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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: One sacrifice for sins forever ! |
Bible Note: Dear friends: I have been enjoying the words of the woman of Tekoah found in 2 Samuel 14:14 "For we must needs die, and are as water spilt on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again; neither doth God respect any person: yet doth he devise means, that his banished be not expelled from him." It would appear that from this verse we are made to understand our mortality, our weakness and that their is nothing special in us that God should favour us. Yet God in his grace has "devised a means whereby his banished be not expelled" That means is found in the sacrifice of his Son who provided the way and means that those who are banished by sin be not expelled forever. "And he is the propitiation for our sins; but not for ours only but for (the sins) of the whole world. 1 John 2:2 What we read here is very deep truth. I believe it sets before us the sacrifice of Christ from a God-ward side. The sacrifice of Christ has satisfied God's holy throne against sin. The sin question as viewed from the throne of a holy and righteous God is settled through the sacifice of his Son. In the old testament times we see proitiation as the mercy seat, wherein once a year the priest entered for the people, not without blood, and sprinled the mercy seat with the blood which covered the sin of the people for another year. Because of the blood they had a seat of mercy rather than a seat of judgment. This of course, was a type which represented the sacrifice of Christ when he would offer himself without sin unto God once and for all. What does propitiation mean? It means that a holy God is satisfied with the sacrifice of the lamb of God for our sin. His throne of righteousness is satisfied. The sacrifice of Christ is what God's holy throne demanded and nothing less. Through Christ God now has a ground upon which he can righteously grant pardon or forgiveness to lost sinners. Is this not God's side of salvation? His throne is fully satisfied with Christ and his work on the cross, even if all reject him as saviour? This should humble us before God? Especially, when we realize that God by his grace has offered forgiveness to those who accept Christ through faith. Christ died for all. Forgiveness is offered to all.( Romans 3:22) However, forgiveness is only realized by those who will accept God's terms which is to acknowledge our need (repentance) and to rest by faith in Christ, in other words we must rest where God has rested. Robert |