Comments on: Question: Are We Healed by Jesus Stripes?

By: MEME

MEME — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 16:03:29 +0000

Thank you for enlighting me. When I would pray for someone for physcial healing I would always repeat Isa. 53, by his stripe we are healed. But I understand better after reading your article, it clearly talks about divine healing of our sins. It has nothing to do with physical healing. Each passage I read in the new testiment Matthew 4:23; Matthew 8:13; Luke 17:15; Acts 4:29-31 and so on does not have any mention of Jesus,s blood. Again thank you.

By: Sharon

Sharon — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 01:34:17 +0000

Brent, in general I agree with you. But I also agree with Mary when she says the NT sheds light on the OT. Presumably Matthew wrote his gospel after Jesus’ death and resurrection so he would have known what “stripes” refers to. I believe Isa 53 is about spiritual healing. But I am struggling with Matt 8:16 and I’m not sure your answer helped: “Though writing under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, they were still writing from their own perspective and experience.” What’s that supposed to mean? All scripture is inspired. Matthew knew Jesus was Messiah and died for sins, yet he still applied Isa 53 to Jesus’ physical healing ministry. I know this subject is from 2009, but I hope you will be able to expand on your answer.

By: Bubba

Bubba — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 21:41:35 +0000

Jesus Christ…the same yesterday, today and forever.

By: Bubba

Bubba — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 21:39:58 +0000

This explanation is like the people who came to Jesus…lame and in need of healing.
I’m kidding bro, don’t take it personally.

By: brentriggs

brentriggs — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 20:58:00 +0000

I always appreciate kind disagreement. It is this spirit of respectful discussion that allows us to consider the Truth. Did you actually read the entire lesson on “by his stripes…”? I spent 7 paragraphs stating why Matt 8:16 does not and cannot be making a doctrinal definition of Isa 53, and yet you make no mention of any point I made in your entire comment. It sounds maybe as if you read the first few paragraphs of my answer but not the entire thing.

I understand on the surface why Matt 8:16 is said to be declaring physical healing, so I understand your viewpoint. I don’t agree, but I understand. Can you tell me why my 7 paragraph explanation on Matt 8:16 is wrong? Many blessings dear sister. Thanks for being concerned with studying the Truth…

By: Mary at Civilla's Cyber Cafe

Mary at Civilla's Cyber Cafe — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 17:33:53 +0000

I disagree: Concerning the passage in Isaiah, you must go to Matthew 8:16, “When the even was come, they brought unto him many that were possessed with devils: and he cast out the spirits with his word, and healed all that were sick: That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses.” The context is physical healing. Jesus was physically healing people in these verses.

This passage in the N.T. comes right out and says that this physical healing that Jesus did fulfills that passage in Isaiah about taking our infirmities and bearing our diseases. This New Testament passage in no way indicates that the fulfillment of the O.T. passage in Isaiah is only for spiritual healing; the context is physical healing, which is what Jesus was doing. It comes right out and says that the physical healing that Jesus did is the fulfillment of the passage.

No, the passage in Isaiah itself does not say anything about physical healing, but the one in the N.T. DOES, and here is a rule of Biblical interpretation: The Old Testament is ALWAYS interpreted in the light of the New.

So, that O.T. passage in Isaiah is clarified for us by the verse in Matthew 8:16-17 — the PHYSICAL healing fulfilled the passage in Isaiah. It comes right out and says so in verse 17. The Old Testament is always interpreted in the light of the New Testament. The New Testament sheds light on the Old, not the other way around, because Christ has come.

Why we don’t see more supernatural healings today is possibly because we are not in a time of revival like in Jesus’ time, or in the days of the Apostles. However, during times of many of the great revivals throughout church history, there is a resurgance of the supernatural gifts of the Holy Spirit and supernatural physical healings. And during the Millenium, there will be much physical healing.

Of course, Christ provides for spiritual healing — I didn’t want to leave that out. Spiritual healing (salvation) is the main reason that He came: to seek and save that which was lost. Not MAINLY to physically heal people.