
Prayer and God’s will
Here are some review questions on the lesson about prayer and God's will and the promise,"This is the boldness that we have toward God, that if we ask anything according to his will he hears us, and... whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests that we have asked from him" (1Jn 5:14-15).
1. How many of the requests we make to God will he grant?
2. How much of God’s will for me has God revealed to me?
3. What will happen to a prayer that is not in harmony with the revealed will of God?
4. Can I pray about something when I am uncertain of God’s will?
5. What is God’s will generally concerning every person? Is it that they live untroubled lives?
6. What is meant by free will? Free to do anything you like? Free to rob others of their salvation?
7. Why does God want us to pray?
8. What should be our attitude toward God’s unrevealed will?
9. What sort of "boldness" do we have toward God in prayer, and from what must we distinguish this boldness?
10. What is the good for which God causes all things to work together?
11. Summarise the points we made regarding how various wills interact and how they affect God's answers to our prayers.