1 Peter 2:24 - “He himself bore our sins” in his body on the cross, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; “by his wounds you have been healed.”
This is referred to by some as “substitutionary atonement”. Blood is required by God to expunge one’s sin. It’s simply the way he set his sacrificial system up. He foreknew that man would sin against his laws so he had prearranged from the beginning of time that the second person of the Trinity, his Son Jesus Christ, would come to earth as a baby. Jesus would be raised by hand picked parents. Jesus knew he was God’s Son and also knew what would eventually be required of him. This is alluded to in 1 Timothy 1:15 - “It is a trustworthy statement, deserving full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, among whom I am foremost.”
Far too many people believe in Christ and in Father God, but don’t allow that knowledge to impact their lives in a personally intimate way. We are not talking about ‘religion’, we are talking about a ‘personal relationship’ … ‘a way of life’that is diametrically opposed to the world in which we live. Scripture cautions us not to walk with one foot in the spirit and one in the world. You will compromise your walk for Christ.
I’m going to go out on a limb and say that while our wounds ‘have been’ healed, that statement applies to members of God’s family and / or those outside the family that believers stand in the gap for in prayer as a means of bringing them to the edge of the ledge regarding the reality of their sin. Sin must be shown to us so we can understand that it is wrong. We also need to grasp the fact that we cannot pay for it ourselves. It is a humbling and terrifying experience. But in our understanding, we need to accept that Christ pay that sin debt for us so we wouldn’t have to suffer the punishment we rightfully deserve. It is only in dying that we can truly live. Until next time, walk with the King and be a blessing.
Richard Keller
Bread of Life Ministries
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