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NASB | 1 Peter 2:24 and He Himself bore our sins in His body on the cross, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness; for by His wounds you were healed. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Peter 2:24 He personally carried our sins in His body on the cross [willingly offering Himself on it, as on an altar of sacrifice], so that we might die to sin [becoming immune from the penalty and power of sin] and live for righteousness; for by His wounds you [who believe] have been healed. |
Subject: Healing by Strips physical or not |
Bible Note: Greetings Fritzeverett! I believe that passage you are thinking of is Mark 2:1-12. Note however, that 'Get up, and take your bed' was said to the man to demonstrate that He also had authority to say 'Your sins are forgiven'. The issue with 1 Peter 2:24 is not whether or not God heals. Most Christians would agree that God does indeed heal and that He does indeed hear our prayers. The issue is whether or not 'physical healing' is a part of the atonement in the same way that forgiveness of sins is part of the atonement. If it is, then no Christian should ever get sick, regardless of how much faith he does or does not have. Our atonement is an accomplished fact of history. Forgiveness of sins is guaranteed to those who call on the Lord. We are not forgiven one day and then unforgiven the next. In the same way, if physical healing were part of the atonement, then Christians would never get sick, period! But, Scripture does not teach that physical healing is part of the atonement. It does teach that God will heal in response to our prayers, if it is in accordance with His will. I have prayed for people and seen marvelous, unbelievable acts of instananeous healing. I have also prayed for people and it was God's will that they not be healed. One of the most dramatic involved a man in our church. To make a long story shorter, he had suffered a major stroke and was not expected to live. But, he kept hanging on to life. Everyday, the family and I met and prayed that God would heal him. However, he wasn't healed. Finally, after almost three straight weeks of this, I felt moved to pray that God would take this precious brother home. The family was getting ready to leave for the night, and his wife came over to me and asked me to pray that God would take her husband home (exactly as I had felt moved to do). I prayed, "Lord, we know that Brother ______ loves you and we ask right now that if it is your will to take him home to be with you, do so!" At exactly that moment, my friend quit breathing! For now, we sometimes must 'groan' along with creation because of the effects of sin and in anticipation of what God is going to do when we are transformed and glorified. To me, real faith is the faith which says to God, "Use me as You see fit!" Not a faith which says, "Here is what I want God, do it now!" Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |