live to righteousness; for by His wounds you were healed.
The meaning of the cross First Peter 2:24
Read John 10:10-29 Charles e Whisnant Pastor/Teacher
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.
The meaning of the cross First Peter 2:24
Read John 10:10-29 Charles e Whisnant Pastor/Teacher
WHO HIS OWN SELF BARE 399 OR
AND HE HIMSELF BORE OUR SINS:
Exodus 28:38; And it shall be upon Aaron's forehead, that Aaron may bear the iniquity of the holy things, which the children of Israel shall hallow in all their holy gifts; and it shall be always upon his forehead, that they may be accepted before the LORD.
Psalms 38:4; Isaiah 53:4-22 Matthew 8:17; John 1:29, 36; Hebrew 9:28)
He Himself - MacArthur comments that this phrase "is an emphatic personalization and stresses that the Son of God voluntarily and without coercion (John 10:15-18) died as the only sufficient sacrifice for the sins of all who would ever believe
John 1:10-29; 3:16; 10" 1Timothy 2:5, 6; 4:10; Hebrews 2:9 and 17.
The very name Jesus indicated that He would "save His people from their sins" (Matthew 1:21).
They shall therefore keep My charge, so that they may not bear sin because of it, and die thereby because they profane it; I am the LORD who sanctifies them.
Peter presents the ultimate illustration of unjust suffering in the Cross of Christ.
Jesus shall Bare or bore (399)( literally means to carry, bring or bear up and so to cause to move from a lower position to a higher position. It serves as a technical term for offering sacrifices, offer up to an altar
Figuratively (as used here by Peter) means to take up and bear sins by imputation (act of laying the responsibility or blame for) as typified by the ancient sacrifices.
Hebrew 7:27 Read Isaiah 53 Read John 1:29
THIS CROSS (3586)is literally wood and refers to anything made of wood, including a tree or other wooden article or substance.
QUOTATIONS ON THE CROSS There are no crown-wearers in heaven who were not cross-bearers here below. - C H Spurgeon We need men of the cross, with the message of the cross, bearing the marks of the cross. - Vance Havner
The race of Adam is under the death sentence. There is no commutation and no escape. God cannot approve any fruits of sin, however innocent they may appear, or beautiful to the eyes of men. God salvages the individual by liquidating him, and then raising him again to newness of life.
A little bit about the CROSS - tree
The suffering entailed in crucifixion naturally made the cross a symbol of pain, distress and burden-bearing. Thus Jesus used it Himself (Matthew 10:38; 16:24). In Paulinic literature the cross stands for the preaching of the doctrine of the Atonement (1Cor 1:18; Gal 6:14; Phil 3:18; Col 1:20). It shows the bond of unity between the Jew and the Gentile (Ephesians 2:16), and between the believer and Christ, and also symbolizes sanctification (Gal 5:24). The cross is the center and circumference of the preaching of the apostles and of the life of the New Testament church.
So why did Jesus have to go to the Cross
He came into the sinner’s world. — Himself sinless, he took our nature. Accustomed to the pure atmosphere of His own bright home, He allowed His ears and eyes to be set on by sounds and sight below. His blessed feet tread among the dust of death, the mounds of graves, and the traps that men laid to catch Him. And all for love of us.
THAT WE BEING DEAD TO SIN OR DIE TO SIN:
1Peter 4:1,2; Ro 6:2,7,11; 7:6; Col 2:20; 3:3; 2Cor 6:17; Heb 7:26)
Might die (581) means to be afar off, to be away from, to be removed from, to depart. It means to cease existing and implies a complete and abrupt change.
TO SIN (266)(hamartia) literally expresses the sense of missing the mark as when hunting with a bow and arrow (in Homer some hundred times of a warrior hurling his spear but missing his foe). Later came to mean missing or falling short of any goal, standard, or purpose.
True conversion is not just intellectual assent to the truth of the gospel. Saving faith always involves an exchange of masters, from self to Jesus Christ. While we spend a lifetime growing in our submission to Christ, if we are not seeking to live under His Lordship, our claim to faith is suspect.
BUT LIVE TO RIGHTEOUSNESS: (Matthew 5:20; Luke 1:74,75; Acts 10:35; Romans 6:11,16,22; Ephesians 5:9; Php 1:11; 1 John 2:29; 3:7)
Live (2198) refers to natural physical life but figuratively (as used here)is reference to how one conducts oneself. Ultimately Christ has opened the door for believers to enjoy life in its fullest, richest sense, as God intended it to be lived. And in context such a life is one that conforms to God's holy character (which equates with righteousness), for He is the essence of righteousness. When one lives to righteousness they will manifest rightness of character before God and rightness of actions before men. Both of these qualities are based on truth, which is conformity to the Word and will of God.
Righteousness (1343) Definition: Righteousness is the state of moral perfection required by God to enter heaven.However, the Bible clearly states that human beings cannot achieve righteousness through their own efforts: "Therefore no one will be declared righteous in God's sight by the works of the law; rather, through the law we become conscious of our sin." (Romans 3:20.
