By His Stripes We Are Healed....?

As per usual, this one is going to be controversial, but hear me out and keep your hope intact!

We're all familiar with the quote, "by His striped we are healed" on the surface this seems foolproof, self explanatory, that because Jesus was whipped, we can be healed from our physical ailments...right?

Not quite... lets take a closer look by zooming out and reading the surrounding scripture! (oxymoronic, I know)

 

So, now that we've read the scripture, we see that in both passages, the authors are detailing Jesus' sacrifice for our souls. He is the bridge between us and God, the Father. He came so that we might have the opportunity to accept salvation for our souls from Hell! He came to heal our souls. Not our fleshly bodies. Lets break it down further...

   These verses are often used when one of us is physically or mentally ill. And while God CAN, of course heal any of our physical or mental health issues, these verses are very often misused. The are not talking about physical healing at all, and telling people who are suffering from physical and mental illnesses that they are promised healing in these verses is severely misleading and damaging. 

   

   This is a prime example of false prophesying. It's hard to hear, I know, but its the truth. It's not an intentional blunder, most people assume these verses are applicable to physical healing but as we've seen, and now know, the sacrifice of Jesus was for our sins and souls!

   This post is NOT meant to be discouraging, its meant to bring awareness to how easy it is for even seasoned Christians, elders of the church and pastors to misinterpret the Word of God. 

   Now, just for fun, here's the same verses in the New Living Translation...

even here, we see that it is clearly about soul healing! and Thank, You Jesus for it!

   

   Rest assured, friends, God can heal our bodies, and He often does! He made us all individual and with unique genetic makeups, and He knows exactly what we need. He hears our prayers and pleas for help and healing...

   Finally, I want to reassure you that although these passages (Isaiah 53 & 1 Peter 2:24) aren't talking about physical healing, there are plenty of verses that do! I've collected a few of then for you down below! so next time you or a friend needs an encouraging passage on healing, use one of these in the correct context! 😇

Thank you for keeping an open mind if you've gotten this far! I hope this blog post has given you some great insight and encourages you to hold each other accountable in using scripture correctly!

Sincerely,

Sarah