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NASB | 2 Corinthians 1:5 For just as the sufferings of Christ are ours in abundance, so also our comfort is abundant through Christ. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 2 Corinthians 1:5 For just as Christ's sufferings are ours in abundance [as they overflow to His followers], so also our comfort [our reassurance, our encouragement, our consolation] is abundant through Christ [it is truly more than enough to endure what we must]. |
Subject: 2 Corinthians- What is 'suffering' |
Bible Note: Greetings Graceful! Allow me to touch upon 1 Pet. 2:24 with you for a moment. Did the death of Christ atone for all sin? When Christians sin, does Christ have to die all over again? If I remember correctly, you write from an Arminian perspective (as do I). In our belief system, all sin was atoned for on the cross, even the sin of those who do not belief. There is no need for repeated or continuous sacrifices on the part of Christ for His death atoned for all sin. Now, notice that the verb 'you have been healed' is an Aorist tense verb. It refers to completed action in the past, a one time event. This leads to the major problem with viewing this verse as a support text for the belief that God always wills to heal. If this is what 1 Pet. 2:24 is referring to, then Christians should never ever get sick period. Just as their sins were dealt with once and for all on the cross, so also their physical sickeness would have to be healed once and for all. Obviously, this is not true for Christians do get sick. However, the 'healing' here need not refer to physical healing. Notice the context of Is. 53:5: ...He was pierced for our transgressions (sin) ...He was crushed for our iniquities (sin) ...the punishment (for sin) that brought us peace was upon Him ...by His wounds we are healed. Healed from what? Sin! The entire context of Is. 53 deals with our guilt and punishment for sin and how Christ took that upon Himself. So, healing here refers to the spiritual healing that Christ accomplished. This makes perfect sense in 1 Pet. 2:24. That healing was a one time past event, for it refers to the atoning work of Christ on the cross that never needs to be repeated, not future acts of physical healing. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |