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# propitiation
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## Definition
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The term "propitiation" refers to something that is done to satisfy the justice of God and to appease his wrath.
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* The offering of the sacrificial blood of Jesus Christ is the propitiation to God for mankind's sins.
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* Jesus' death on the cross allows God to look on us with favor and to offer us eternal life.
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## Translation Suggestions
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* This term could be translated as "satisfaction" or "appeasement" or "causing God to look on us with favor."
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