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NASB | 1 John 2:2 and He Himself is the propitiation for our sins; and not for ours only, but also for those of the whole world. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 John 2:2 And He [that same Jesus] is the propitiation for our sins [the atoning sacrifice that holds back the wrath of God that would otherwise be directed at us because of our sinful nature--our worldliness, our lifestyle]; and not for ours alone, but also for [the sins of all believers throughout] the whole world. |
Subject: The 'Kosmos' in 1 John |
Bible Note: Greetings Lionstrong! I thought I did provide a definition, but maybe I didn't go far enough! Sorry! :-) So, we see from these verses that propitiation means that Christ has appeased God's wrath against the sins of every man, woman, and child, who has ever lived, or ever will lived. This appeasement is achieved through the death of Christ on the cross, which is itself the one perfect atoning act. I didn't follow you point concerning 1 John 2:2 and Rom. 2:18! Could you please clarify? The above is my definition. Below is the definition from Baker's Dictionary of Theology. It is taken from the article on Propitiation by Leon Morris: ********************************************* "While God's wrath is not mentioned as frequently in the NT as the Old, it is there. Man's sin receives its due reward, not because of some impersonal retribution, but because God's wrath is directed against it (Rom. 1:18, 24, 26, 28). The whole of the argument of the opening part of Romans is that all men, Gentiles and Jews alke, are sinners, and that they come under the wrath and the condemnation of God. When Paul turns to slavation, he thinks of Christ's death as hilasterion (Rom. 3:25), a means of removing the deivine wrath. The paradox of the OT is repeated in the New that God himself provides the means of removing his own wrath. The love of the Father is shown in that he "sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins" (I John 4:10). The purpose of Christ's becoming "a merciful and faithful high priest" was "to make propitiation for the sins of the people" (Heb. 2:17). His propitiation is adequate for all (1 John 2:2). The consistent Bible view is that the sin of man has incrurred the wrath of God. That wrath is averted only by Christ's atoning offering. From this standpoint his saving work is properly called propitiation." ************************************************ This is said better than I put it, but the point is the same. |