Romans 5:18 Therefore, as through one man’s offense judgment came to all men, resulting in condemnation, even so through one Man’s righteous act the free gift came to all men, resulting in justification of life.
No greater love exists than God’s love for His creation.
Romans 5:6 For when we were still without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly.
Romans 4:25–5:1 who was delivered up because of our offenses, and was raised because of our justification.Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,
Jesus was delivered up to death, taking the penalty of our sin on Himself. Just as God brought life from Abraham and Sarah, who thought they were unable to have children, so God raised Jesus back to life. Jesus’ resurrection brought us justification before God because His resurrection proves that God accepted Jesus’ sacrifice for us. The NKJV Study Bible
I want to live with a soft heart; to create a place for sanctuary, empathy, inclusion, compassion and kindness… a space where we are refueled to make a difference. Sabbath Moment
Isaiah 53:3-5
He is despised and rejected by men,
A Man of sorrows and acquainted with grief.
And we hid, as it were, our faces from Him;
He was despised, and we did not esteem Him.
4 Surely He has borne our griefs
And carried our sorrows;
Yet we esteemed Him stricken,
Smitten by God, and afflicted.
5 But He was wounded for our transgressions,
He was bruised for our iniquities;
The chastisement for our peace was upon Him,
And by His stripes we are healed.
Jesus, our Creator, came to live among among His own without much fanfare. His chosen people failed to recognize Him, and most rejected Him as their Messiah King. Their rejection served as a beacon of light to the Gentiles. It must have deeply saddened our God to know all along that they would not accept Him. Despite this, He never lost hope in His creation. He will return in His glorious presence, and all will witness Him, realizing the sorrow of their treatment of Him as if He were their only Son. Who will declare His generation?
1 Peter 2:21-25 For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that you should follow His steps: 22 “Who committed no sin, Nor was deceit found in His mouth”; 23 who, when He was reviled, did not revile in return; when He suffered, He did not threaten, but committed Himself to Him who judges righteously; 24 who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness—by whose stripes you were healed. 25 For you were like sheep going astray, but have now returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.
The Kingdom believers realized that Jesus was their promised King and that in His name they would be healed of all their unrighteousness.
Jesus, the perfect man who never sinned, gave up His life so that we could be with Him forever. He took on our sins and was crucified for us, so we could be right with God. Without Him, we’re lost. God put all the world’s sins on Jesus so that we could be saved. We trust in Him to do what we can’t do.
2 Corinthians 5:14-15 For the love of Christ compels us, because we judge thus: that if One died for all, then all died; 15 and He died for all, that those who live should live no longer for themselves, but for Him who died for them and rose again.
To Jesus, the Christ, all the glory of the triune Godhead resides.
1 Corinthians 15:1 Moreover, brethren, I declare to you the gospel which I preached to you, which also you received and in which you stand, 2 by which also you are saved, if you hold fast that word which I preached to you—unless you believed in vain.
Paul received the Gospel directly from Jesus. This Gospel offers salvation to all of God’s creation. The gift of faith given to us at the birth, death, and resurrection of Jesus, is all that is needed for salvation. Jesus accomplished everything and it is finished. All we have to do is believe- Carla
The phrase connotes quick dismissal, not a strong willful and emotional rejection. The Servant is considered worthless, not worthy of attention. He knew and understood pain. He understood ailments and perhaps experienced them himself. People look away to symbolize their dissociation with the Servant. The New Testament events surrounding Jesus’ betrayal exemplify this imagery of total rejection and dissociation.
After Judas betrays Jesus, he feels so guilty that he commits suicide. Also, Peter rejects Jesus on the night He is delivered into the hands of His enemies. Jesus even prophesies that this will happen. As in Isaiah 53:1, the “we” here must refer to the nation of Israel. The prophet is likely identifying with his people and speaking on their behalf. This rejection of the Servant by his own people is likely echoed in John 1:10–11. Similarly, John depicts Jesus’ own disciples initially rejecting His mission after Jesus died and before they learned of His resurrection. Healing was a major component of Jesus’ ministry from the beginning even though it brought Him into conflict with the religious leaders (Mark 3:1–6). Jesus’ healing ministry drew many people to follow Him (Mark 3:7–12; 5:21–42).
The Servant does more than heal people—he carries their pain. The Servant rose in power and esteem, like a plant out of dry ground—which was God’s will. But it was also God’s will for him to fall. Jesus understood that it was His duty to follow the will of God, no matter how painful. He also understood that He had risen to power because of God’s will. The people realize that the Servant is suffering for their wrongdoing, not being punished for his own sin. The Hebrew verb refers specifically to piercing. John likely alludes to this passage when he describes how Jesus is pierced in the side with a spear (John 19:34).
The Servant suffers on behalf of other people. The Servant brings people into right relationship with God and others. Similarly, Paul speaks of Christians being resurrected with Christ (Rom 6:1–11)—indicating that Jesus’ ministry is holistic, transforming both spirit and body. Christ spiritually transforms the relationship between a person and God, and physically transforms it upon the day of the resurrection. The Servant is able to heal people—metaphorically and physically—because he is willing to follow the will of Yahweh—even though it results in his suffering. Faithlife Study Bible
Romans 5:8–9 But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Much more then, having now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from wrath through Him.
Romans 8:32 He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things?
Matthew 8:17
that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying:
“He Himself took our infirmities
And bore our sicknesses.”
John 1:10–11 He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, and the world did not know Him. He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him.
Isaiah 53:10–11
Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise Him;
He has put Him to grief.
When You make His soul an offering for sin,
He shall see His seed
He shall prolong His days,
And the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in His hand.
He shall see the labor of His soul, and be satisfied.
By His knowledge My righteous Servant shall justify many,
For He shall bear their iniquities.
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