God's Propitiation For Mankind
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Introduction
Introduction
Greetings…
Through this series of lessons on “God’s Plan of Redemption” we have looked at…
God’s Promise For Mankind.
15 And I will put enmity Between you and the woman, And between your seed and her Seed; He shall bruise your head, And you shall bruise His heel.”
God’s Providence For Mankind.
4 But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law,
God’s Procreation For Mankind.
18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit.
Having established this, we now turn our attention to…
The ultimate fulfillment of the promise.
The ultimate fulfillment of the providence.
The ultimate fulfillment of the procreation.
That ultimate fulfillment is found in “God’s Propitiation For Mankind.”
2 He is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the sins of the whole world.
Before we dive into the meat of this lesson let’s first begin by answering the question…
What Does Propitiation Mean?
What Does Propitiation Mean?
The Definition
The Definition
The word propitiation means…
“the appeasing of the wrath of one by another in order to win his favour; or the means adopted to that end.”
It refers to the atoning sacrifice offered to God to put an end to his wrath through satisfying his righteousness, and thus render God favorable to sinners.
Notice what I said there.
Jesus was sent as God’s propitiation for mankind so that God “could be” favorable to us.
Remember, God’s holy nature demands he hates all sin and thus sinners.
4 For you are not a God who delights in wickedness; evil may not dwell with you. 5 The boastful shall not stand before your eyes; you hate all evildoers. 6 You destroy those who speak lies; the Lord abhors the bloodthirsty and deceitful man.
Therefore, God needed something to “put an end to his wrath” BY “satisfying his holiness or righteousness. In other words, God needed something to allow us sinners to be found “justified” before him i.e., that could render God favorable to us.
1 Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Summary
Summary
So Jesus is God’s propitiation for mankind because Jesus did something that would allow God the Father’s wrath against his creation to be put to an end through a satisfactory way.
What was Jesus able to do to appease God’s wrath against mankind by allowing us to be found justified before the Father?
Jesus Endured The Cross
Jesus Endured The Cross
He Suffered & Was Sacrificed For Our Sins
He Suffered & Was Sacrificed For Our Sins
You and I understand that the bible is very clear that Jesus suffered and died for our sins.
4 Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted. 5 But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his wounds we are healed. 6 All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned—every one—to his own way; and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all.
3 For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures
21 For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
They question that many Christians ask as do others is why did Jesus have to suffer like this for our sins?
First, there had to be a blood sacrifice for redemption to be possible.
22 Indeed, under the law almost everything is purified with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness of sins.
Second, hanging upon a tree, in other words a cross, was a special token of accursedness.
Moses was inspired to write…
23 his body shall not remain all night on the tree, but you shall bury him the same day, for a hanged man is cursed by God. You shall not defile your land that the Lord your God is giving you for an inheritance.
Crucifixion was consider one of the most “shameful punishments” and was by design meant for the worst of the worst criminals.
13 Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us—for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who is hanged on a tree”
The numerous times the cross is called a tree in the New Testament is by design because it points back to what God stated in Deuteronomy 21:23.
As such Jesus not only took on our sins by shedding his blood, he also doo on our “shame and curse” that comes with sin.
2 looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.
Third, the cross is a witness.
It is a witness to the authentic Christian who has been truly transformed from the symbol of embarrassment to the the symbol of the saved.
23 And he said to all, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.
14 But far be it from me to boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.
Summary
Summary
Jesus suffered and was sacrificed upon the cross for our sins because…
Blood had to be shed for our reconciliation.
A tree was required to remove our shame and guilt.
There needed to be a witness that stood the test of time and proved one’s obedience.
Thanks be to God that he was willing to have a propitiation.
Thanks be to God that Jesus was willing to the Father’s propitiation.
Thanks be to God that the Spirit was willing to tell us all about this blessed salvation.
However, there would be no salvation if it were not for the fact that…
Jesus Rose From The Grave
Jesus Rose From The Grave
On The Promised Third Day
On The Promised Third Day
The reality is, that even if Jesus went through everything that it did in his suffering and ultimate sacrifice it would have been for not if he has not be raised from the dead.
