“Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.” 1 John 4:10
We have before us a word that is rarely used in the pulpits today and rates very low on the believers list of words, however it is one of the top single most important words to the believer. Now how about it, before you read any further can you define this word without help?
The word “Propitiation” comes from the Greek word “hil-as-mos” which means “merciful” however the extended meaning I have found goes much deeper and more important than just “merciful” Vine's Expository Dictionary of Old and New Testament Words defines it this way “that Jesus Christ Himself, through the expiatory (redemptive) sacrifice of His Death, is the Personal means by whom God shows mercy to the sinner who believes on Christ as the One thus provided.” L. W. Rodgers defined it in another wonderful way “The appeasing, or turning away of the wrath of a righteous God against sin, and the acceptance of Christ's death as a satisfactory substitute for the sinner.” So beloved let's look at it this way, God's justice for sin is eternal damnation in the lake of fire where the fire is never put out and their worm never dies or (they never find redemption). However our merciful of God has predetermined a way for sinful men and women to escape His true punishment for sin and nailed all of of our sin to the cross in the sacrifice of Jesus Christ. Beloved this make Jesus Christ our “Propitiation”. Now beloved there can be no doubt that God has a great wrath awaiting those who have not and will not believe that Jesus Christ is their Saviour. I know that so many through history and even today want to belittle this, but it is so very true. Everyone who has never trust the Lord Jesus Christ as their Saviour will spend eternity in HELL, where there is no escape. Romans 1:18 “For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;” and we can read in verse 17 “...The just shall live by faith.” However in Romans 3:24-25 Paul says “Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;”
The word Propitiation allows us to understand the grace of God much more wonderfully because He sent His only begotten Son to give His life for our sins and allowed (through mercy) us to escape His righteous punishment of eternal death in hell and allowed us to have eternal life with Him in heaven. Beloved it is not about our choosing or decision or even what our will is, but rather it is about what God has done for us; IE making the decision and choice for us before the foundation of the world and changing our wills in His work of our repentance.
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- Pastor Randy Johnson
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Pastor Randy Johnson
Sovereign Grace Missionary Baptist Church
I would like to welcome you to my blog. It is my purpose to bring glory to the glorious name of my Saviour Jesus Christ. It is my hope and prayer that you are saved from eternal damnation if not please read the following scriptures.
Acts 8:35-38 "Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, and preached unto him Jesus. (36.) And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized? (37.) And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God. (38.) And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they went down both into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him."
Acts 16:30-31 "And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved? (31.) And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house."
Acts 8:35-38 "Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, and preached unto him Jesus. (36.) And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized? (37.) And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God. (38.) And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they went down both into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him."
Acts 16:30-31 "And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved? (31.) And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house."