Page 86 Ac 18:21 But as he left, he promised, "I will come back if it is God’s will." Then he set sail from Ephesus. Ac 21:14 When he would not be dissuaded, we gave up and said, "The Lord’s will be done." Jas 4:15 Instead, you ought to say, "If it is the Lord’s will, we will live and do this or that." Ro 1:10 And I pray that now at last by God’s will the way may be opened for me to come to you. Ro 9:19 One of you will say to me: "Then why does God still blame us? For who resists his will?" Ro 15:32 So that by God’s will I may come to you with joy and together with you be refreshed. 1Co 4:19 But I will come to you very soon, if the Lord is willing, and then I will find out not only how these arrogant people are talking, but what power they have. 1Co 16:7 I do not want to see you now and make only a passing visit; I hope to spend some time with you, if the Lord permits. 1Pe 3:17 It is better, if it is God’s will, to suffer for doing good than for doing evil. God’s Moral Will: His Perfect Will – His Revealed Will Ezr 10:11 Now make confession to the LORD, the God of your fathers, and do his will. Separate yourselves from the peoples
It would be hard to exaggerate the differences between the pagan and the Christian views of propitiation. In the pagan perspective, human beings try to placate their bad-tempered deities with their own paltry offerings. According to the Christian revelation, God’s own great love propitiated His own holy wrath through the gift of His own dear Son, who took our place, bore our sin and died our death. Thus God Himself gave Himself to save us from Himself.
John Stott