verse of the day

Monday, 12 August 2019

Propitiation ( 1 John 2 v 2 /4 v 10 )

Because of many preachers imbalanced beliefs,they rule out a God who judges the wicked,after all they say God is a God of love,and of course He is.So it is incompatible they say to attribute such violence to the God of love. Unfortunately they carry these beliefs  unto the death of Christ on the cross,and of course the important question is, what was Christ accomplishing on the cross?.There is a word used in 1 John 2 v 2/ 4 v 10, propitiation,which means to pacify  God anger.. In Psalm 7 v 11 , we read that  God is angry with the wicked everyday , in the words of R C Sproul, ,''Christs chief achievement on the cross was to placate( Pacify)  the wrath of God, which would burn against us, if we were not covered by the sacrifice of Christ''. He follows this up by saying,''If somebody argues against placation or the idea of God satisfying the wrath of God,be alert,because the gospel is at stake''I often quote the following words,''The wrath of God that was my due, upon the Lamb ( Jesus) was laid.

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