The will of God, or divine will, is the concept that God’s will is the reason for everything that exists. In acts 15, there was a debate about Circumcision. There were asking why her converted gentiles should be circumcised. The converted pharisees wanted to start a difference set of Christianity. in Acts 15:5 5 Then some of the believers who belonged to the party of the Pharisees stood up and said, “The Gentiles must be circumcised and required to keep the law of Moses.
This led us to question God’s will From this passage we learn that there are 10 different ways of Knowing God’s will
- Through Church Union
Church brings guidance through the fellowship of other believers. We are told in Acts 14:24-25 “24 We have heard that some went out from us without our authorization and disturbed you, troubling your minds by what they said. 25 So we all agreed to choose some men and send them to you with our dear friends Barnabas and Paul. Church brings guidance. The church gave the Duo of Barnabas and Paul guidance on what they should do
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2. Through Men of God
- in Acts 15:27 Therefore we are sending Judas and Silas to confirm by word of mouth what we are writing. Judas and Silas the men of God were sent by the church to confirm what the church had decided on the issue of Circumcisions’.
- Also Hannah didn’t know about the will of God until the servant of God Eli confirmed the will of God. 1 Samuel 4:17 “Go in peace,” Eli said, “and may the God of Israel give you what you have asked him for.” also after knowing the Lord’s will Eli confirmed it
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3. Gifts of the holy Spirit
The holy Spirit gifts us through the will of God. God speaks to us through a word that gets to us through the holy spirit. It seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us not to burden you with anything beyond the following requirements: – Acts 15:28
4 the Desires of our heart
God places desires in our heart. Paul and Barnabas decided to remain in Antioch though the other disciples left. God placed that decree in their hear to stay behind. Acts 15:34-35 But Silas decided to remain there. But Paul and Barnabas remained in Antioch, where they and many others taught and preached the word of the Lord.
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5. The concerns we feel in our hearts
Paul was concerned about the churches they had created. God places you a burden that only you have it. 36 Some time later Paul said to Barnabas, “Let us go back and visit the believers in all the towns where we preached the word of the Lord and see how they are doing.”
6. Interpersonal difficult
God was in the disagreement between Paul and Barnabas due to Mark. God sometime is involved in our disagreement. They had such a sharp disagreement that they parted company. Barnabas took Mark and sailed for Cyprus, Acts 15:39
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7. Through infirmity . Sickness
Paul was sick. This sickness led him to be blind.
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8. Though Vision and dreams
Paul gets a dream about a man from Macedonia calling him to visit them During the night Paul had a vision of a man of Macedonia standing and begging him, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.” Acts 16:9 God sometimes uses Vision to show us where our ministry shold be
9. Through thanks giving
Paul and Silas are thankful for their current situation in Prison. Hence they started singing and Dancing in Prison 25 About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them. 26 Suddenly there was such a violent earthquake that the foundations of the prison were shaken. At once all the prison doors flew open, and everyone’s chains came loose Acts 16:25-27
