1 Peter 2:24

1 Peter 2:24 ‘and He Himself bore our sins in His body on the cross, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness; for by His wounds you were healed.'

‘He Himself bore our sins in His body' -Though they were not His, He bore them. Jesus wasn't “just”. martyr. He wasn't dying for some vague cause, rather He died as. sacrifice for our sins (John 3:16; John 1:29; Hebrews 9:28; Isaiah 2:11; 2 Corinthians 5:21).

‘on the cross' -‘tree' (KJV). The Greek word here is ‘xylon', which means ‘wood, object made of wood', and is translated according to the context.

‘that we might' -The intended purpose of this great sacrifice.

‘die to sin' -‘that we might break with sin' (Mof); ‘cease to live for sin' (NEB). ‘To be removed from, depart, ‘to die to any thing', become utterly alienated from our sins' (Thayer p. 60). POINTS TO NOTE: 1. The unselfish and brave sacrifice of Jesus, should motivate us to cease the practice of sin (Galatians 2:20; 2 Corinthians 5:14; Colossians 3:1; Romans 6:1 ff). 2. If the sacrifice of Jesus doesn't motivate you to change your life-then nothing will! The key factor in repentance isn't the preacher, the elders, the size of the congregation, etc…..But rather, how impressed are we with what happened upon the cross!

‘and live to righteousness' -Christianity is more than just not doing certain things. One must not only cease the practice of sin, but also begin practicing righteousness (Galatians 5:22; 2 Peter 1:5). ‘To live to' describes an active and energetic pursuit after what will please God. The truly converted individual desires to be involved in the things of God, they want to make. difference, they want to spread the gospel and they are willing to make whatever sacrifices and changes are necessary to do the will of God.

‘by His wounds you were healed' -Healed spiritually and morally, i.e. forgiven of your sins. (Isaiah 2:5). 1. ‘Wounds'-‘welt, bruise, wound caused by blows' (Arndt p. 531) 2.. statement, especially meaningful to servants with cruel masters. Some of them had probably felt the sting of the lash. 3. Each blow of the whip that Jesus endured was for the salvation of my soul. ‘God took the beating that. deserved-that we all deserved'.