PROPITIATION

FRIDAY, 12TH AUGUST, 2022

Topic: PROPITIATION 

MEMORIZE: “And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.” 1 John 2:2.

SCRIPTURE READING: Romans 3:23-26. 

“23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, whom God set forth as a propitiation by His blood, through faith, to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance God had passed over the sins that were previously committed, to demonstrate at the present time His righteousness, that He might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus.”

EXPOSITION:

Literally, a propitiatory sacrifice, through faith by his blood; (Greek, "hilastērion", "place of propitiation"). The word occurs, (1 John 2:2; 1 John 4:10) as the translation of the Greek, "hilasmos", "that which propitiates,""a propitiatory sacrifice." "Hilasterion" is used by the Septuagint, and Heb 9:5 for "mercy-seat." The mercy-seat was sprinkled with atoning blood in the day of atonement (Lev 16:14) in token that the righteous sentence of the law had been (typically) carried out, so that what must else have been a judgment-seat could righteously be a mercy-seat; (Heb 9:11-15; Heb 4:14-16); a place of communion (Exod. 25:21); (Exod. 25:22).

In fulfilment of the type, Christ is Himself the "hilasmos", "that which propitiates," and the "hilasterion", "the place of propitiation" -- the mercy-seat sprinkled with His own blood -- the token that in our stead He so honoured the law by enduring its righteous sentence that God, who ever foresaw the cross, is vindicated in having "passed over" sins from Adam to Moses (Rom 5:13) and the sins of believers under the old covenant - (Exod. 29:33) and just in justifying sinners under the covenant. There is no thought in propitiation of pacifying a vengeful God, but of doing right by His holy law and so making it possible for Him righteously to show mercy. Through propitiation in person of Jesus Christ, God the Father was pacified and satisfied to forgive us and restore us back unto Himself. What a willful sacrificial life of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Therefore, the price of our redemption is not free, it costs Jesus His own life. Hallelujah.

ACTION POINT:

Give thanks to God Jesus Christ for making Himself propitiation for our sins that enabled our salvation.

DAILY BIBLE READING IN A YEAR – Isaiah 44-46.

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