As born-again Christians, we have no problem believing in the plan of Redemption for salvation. But we're living beneath our privileges because we have not been taught that Redemption also includes physical healing.
Both sin and sickness entered this world through Adam's fall. And when God instituted the plan of Redemption, it included both sin and sickness. Sickness, of course, is part of the curse. And Galatians 3:13 tells us that we have been redeemed from the curse.
Paul admonishes the Corinthians in II Corinthians 29,30 that many of them were sick because they didn't discern, or differentiate between, the wine and the bread of the Lord's Supper. We know, of course, that the wine represents the Blood which was shed for the redemption of our sins. We forget that the bread represents the body of Christ which was broken for our physical healing as Isaiah 53:4,5 and I Peter 2:24 tell us.
The little three-letter word "and" in the last part of Matthew 8:17 stood out to me this week. "He himself took our infirmities, and" [in addition to taking our sins] He "bore our sicknesses."
Don't forget Psalm 103:3: "Who forgiveth all thine iniquities, who healeth all thy diseases."
The original Greek word for salvation is "Sozo" and is translated interchangeably "salvation" and "healing".
Over and over in Scripture you'll find the two-fold plan of Redemption laid out side by side: salvation and healing! Keep your eyes open and you'll find it jumping out at you everywhere!
Preacher's Kid
P.S. And my computer locked up on me in the middle of this blog -- so I'm using my husband's computer!
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