What is the relationship between propitiation and justification?
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The relationship is that propitiation is the act that enables justification, as Christ's sacrifice satisfies God's justice for the believer's sins.
Propitiation and justification are interlinked concepts in Reformed theology. Propitiation refers to Christ's sacrificial death that appeases the wrath of God against sin, while justification is the legal declaration by God that a sinner is righteous based on Christ's righteousness. Romans 3:25-26 clarifies that God is just and justifies those who believe in Jesus through His atoning work, establishing that propitiation provides the basis for justification. Without Christ's satisfaction of divine justice, justification would not be possible, illustrating the grace of God that through Christ's work, sinners are declared righteous and uncondemnable.
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