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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: did Jesus die for our sins or sickness |
Bible Note: Hi Atdcross, To say that healing is provided in the atonement the same as salvation is provided in the atonement of Christ would necessitate that we would all be completely, permanently healed and healthy from the moment we are born again, because this is how we are saved. When we are born again, we are completely and permanently spiritually alive. If physical healing were a part of that, then we would be completely and permanently healthy. The healing Matthew recorded was, as you say, Messianic activity, However! it was before the cross, and does not set a standard. By these healings we know Jesus was the Messiah. We do not, for instance, expect that everytime we open the fridge, it will have even more loaves and fish, since, after all, Jesus multiplied the loaves and fish. Lazarus was sick, and died from his sickness, so that the Son of God would be glorified. A man was born blind so that the power of God would be revealed through him. These examples show that there can be Godly purpose to illness and physical defect. Paul wrote that "all things work for the good" of the called of God, because we are predestinated to be comformed to the image of Jesus. If I become sick, God is not in heaven saying "Oooops! That one got through!" He is saying, these things happen because they serve My purpose. The lesson we learn from Job is that no matter what the cause, or the apparent cause, the things that happen to God's own happen because it serves God's purpose. God wants us to be conformed to the image of Christ, and has predestinated our lives to produce that result. Now, when you say "God does not desire for us to be sick", I would agree with you that ultimately, no, He does not. But in so much as it serves His purpose, He desires for us to be conformed to the image of Christ, and if and when sickness helps produce that result, then yes, He desires us to be sick. You say that you think Job is the exception to the rule, but that is not a Biblical statement. We are even told to remember Job as we endure our suffering. I would say he is not the exception, but that he is the example. Love in Christ, Mark |