The document defines and discusses the theological concept of propitiation. It explains that propitiation refers to appeasing an offended party to regain their favor, such as by offering a gift. In Christianity, propitiation refers to Jesus' sacrificial death on the cross, which satisfied God's justice and turned away his wrath against humanity for their sins. Through Jesus' blood, God's mercy is now freely available to all who accept it, and believers no longer need to fear God's anger or wrath against them.

1. PROPITIATION: GOD'S
NOT ANGRY AT YOU
1 John 2:2 ESV
1 John 4:10 ESV

2. I. INTRODUCTION:
“PROPITIATION”
IS A RARELY USED
WORD.

3. II. DEFINITION:
Propitiation is an action meant to regain
someone's favor or make up for
something you did wrong. Propitiation
comes from a form of the Latin verb
"propitiare," which means “to appease.”
If you’re doing something in
propitiation, that’s your basic goal: to
regain favor.

4. A. TO ATTEMPT TO
TURN AWAY
ANGER BY
OFFERING A GIFT
TO THE OFFENDED
PARTY.

5. B. SOME EXAMPLES:
•JACOB sending gifts to pacify
his brother ESAU. (Gen. 32)
•A HUSBAND placating an
offended WIFE.
•A PAGAN worshiper placating
an angry GOD.

6. III. WHAT DOES THIS
HAVE TO DO WITH
JESUS AND
SALVATION?

7. HISTORICAL CONTEXT
(LEVITICUS 16)

8. THE DAY OF
ATONEMENT
•The High Priest offered the
blood of a GOAT on the MERCY
SEAT of the Ark of the
Covenant.
• This offering served to forgive
the sins of all Israel for a YEAR.

9. JESUS DIED ON THE
CROSS AND SHED HIS
BLOOD.
•Jesus was our HIGH
PRIEST - Hebrews 2:17
•Jesus was our SACRIFICE-
1 John 2:2

10. IV. THE EFFECTS OF
PROPITIATION
• God’s JUSTICE is now satisfied.
• God’s WRATH has been turned
away.
• God’s MERCY is freely available
to anyone who desires it.

11. V. IMPLICATIONS:

12. A. WE DON’T HAVE
TO LIVE IN FEAR OF
GOD. HE ISN’T
ANGRY WITH US.

13. B. WE SEE THE
ABSOLUTE NECESSITY
OF THE BLOOD OF
CHRIST.

14. C. WE ENJOY THE
BLESSING OF GOD’S
MERCY, BECAUSE
CHRIST ENDURED
GOD’S WRATH.

15. D. FOR THOSE WHO
REJECT CHRIST THERE
IS NOWHERE ELSE
TO TURN.

16. William
Cowper