Questions tagged [propitiation]
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Can Requiem Masses be said for the souls of the unbaptized?
According to Catholic teaching, can Requiem Masses be said for the souls of the deceased unbaptized?
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Why is it not enough for Jesus to be human to be the perfect sacrifice, why must he be God?
Regardless of whether Jesus is God or not, why do some stridently hold to, 'Jesus can only cover sin by His own death as God'?
Until Jesus' perfect sacrifice/offering, the law required an animal to ...
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How did Swedenborg interpret 1 John 2:2: "He is the propitiation for our sins"?
Many Christians believe that Jesus died to appease the anger of God. One reason for this is 1 John 2:2, which says:
And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the ...
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How do Calvinists interpret 1 John 2:2 in light of Limited Atonement?
1 John 2:2 (ESV)
He is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the sins of the whole world.
Understanding the "ours" as referring to the universal church of believers, ...
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If God cannot change, then why does His wrath need to be appeased?
More or less I am asking for a defense of the propitiatory view of atonement in which God changes from being angry to being happy with us rather than sinners being the ones who need to change. Perhaps ...
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