Propitiation

PROPITIATION IN CHRISTIAN THEOLOGY

In Christian Theology , propitiation is the work of Jesus Christ on the Cross , by which He appeases the Wrath Of God , and conciliates Him who would otherwise be offended by our sin and would demand that we pay the penalty for it. The concept of propitiation is associated in some Christian theological systems with Indemnity , Imputed Righteousness , and Substitutionary Atonement .

Propitiation is translated from the Greek (''hilasterion''), meaning "that which expiates or propitiates" or "the gift which procures propitiation". The word is also used in the New Testament for the place of propitiation, the "mercy seat". , Exodus 25:21-22).

Another Greek word, (''hilasmos''), is used for God for judgment on sin, by His death on the Cross Of Calvary .

God, in view of the Cross, is declared righteous in forgiving sins in the .

The frees the confessing Believer from the burden of sin, allowing him or her to be 'adopted' into the spiritual Family Of God , and to enjoy the many Blessing s and Spirit ual Fellowship With God which are the Inheritance of God's People , the Promise given to Abraham and his spiritual Descendants given by God.

PROPITIATION IN JUDAISM

Judaism teaches that atonement comes through the study and practice of the Torah 's 613 Commandments .

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