http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/propitiation/ en-us Sun, 11 May 2008 11:23:23 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2014352/posts Expiation [ek’-spee-ay‘-shun] (Latin ex- as an intensive prefix + Latin piare, “to atone”) Meaning “to atone, or make reparations for.” In Christian theology the term refers to the penal substitution of Christ on behalf of his people. Specifically it emphasizes the removal of guilt through the payment for the penalty of sin. This notion is coupled with the concept of propitiation, which refers to the appeasement or averting of God’s wrath and justice. Both concepts are seen together as two sides of the same coin. TWOTD http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2014352/posts#comment Sun, 11 May 2008 11:23:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1915490/posts Wolf Awareness Week ended yesterday-according to the National Wildlife Federation. They neglected,however, to mention Werewolf Awareness Week-which begins tomorrow and which ends on Hallowe'en. Finneran Lane http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1915490/posts#comment Wed, 24 Oct 2007 10:31:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1695505/posts 1 John 2:1-2 (1) My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: (2) And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for our's only, but also for the sins of the whole world. Go to this verse on Bible Tools Propitiation is "an appeasing force." The law spells out the perpetual requirements of obedience to God, and blood pays for sin.God desires sacrifice and obedience, not a religious game. It must be emphasized that our obedience... The Berean Daily Verse http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1695505/posts#comment Tue, 5 Sep 2006 00:50:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1639464/posts DOCTRINE OF THE BLOOD OF CHRIST Spir Dynamics 827 4/17/96; Eph 284-286 5/11/86; Rev 11/3/82; 1 Jn 11/11/81 A. Definition and Description. 1. While our Lord did some bleeding on the cross, He didn't bleed to death, nor does His literal human blood have anything to do with the phrase found throughout the New Testament, "the blood of Christ." 2. Even Greek lexicons recognize this principle when defining the word HAIMA, the Greek word for blood. a. The Arndt and Gingrich, Greek-English Lexicon, p.22, under HAIMA in the paragraph describing the figurative use of the blood of Christ, says, "blood... R. B. Thieme, Jr. Bible Ministries http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1639464/posts#comment Sat, 27 May 2006 22:16:13 GMT