Basics Series. Soteriology, part 10.
Pastor-Teacher
John Farley Basics Tuesday, June 26, 2012
The Doctrine of Soteriology
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Redemption | Price |
Expiation | Cancelled |
Propitiation | Satisfied |
Reconciliation | Peace |
Justification | Righteousness |
1. Propitiation is the God-ward side of the work of Christ in salvation.
The substitutionary spiritual death of Jesus Christ on the cross satisfied the righteous demands of the holy God that the sins of the entire world be judged.
2. Propitiation is the aspect of the work of Christ on the cross that deals with the integrity of God.
The integrity of God is the harmonious operation of three divine attributes: His righteousness, His justice, and His love.
Love is
the motivation
of the integrity of God.
Righteousness is
the principle
of the integrity of God.
Justice is
the function
of the integrity of God.
3. Propitiation means that our Lord satisfied the Father.
In propitiation, the justice of God judges our sins and the integrity of God is satisfied with that judgment.
The holiness of God equals
His righteousness
plus
His justice.
Holiness is that perfection in God’s nature that totally separates Him from all that is evil or sinful.
God can have nothing to do with sin.
4. Christ’s death was necessary, and it was made so by the character of God.