2009-10-02T10:34:41-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/sins+of+the+world/ http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20John%202:2&version=NIV 2009-10-02T10:34:41-05:00 Propitiation is the process whereby somebody's anger is appeased. Jesus' atoning sacrifice on the cross serves this function, appeasing God's just wrath against our sin and allowing us to have a relationship with Him.