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In this is love, not that

"The true demonstration of love was not that" or "This is true love: not that

he sent his Son to be atoning sacrifice for our sins

Here "atoning sacrifce" refers a theological word: propitiation. Jesus's death on the cross appeasing God's wrath against sin. The word can be translated with a verbal phrase. Alternate translation: "he sent his Son to be the sacrifice that appeased his wrath against our sins" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-abstractnouns)