span></a> <br><b>...</b> THE <b>WILL</b> OF GOD (TWELVE ARTICLES) Whether the <b>will</b> of expression is to be<br> distinguished in God? Objection 1: It seems that the <b>will</b> <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether the will of expression.htm</font><p><a href="/library/orr/how_to_live_a_holy_life/how_to_understand_gods_will.htm"><span class="l">How to Understand God's <b>Will</b>.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> HOW TO UNDERSTAND GOD'S <b>WILL</b>. In order to do God's <b>will</b> we must first know<br> his <b>will</b>. In order to have real satisfaction, rest, and <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../orr/how to live a holy life/how to understand gods will.htm</font><p><a href="/library/arminius/the_works_of_james_arminius_vol_2/grace_and_free_will.htm"><span class="l">Grace and Free <b>Will</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> FIFTH PART GRACE AND FREE <b>WILL</b>. Concerning grace and free <b>will</b>, this is what<br> I teach according to the Scriptures and orthodox consent <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../arminius/the works of james arminius vol 2/grace and free will.htm</font><p><a href="/library/pink/the_sovereignty_of_god/appendix_1_the_will_of.htm"><span class="l">Appendix 1 the <b>Will</b> of God</span></a> <br><b>...</b> APPENDIX 1 THE <b>WILL</b> OF GOD. In treating of the <b>Will</b> of God some theologians<br> have differentiated between His decretive <b>will</b> and His <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/pink/the sovereignty of god/appendix 1 the will of.htm</font><p><a href="/library/pink/the_antichrist/i_the_antichrist_will_be.htm"><span class="l">The Antichrist <b>Will</b> be a Jew</span></a> <br><b>...</b> The Person of the Antichrist I. The Antichrist <b>Will</b> Be a Jew. The Antichrist<br> <b>will</b> be a Jew, though his connections, his governmental <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/pink/the antichrist/i the antichrist will be.htm</font><p><a href="/library/borthwick/hymns_from_the_land_of_luther/thy_will_be_done.htm"><span class="l">Thy <b>Will</b> be Done.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> THY <b>WILL</b> BE DONE. THY <b>WILL</b> BE DONE. 6,6,6,6. "It is the Lord; let him do what seemeth<br> him good.""1:Sam.3:18. <b>...</b> Oh! may Thy <b>will</b> be mine! Into Thy hand of love. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../borthwick/hymns from the land of luther/thy will be done.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/i/ill-will.htm"><span class="l">Ill-<b>will</b> (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br>Ill-<b>will</b>. Illustrious, Ill-<b>will</b>. Illyricum . Noah Webster's Dictionary (n.)<br> See under Ill. Multi-Version Concordance Ill-<b>will</b> (2 Occurrences). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/i/ill-will.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/w/will.htm"><span class="l"><b>Will</b> (64996 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 8. (adv.) To wish; to desire; to incline to have. 9. (adv.) As an auxiliary,<br><b>will</b> is used to denote futurity dependent on the verb. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/w/will.htm - 13k</font><p><a href="/topical/f/free-will.htm"><span class="l">Free-<b>will</b> (9 Occurrences)</span></a><br>Free-<b>will</b>. Freewill, Free-<b>will</b>. Freewill-offering . Easton's Bible<br> Dictionary Free-<b>will</b> offering. A spontaneous gift <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/f/free-will.htm - 10k</font><p><a href="/topical/g/good-will.htm"><span class="l">Good-<b>will</b> (8 Occurrences)</span></a><br>Good-<b>will</b>. Goodwill, Good-<b>will</b>. Gopher . Multi-Version Concordance<br> Good-<b>will</b> (8 Occurrences). Ephesians 6:7 with good <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/g/good-will.htm - 8k</font><p><a href="/topical/w/will-worship.htm"><span class="l"><b>Will</b>-worship (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>Will</b>-worship. Willworship, <b>Will</b>-worship. Wilt . Int. Standard Bible<br> Encyclopedia <b>WILL</b>-WORSHIP. In Colossians 2:23, "a show <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/w/will-worship.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/self-will.htm"><span class="l">Self-<b>will</b> (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br>Self-<b>will</b>. Selfwill, Self-<b>will</b>. Selfwilled . Noah Webster's Dictionary (n.)<br> One's own <b>will</b>, esp. when opposed to that of others; obstinacy. Int. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/self-will.htm - 8k</font><p><a href="/topical/w/will-offering.htm"><span class="l"><b>Will</b>-offering (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>Will</b>-offering. Willing-offerings, <b>Will</b>-offering. Willow .<br> Multi-Version Concordance <b>Will</b>-offering (1 Occurrence). Psalms <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/w/will-offering.htm - 6k</font><p><a href="/topical/f/free-will-offering.htm"><span class="l">Free-<b>will</b>-offering (9 Occurrences)</span></a><br>Free-<b>will</b>-offering. Freewill-offering, Free-<b>will</b>-offering. Freewill-offerings .<br> Multi-Version Concordance Free-<b>will</b>-offering (9 Occurrences). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/f/free-will-offering.htm - 9k</font><p><a href="/topical/f/free-will-offerings.htm"><span class="l">Free-<b>will</b>-offerings (6 Occurrences)</span></a><br>Free-<b>will</b>-offerings. Freewill-offerings, Free-<b>will</b>-offerings. Freewoman .<br> Multi-Version Concordance Free-<b>will</b>-offerings (6 Occurrences). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/f/free-will-offerings.htm - 8k</font><p><a href="/topical/v/volition.htm"><span class="l">Volition</span></a><br><b>...</b> 2. (n.) The result of an act or exercise of choosing or willing; a state of choice.<br> 3. (n.) The power of willing or determining; <b>will</b>. 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