What has God set forth Christ to be in Romans 3:25?
God has set forth Christ Jesus to be a propitiation through faith in His blood. The blood is the price of redemption, for without the shedding of blood there is no remission. Christ paid redemption’s price for every human being’s sin, but it is appropriated by faith.
Les teaches from Romans 3:24–25 that Christ Jesus is the one God set forth as a propitiation through faith in His blood. He explains that the blood is emphasized because blood is the price of redemption; without the shedding of blood there is no remission. Had Christ not shed His blood, the redemption price would never have been paid. Les also connects this to the broader redemption theme: Israel was redeemed from Egypt symbolically by the blood of the Lamb, but for the whole world Christ paid the price with His own blood at Calvary. He paid for every human being’s sin, yet it cannot be appropriated until faith comes into the picture.
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;
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Who is the "whom" that God set forth in Romans 3:25?
The phrase "whom God hath set forth" in verse 25 refers to Christ Jesus named in verse 24, whom God set forth to be a propitiation.