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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. |
Bible Question:
Mark, regarding your comment on ID#164080, if you don't mind, let's try something... Read Luke 14:26. The "plain reading" of Jesus' words suggests that unless one hates their parents, they cannot be his followers. Now, what would you think of the person who, taking the "plain reading" of the text, practiced and taught Christians to hate their parents? Or, did Jesus mean something other than what the "plain reading" suggests? Is there a meaning intended by what Jesus actually said other than what he actually said? |
Bible Answer: Hi Atdcross, Lets look at this verse. Jesus is talking about the cost of discipleship in this passage, and He makes that most remarkable statement, "if anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he cannot be My disciple." Many make the mistake of thinking that when God speaks of hating, as a recommended action, that He means the same thing we mean when we talk about hating. When we talk about hate, our hate is composed of anger, contempt, critical judgment (not in a good way), ill will, and generally is a reaction to our being treated in some way that we don't like. There is also that "hatred" which is simply a strong dislike, "I hate ollieberry pie". But what does God mean when He talks about hatred? Look at Luke 16:13. No one can serve two masters, Jesus said. He will love one, and hate the other. But Jesus is not talking about affections here. Love (agapeo) is not so much about feeling, but it is about devotion. Try a word study of how agape is used. We all know that we can have two masters without "hating" (emotionally) one of them, but we can only be totally devoted to one of them. We cannot be totally devoted to both, that is a contradiction of terms. Next go to Romans 9:12 it was said to her, "The older shall serve the younger." 13 As it is written, "Jacob I have loved, but Esau I have hated." "as it is written, Jacob I have loved, but Esau I have hated." Here God equates loving Jacob and hating Esau with giving favor to Jacob, and not to Esau. We say love and hate, and we generally are using these words as feelings words. The Bible has words for the emotions as well, stergo is familial love, phileo is affectionate love. Agapeo is to devote yourself to the object of that "love". When Jesus said that if you didn't hate your family, and even your own life, this is not emotional hatred, it is to not place them over Him, the one we "agapes". If you do a word study of this verse, I believe you will find this meaning of "hate" is entirely Biblical. To answer your question, I would say that Jesus meant exactly what He said, although, in this instance, our English translation does not convey the meaning as fully as it might. Love in Christ, Mark |