through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus. 25 God presented Christ as a sacrifice of atonement {propitiation Verse 25 contains one of the best words in scripture: propitiation. Propitiation is a large word used only 4 times in scripture (Romans 3:25, Hebrews 2:17, 1 John 2:2, 1 Propitiation describes how the wrath of God is turned away from us.

respect, so that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in the service of God, to make propitiation respect, so that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in the service of God, to make propitiation

respect, so that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in the service of God, to make propitiation Certainly the primary reason the Son of God became man was "to make propitiation (atonement / payment

respect, so that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in the service of God, to make propitiation Certainly the primary reason the Son of God became man was "to make propitiation (atonement / payment

most important theological concepts that you need to understand: atonement (sometimes referred to as propitiation domesticated animals which were commonly used for food; third , they were a part of the sacrificer’s personal property

Literally translated, the man was asking God to make propitiation - atonement - for his sins and to turn

What was the profit (literally: fruit )? The profit you now reap leads to holiness, and the result is eternal life. That's an unbeatable profit margin!

So he divided his property between them. 13  “Not long after that, the younger son got together all he For a prodigious Jewish man (where we get the word 'prodigal') to lower himself so far was Jesus' shocking

- Mis-Markmanship Deuteronomy 28:15-20 - Not A Tame Lion Genesis 2:15-17 - Or Else Luke 15:11-16 - Prodigious Other translations use the older word propitiation (ESV, KJV) , which means payment.

Your top priority must be hearing & reading God's Word. The priority God gives us, His people, is to first of all know Him (which is a lifelong endeavor). This priority is the one which must be on your hearts. The second priority then is to teach this theology to the subsequent generations. How will your new year reflect these top priorities?