little-understood theological word: expiation. You can readily see its spelling similarity to propitiation. In fact, the two words are often confused, but they are significantly different in meaning. Propitiation, as we saw in chapter 5, addresses the wrath of God. It is the work of Christ saving us from God’s wrath by absorbing it in His own person as our substitute. Expiation, which basically means “removal,” accompanies propitiation and speaks of the work of Christ in removing or putting away