Who did God set forth as a propitiation in Romans 3:25?
God set forth Christ Jesus, the one who shed His blood and paid the price of redemption, to be a propitiation. This was accomplished through faith in His blood, as Scripture states in Romans 3:25, so that God could declare His righteousness for the remission of sins.
Les teaches that the Christ Jesus of verse 24 shed His blood and paid redemption's price, and God set Him forth to be a propitiation. He notes this is a big word most people slip over without considering. Propitiation comes through faith in His blood, enabling God to declare His righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God. Les also points to 1 John 2:1-2 and back to the Exodus account for further study of propitiation.
Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:
Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;