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Propitiation
Propitiation meaning
The act of propitiating; placation, atonement, similar to expiation but also involving the appeasement of anger. | The death of Christ as a basis for the forgiveness of sin.
Synonyms of Propitiation
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J.I. Packer, Knowing God, p.206 Thus the definition of Christian propitiation asserted by Calvin, Packer and Murray holds that within God there is a dichotomy of love and anger, but through propitiation love trumps anger, abolishing it.
Propitiation and expiation The case for translating hilasterion as "expiation" instead of "propitiation" was put forward by C. H. Dodd in 1935 and at first gained wide support.
Another Greek word, hilasmos, is used for Christ as our propitiation.
But though I cannot satisfy, and have not; yet there is one, Jesus Christ, who gave his life a ransom for many, and whom God hath given as a propitiation for sins.
By this definition, then, piety can be either genuine, in that it springs from spiritual piety, or false, in that it is an attempt to exhibit the signs of piety for their own sake, or for some other reason (such as propitiation or public esteem).
In all branches of Judaism, Kohanim do not perform roles of propitiation, sacrifice, or sacrament.
J.I. Packer, Knowing God, p.207 John Stott writes that propitiation "does not make God gracious.
Theologians stress the idea of propitiation because it specifically addresses the aspect of the Atonement dealing with God's wrath.
The word is also used in the New Testament for the place of propitiation, the "mercy seat".
They also have the authority or power to administer religious rites ; in particular, rites of sacrifice to, and propitiation of, a deity or deities.