13 But if there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised. 14 And if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is in vain and your faith is in vain.
15 We are even found to be misrepresenting God, because we testified about God that he raised Christ, whom he did not raise if it is true that the dead are not raised. 16 For if the dead are not raised, not even Christ has been raised.
17 And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile and you are still in your sins. 18 Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished. 19 If in Christ we have hope in this life only, we are of all people most to be pitied.
Thankfully, this was promised to not be the case.
10 For you will not abandon my soul to Sheol, or let your holy one see corruption.
2 After two days he will revive us; on the third day he will raise us up, that we may live before him.
And Jesus did rise on that third day.
3 For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, 4 that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures
40 but God raised him on the third day and made him to appear
Not only was he raise from the dead, he was raised…
To Never Die Again
To Never Die Again
There have been many people where have died in the past and were raised from the dead.
Elijah raised a widows son.
Elisha raised a Shunammite woman’s son.
Jairus’ daughter was raised from the dead.
Lazarus was raise from the dead after being dead several days.
However, all of these people died again, but Jesus was raised to an indestructible life.
16 who has become a priest, not on the basis of a legal requirement concerning bodily descent, but by the power of an indestructible life.
9 We know that Christ, being raised from the dead, will never die again; death no longer has dominion over him. 10 For the death he died he died to sin, once for all, but the life he lives he lives to God.
When Jesus ascended back to heaven where he could never die again it was to eternally establish him…
To Be Our Savior & Advocate
To Be Our Savior & Advocate
Jesus is our Savior because he is our High Priest to doesn’t make sacrifices for our sins but was our sacrifice for our sins.
14 Since then we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. 15 For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin. 16 Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
5 So also Christ did not exalt himself to be made a high priest, but was appointed by him who said to him, “You are my Son, today I have begotten you”; 6 as he says also in another place, “You are a priest forever, after the order of Melchizedek.” 7 In the days of his flesh, Jesus offered up prayers and supplications, with loud cries and tears, to him who was able to save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverence.
8 Although he was a son, he learned obedience through what he suffered. 9 And being made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey him, 10 being designated by God a high priest after the order of Melchizedek.
God’s propitiation for mankind was appointed and designated as our High Priest so that he could become our source of eternal salvation.
And as our source of eternal salvation he continually advocates on our behalf to keep us justified before the Father.
1 My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous.
25 Consequently, he is able to save to the uttermost those who draw near to God through him, since he always lives to make intercession for them.
5 For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus
Summary
Summary
Jesus rose from the grave on the third day as God promised he would so that God’s propitiation could be our savior and advocate on our behalf so that we could be continually found justified before the Father.
This is why God sent his only begotten son for our sins and why he raised him on the third days so that God the Father, Son, and Spirit could once again have an everlasting relationship with us.
Conclusion
Conclusion
God made a promise to Satan that he could not be ultimately victorious in his attempt to condemn all of humanity with him to an eternity in hell.
God’s love for us was so great that was willing to send his son as a propitiation for mankind.
8 but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
We who have partaken of the blessing of God’s grace have tasted the peace of salvation and the promise of heaven.
Let us never forget nor loose site of this great love that has been shone to us all.
Invitation
1 Behold, the Lord’s hand is not shortened, that it cannot save, or his ear dull, that it cannot hear; 2 but your iniquities have made a separation between you and your God, and your sins have hidden his face from you so that he does not hear.
6 who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, 7 but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men.
17 So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ.
6 And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.
30 The times of ignorance God overlooked, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent
33 So therefore, any one of you who does not renounce all that he has cannot be my disciple.
32 Therefore whoever confesses Me before men, him I will also confess before My Father who is in heaven. 33 But whoever denies Me before men, him I will also deny before My Father who is in heaven.
8 in flaming fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and on those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.
1 Now I would remind you, brothers, of the gospel I preached to you, which you received, in which you stand, 2 and by which you are being saved, if you hold fast to the word I preached to you—unless you believed in vain. 3 For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, 4 that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures
3 Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? 4 We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life. 5 For if we have been united with him in a death like his, we shall certainly be united with him in a resurrection like his.
7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.
12 Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him.
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