The Proposi+on
The Greek word (qe,lw [thelō] verb; qe,lhma [thelēma] noun) should be translated desire.
The Greek word (bou,lomai, [boulomaī] verb; boulh, [boulē] noun) should be translated plan.
NAS DEU 29:29 "The secret things belong to the LORD our God, but the things revealed belong to us and to our sons forever, that we may observe all the words of this law.
NAS ISA 55:8 "For My thoughts are not your thoughts, Neither are your ways My ways," declares the LORD. 9 "For as the heavens are higher than the earth, So are My ways higher than your ways, And My thoughts than your thoughts.
NAS ROM 11:33 Oh, the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments and unfathomable His ways! 34 For WHO HAS KNOWN THE MIND OF THE LORD, OR WHO BECAME HIS COUNSELOR? 35 Or WHO HAS FIRST GIVEN TO HIM THAT IT MIGHT BE PAID BACK TO HIM AGAIN? 36 For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things. To Him be the glory forever. Amen.
The absolute sovereignty of God.
The Word of God knows nothing about a semi-­‐sovereignty or a con+ngent sovereignty; that would be no sovereignty at all.
The wretched sinfulness of man and yet, the genuine responsibility of man.
There is a God and
you are not Him!
Every transla+on is an interpreta+on.
The problem of the transla+on commifee’s members guarding their own presupposi+ons.
Secret Will Revealed Will
Permissive Decrees
Desire
The Greek word (qe,lw [thelō] verb; qe,lhma [thelēma] noun) should be translated desire.
Desire Verb Form
qe,lw impf. h;qelonÈ fut. qelh,swÈ 1aor. hvqe,lhsa as
exercising the will; (1) fr. a motive of desire wish, want,
desire (JN 15.7); (2) fr. a readiness or inclination, foll.
by inf. consent to, be ready to, be pleased to, wish to
(MT 1.19); (3) fr. resolve, decision, or design will,
intend, purpose, aim, w. inf. foll., either expressed or
implied fr. the context (RV 11.5); oft. used of God (1T
2.4), Christ (MK 3.13), and of the authoritative dealings
of the apostles (1TH 4.13). Friberg Greek Lexicon
NAS Ma'hew 2:18 "A VOICE WAS HEARD IN RAMAH, WEEPING AND GREAT MOURNING, RACHEL WEEPING FOR HER CHILDREN; AND SHE REFUSED TO BE COMFORTED, BECAUSE THEY WERE NO MORE."
NAS Ma'hew 5:42 "Give to him who asks of you, and do not turn away from him who wants to borrow from you.
NAS Ma'hew 8:2 And behold, a leper came to Him, and bowed down to Him, saying, "Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean."
NAS Ma'hew 8:3 And He stretched out His hand and touched him, saying, "I am willing; be cleansed." And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.
NAS Romans 9:22 What if God, although willing to demonstrate His wrath and to make His power known, endured with much paZence vessels of wrath prepared for destrucZon?
Desire Noun Form
The Greek word (qe,lw [thelō] verb; qe,lhma [thelēma] noun) should be translated desire.
qe,lhma, atoj, to, gener., as the result of what one has decided
will; (1) objectively will, design, purpose, what is willed; (a) used
predom. of what God has willed; creation (RV 4.11); redemption
(EP 1.5); callings (CO 1.9), etc.; (b) of what a pers. intends to
bring about by his own action purpose (LU 22.42); (c) of one's
sensual or sexual impulse desire (JN 1.13; EP 2.3); (d) of what a
pers. intends to bring about through the action of another
purpose (LU 12.47); (2) subjectively, the act of willing or wishing;
(a) predom. of the exercise of God's will (GA 1.4); (b) of the
exercise of the human will desire, wish (2P 1.21). Friberg Greek
Lexicon
NAS Ma'hew 6:10 'Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, On earth as it is in heaven.
NAS 1 Peter 3:17 For it is be'er, if God should will it so, that you suffer for doing what is right rather than for doing what is wrong.
If the desire of God desires it
Plan Verb Form
The Greek word (bou,lomai, [boulomaī] verb; boulh, [boulē] noun) should be translated plan.
bou,lomai 2sg. bou,lei (LU 22.42); impf. evboulo,mhnÈ 1aor.
evboulh,qhn and hvboulh,qhn (1) of a pers. desiring someth. wish,
want, desire (AC 25.22); (2) of a pers. deliberating and
deciding someth. will, determine, intend (2C 1.15); (3) of God
wish, want (2P 3.9); decide, will (JA 1.18). Friberg Greek
Lexicon
NAS Ma'hew 11:27 "All things have been handed over to Me by My Father; and no one knows the Son, except the Father; nor does anyone know the Father, except the Son, and anyone to whom the Son wills to reveal Him.
NAS Mark 15:15 And wishing to saZsfy the mulZtude, Pilate released Barabbas for them, and aber having Jesus scourged, he delivered Him to be crucified.
NAS James 1:18 In the exercise of His will He brought us forth by the word of truth, so that we might be, as it were, the first fruits among His creatures.
NAS 2 Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slow about His promise, as some count slowness, but is paZent toward you, not wishing for any to perish but for all to come to repentance.
Not planning, the all are the believers of 2 Peter
Plan Noun Form
The Greek word (bou,lomai, [boulomaī] verb; boulh, [boulē] noun) should be translated plan.
boulh,( h/j( h` (1) as an inward thought process leading toward a
decision deliberation, motive (1C 4.5); (2) as the result of inner
deliberation resolve, decision, purpose, plan (AC 5.38); (3) as
the result of community deliberation counsel (AC 27.12); as the
divine will counsel, purpose (AC 2.23). Friberg Greek Lexicon
NAS Acts 2:23 this Man, delivered up by the predetermined plan and foreknowledge of God, you nailed to a cross by the hands of godless men and put Him to death.
NAS Acts 20:27 "For I did not shrink from declaring to you the whole purpose of God.
Both Words In The Same Verse
NAS Ma'hew 1:19 And Joseph her husband, being a righteous man, and not wan+ng to disgrace her, desired to put her away secretly.
Joseph’s not desiring, planned
Both Words In The Same Verse
NAS Luke 22:42 saying, "Father, if Thou art willing, remove this cup from Me; yet not My will, but Thine be done."
God’s plan Jesus’ desire
Both Words In The Same Verse
NAS Acts 17:20 "For you are bringing some strange things to our ears; we want to know therefore what these things mean."
We plan to know the desire of these things
Both Words In The Same Verse
NAS Ephesians 1:11 also we have obtained an inheritance, having been predesZned according to His purpose who works all things aber the counsel of His will,
aber the plan of His desire