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NASB | Romans 8:28 ¶ And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Romans 8:28 ¶ And we know [with great confidence] that God [who is deeply concerned about us] causes all things to work together [as a plan] for good for those who love God, to those who are called according to His plan and purpose. |
Subject: Is God's will prosperity/healing always? |
Bible Note: I guess my only intent was to show that Isa 53 indeed includes provision for physical healing, so I guess that has been established. I am glad we agree on that! Maybe I looked at Isaiah 53 in the LXX a little too long when I looked up what Matthew was quoting and got the notion that this provision is provided for by Jesus’s suffering. Verse 3 says Jesus was a man "in suffering and acquainted with the bearing of sickness". Anyway, I checked with the commentaries on Matthew 8:17 I had available and found that this is not that far fetched of an idea: Matthew Henry: "we may say, that he bore our sicknesses then, when he bore our sins in his own body upon the tree" Albert Barnes: "The word translated “griefs” in Isaiah, and “infirmities” in Matthew, means properly, in the Hebrew and Greek, “diseases of the body.” Adam Clarke: "And the rabbins understand this place to speak of the sufferings of the Messiah for the sins of Israel; and say that all the diseases, all the griefs, and all the punishments due to Israel shall be borne by him." David Guzik: “Matthew rightly sees this as a partial fulfillment of Isaiah's prophecy in Isaiah 53, which primarily refers to spiritual healing, but also definitely includes physical healing. The provision for our healing (both physically and spiritually) is made by the sufferings (stripes) of Jesus; the physical dimension of our healing is partially realized now, but finally only in resurrection.” This last commentary best sums up the way I understand in much better words than I could ever convey to you. A quick word on Isa 61: This is the same scripture Jesus read from when He declared His ministry in Luke 4. Jesus declared His ministry would be a healing ministry which would include physical, emotional, and spiritual healing. I will concede that 1Pe 2:24 is speaking of spiritual healing. However, this does not rule out the provision for our physical healing is also provided for by Jesus in Isa ref is given. God bless you bro! retxar |