Friday, April 10, 2020

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  WhomG3739 GodG2316 hath set forthG4388 to be a propitiationG2435 throughG1223 faithG4102 inG1722 hisG848 blood,G129 to declareG1519 G1732 hisG848 righteousnessG1343 forG1223 theG3588 remissionG3929 of sinsG265 that are past,G4266 throughG1722 theG3588 forbearanceG463 of God;G2316
1Jn_2:2  AndG2532 heG846 isG2076 the propitiationG2434 forG4012 ourG2257 sins:G266 andG1161 notG3756 forG4012 oursG2251 only,G3440 butG235 alsoG2532 forG4012 the sins of theG3588 wholeG3650 world.G2889
1Jn_4:10  HereinG1722 G5129 isG2076 love,G26 notG3756 thatG3754 weG2249 lovedG25 God,G2316 butG235 thatG3754 heG846 lovedG25 us,G2248 andG2532 sentG649 hisG848 SonG5207 to be the propitiationG2434 forG4012 ourG2257 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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