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Propitiation speaks of that which enables God to be just and the justifier of him which believes in Jesus. Justice and mercy meet at the Cross. There are two irreconcilable attributes in the heart of the Lord. 1) Justice; which requires that the exact penalty be meted out for crimes...

You must be born again by receiving Jesus Christ into your heart (John 1:12, Colossians 1:27, Revelation 3:20, John 3:3).

The word "propitiation" in the Bible speaks of Penal Substitutionary Atonement. It is found in several places; and looking up the word in a Bible Dictionary may in fact be in order.

I'm sure it won't hurt here to address @Doug's underlying doctrine; by referencing Ephesians 3:6.

To be born from above means to be born again; after the first birth which is through the womb. It is a spiritual rebirth. Jesus said, Ye must be born again. Your doctrine prevents you from receiving the blessing of the second birth, because you seem to believe that you already have it from...

When we say that we have been cleansed from all sin, we are not denying that we have sinned.

The provision is so that if anyone sins, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the Righteous One. However, it is of course also true that being born again of the Holy Spirit means that I am a new creature in Christ who is inclined towards obedience. We are told to "agree with thine...

The concept is indeed found in the holy scriptures. No, I don't expect you to accept that...for the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of the Lord (1 Corinthians 2:14). I do believe that the scripture teaches that the preaching of the cross is foolishness to them that...

The only righteousness that he can do is as filthy rags. However, it is their nature to disobey the Lord. Only if they are drawn to Jesus by the Father. See Ephesians 2:3...we were by nature children of wrath. See 1 John 1:7.

If we repent for saying that the Lord has cleansed us from all sin (1 John 1:7), we should then be accepting sin as a part of our lives; when, as you so aptly said, the Lord wants us to repent of sin. So then, if I am accepting of sin in my life, I am not repenting of sin but rather accepting...

That is what I am teaching. Sin is not imputed where there is no law (Romans 5:13). And as believers, we are not under the law, are dead to the law, and are delivered from the law (Romans 6:14, Romans 7:4, Galatians 2:19, Romans 7:6). So the law doesn't point the finger at the one who is...

To be born from above is to be born again a second time. This is a spiritual rebirth that takes place when a man receives Christ into his heart and life (John 1:12, Colossians 1:27, Revelation 3:20). You can receive this spiritual rebirth by praying the following prayer: Dear Jesus Christ of...

The person does not make a decision to receive Christ out of the old man's resources. Rather, the Holy Spirit draws him to Christ and he is woken up spiritually to a certain extent. It then becomes his choice as to whether he will completely wake up or else go back to sleep. But this choice...

Please pray that the Holy Spirit will reveal his sin to him. And pray also that He will reveal my sin to me. Because when it comes to the definition found in 1 John 3:4, I find that I do not really break the law of the Lord except in that I cannot wear tzitzti and tallit and tefilin. And in...

entire sanctification is an obtainable goal.

In Romans 7:14, when Paul begins to speak in the present tense, that is where he begins to use the literary tactic of identification that is spoken of in 1 Corinthians 9:22. He becomes as the weak in order to gain the weak. In 1 Corinthians 3:1-3 Paul shows forth the concept that there are two...

And, the Lord gives you this identity even when you blow it. You are "declared righteous" even if you are ungodly in your behaviour (Romans 4:5). This identity cannot be subverted by blowing it. Now that you have this identity of righteousness, that cannot be trifled with, go and live like it...

Be nice, @Enoch111...

The word of the Lord is timeless; and therefore Paul's writings apply to the church even before he came on the scene.

However, the blood of Jesus is able to sanctify us (Hebrews 13:12, Hebrews 10:29, 1 John 1:7) in effect changing who we are. Of course it is not by quoting the holy scriptures that we obtain this salvation. Believing in them is a different story.