Just this week, I heard someone change the entire verse. (BTW – that’s an example of parallelism) Incorrectly Dividing the Word of God The work of Jesus on the cross heals every single person of their sin problem. No one is healed physically by the work of Jesus on the cross.Īll are healed spiritually by His crucifixion. Heather’s in the hospital? “Lord, by your stripes she is healed.” Bob’s back went out? “Don’t worry Bob, by His stripes you are healed.” This is not only unbiblical but also foolish. I have heard so many people take this phrase out of context and use it either in prayer or as an explanation for why sick or injured people should be confident of healing. Again, there is no mention of being physically healed by his work on the cross. He teaches that this was done so that we could live righteously. He explains that Jesus bore our sins on the cross. Peter writes about the work of Jesus on the cross. Our second verse in 1 Peter 2:24 is no different. You will find no mention of being physically healed by the work of Messiah. Look through Isaiah 53:5 and you will not see one mention of any physical problem. One of the greatest false teachings of today’s Evangelical Church is that we are healed physically by His stripes, i.e.: His work on the cross. It is clearly for our transgressions and our iniquities that He is bringing healing. What is noteworthy here is that nowhere does Isaiah speak of any physical problems that would be cured by Messiah. Our Sin Problem or Our Physical Problems? The question that needs to be asked here is: cure for what? Obviously, for our sin problem. The second two lines of the verse repeat the concept that these punishments against Messiah would bring the cure, restoration, alleviation. The first two lines of the verse repeat the idea that Messiah would bleed for our sins. Throughout the book of Psalms you will find examples of Parallelism. While English poetry looks to rhyme the final words of each line, Hebrew poetry looks to repeat lines. Isaiah writes in the typical Hebrew poetic form called Parallelism. Our sins needed the blood of the Messiah. Isaiah was pointing out that our sins required something more than the blood of the animal sacrifices being performed constantly at the Temple. As Isaiah describes the suffering of the Messiah, he writes about the reasons for His suffering: he was pierced for our transgressions (sins) and crushed for our iniquities (sins). The first time we come across this phrase is in Isaiah’s prophecy of the coming Suffering Servant. – Isaiah 53:5Īnd 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. The chastening for our well-being fell upon Him,Īnd by His scourging we are healed. In an effort to find Truth, let’s look at the two places we find this phrase:īut He was pierced through for our transgressions,

False teachers often follow his lead (2 Corinthians 11:14-15).

We find Satan (Genesis 3:1, Matthew 4:5-6) doing this in the Bible and throughout History. To take verses out of context is dangerous and will usually lead to an incorrect understanding of what God is actually trying to say to us.

However, to understand what this phrase means, we need to read it in context. The Kings James Version tells us, “with His stripes we are healed.” Most modern versions replace the word “stripes” with “wounds” so that, “with His wounds we are healed.” In either case, the point is that the wounds, or stripes, suffered by Jesus were sufficient to bring healing. 3 minutes What is the Biblical Promise of Being Healed by His Stripes?

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