PROPITIATION

PROPITIATION

  “propitiation”, now there’s a word you don’t hear very often these days, especially since a decade or two ago when the “We mustn’t use big theological words to talk to people.” movement was fostered. Consequently many are ignorant of important definitions. An additional problem is that many of the grand old scholars spoke and wrote the old vocabulary, keying to KJV, now making research a bit more difficult for those interested.

  An example is concordances. Young’s, Cruden’s, and Strong’s (My preference) are all keyed to KJV language. The great old encyclopedic information is no different. Another favorite of mine, International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE is a standard research tool in my e-Sword setup), which contains much language of yesteryear.

 This is not to say you can’t learn by using modern study Bibles and writings. I just consider it more difficult.

  Back to today’s word, using concordance with Strong’s numbers (In my e-Sword setup.) we see propitiation is 3 times in KJV: Rom_3:25  Whom^G3739 God^G2316 hath set forth^G4388 to be a propitiation^G2435 through^G1223 faith^G4102 in^G1722 his^G848 blood,^G129 to declare^{G1519 G1732} his^G848 righteousness^G1343 for^G1223 the^G3588 remission^G3929 of sins^G265 that are past,^G4266 through^G1722 the^G3588 forbearance^G463 of God;^G2316

1Jn_2:2  And^G2532 he^G846 is^G2076 the propitiation^G2434 for^G4012 our^G2257 sins:^G266 and^G1161 not^G3756 for^G4012 ours^G2251 only,^G3440 but^G235 also^G2532 for^G4012 the sins of the^G3588 whole^G3650 world.^G2889

1Jn_4:10  Herein^{G1722 G5129} is^G2076 love,^G26 not^G3756 that^G3754 we^G2249 loved^G25 God,^G2316 but^G235 that^G3754 he^G846 loved^G25 us,^G2248 and^G2532 sent^G649 his^G848 Son^G5207 to be the propitiation^G2434 for^G4012 our^G2257 sins.^G266

3 verses found, 3 matches

Romans	1 verse found	1 match
1 John	2 verses found	2 matches

  Moving cursor onto Strong’s numbers by “propitiation”, I find: G2435; ἱλαστήριον; hilastērion; hil-as-tay'-ree-on  Neuter of a derivative of G2433; an expiatory (place or thing), that is, (concretely) an atoning victim, or (specifically) the lid of the Ark (in the Temple): - mercyseat, propitiation.

And G2434; ἱλασμός; hilasmos; hil-as-mos'; atonement, that is, (concretely) an expiator: - propitiation.

  Going to Webster’s 1828 dictionary (Also in my e-Sword setup.), a reference book written by a Christian man that spoke the language, we see: PROPITIATION, n. propisia'shon.

1. The act of appeasing wrath and conciliating the favor of an offended person; the act of making propitious.

2. In theology, the atonement or atoning sacrifice offered to God to assuage his wrath and render him propitious to sinners. Christ is the propitiation for the sins of men. Rom 3. 1 John 2.

  Conclusion: Propitiation is God’s great act of love without which we would be eternally condemned, lost now and forever! 

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