The Passion Narratives No 3 – The Suffering Servant
of human nature. But by His death the Servant bore our punishment.” The punishment necessary to restore our peace with God. 3) “the chastisement (punishment) of our peace was upon Him” The punishment whereby peace and salvation were procured for us, and our reconciliation with God was accomplished. “Peace with God” means that God is now reconciled to us and we are now reconciled to Him, “For if when we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, having been reconciled, we shall be saved by His life” (Rom.5:10). “Now all things are of God, who has reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ, and has given us the ministry of reconciliation, that is, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not imputing their trespasses to them, and has committed to us the word of reconciliation” (2Cor.5:1819). 4) “with His stripes we are healed” Isaiah is giving to the Servant’s suffering a meaning that applies directly to salvation. He has spoken of iniquities, transgressions, of penal and vicarious suffering and he has spoken of peace and reconciliation. This statement must be understood in the same line of teaching as it is revealed here. The first application of this healing has to do with sin and the havoc it has caused in human lives. Healing has been accomplished and achieved for us on the cross; it is not
New Life Radio – Talk No 23
38 Derrick Harrison
17/03/2021
