Healing in the atonement

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Healing in the atonement

• Dele Oke

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Atonement?
What do we mean by this?
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2 Corinthians 518-19 (NASB)

• 18 Now all these things are from God, who
  reconciled us to Himself through Christ and gave
  us the ministry of reconciliation,
• 19 namely, that God was in Christ reconciling the
  world to Himself, not counting their trespasses
  against them, and He has committed to us the word
  of reconciliation.

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Romans 510-11 (KJV)

• 10 For if, when we were enemies, we were
  reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much
  more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his
  life.
• 11 And not only so, but we also joy in God
  through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have
  now received the atonement.

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The atonement

• is the benefits Christ gained for believers in
  his life, death and resurrection.

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Romans 58 (NASB)

• 8 But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in
  that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for
  us.

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The Grace of Atonement

• The atonement did not bring about grace. The
  atonement flowed from grace.
• P T Forsyth

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Christs earthly ministry atonement

• Philippians 39
• Romans 519
• Matthew 313-16
• Matthew 41-11
• Hebrews 58

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Old New Testament accounts

• The Passover Exodus 121-18 / 1 Corinthians
  56-7 1 Peter 118-19
• Offering of Isaac Genesis 22
• Brazen serpent Numbers 218-9
• Kinsman-redeemer Ruth 312-13 / Leviticus
  2547-55
• Ransom Numbers 349 Job3324

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Redemption from Egypt

• Bitter water made sweet (tree) Exodus 1522-25
• Yahweh-Rapha The Lord who heals you
• Rapha to mend, cure, repair, make whole
• Jesus died on a tree Galatians 313-14

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Christ and Gods power (H.Spirit)

• Teaching with power Lk 431-41
• Ministry and kingdom Matt 1228
• Destroyed work of devil- 1 John 38
• Healed by faith - Luke 71-10 (Matt 85-4)
  (centurion), 11-17 (Man raised) Faith in
  action. Jesus marvelled (Lk 7, Matt 1528)
• H.Spirit part of atonement Gal 35 (1 Cor. 12
  14)

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Gifts here till Christs return

• 1 Corinthians 14-7 (NASB)
• 4 I thank my God always concerning you for the
  grace of God which was given you in Christ Jesus,
• 5 that in everything you were enriched in Him, in
  all speech and all knowledge,
• 6 even as the testimony concerning Christ was
  confirmed in you,
• 7 so that you are not lacking in any gift,
  awaiting eagerly the revelation of our Lord Jesus
  Christ,

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Church Gifts go together

• Ephesians 411-12 (NASB)
• 11 And He gave some as apostles, and some as
  prophets, and some as evangelists, and some as
  pastors and teachers,
• 12 for the equipping of the saints for the work
  of service, to the building up of the body of
  Christ

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Spirit is here till Christs return

• 2 Corinthians 55 (NASB)
• 5 Now He who prepared us for this very purpose is
  God, who gave to us the Spirit as a pledge.
• Ephesians 113-14 (NASB)
• 14 who is given as a pledge of our inheritance,
  with a view to the redemption of God's own
  possession, to the praise of His glory.

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Gifts are permanent

• 1 Cor 1437 Paul expected them to continue
• Romans 124 different people gifted, not just
  Apostles
• 1 Tim 414 Timothy gifted yrs later

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Healing an individual benefit

• Isaiah 53 4-5 (NIV) Both spiritual and
  physical healing 1 Peter 224 quotes Isaiah and
  so does Matt 816-17

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Isaiah 534-5 (NIV)

• 4 Surely he took up our infirmities
• and carried our sorrows, (Matt 817)
• yet we considered him stricken by God,
• smitten by him, and afflicted.
• 5 But he was pierced for our transgressions,
• he was crushed for our iniquities
• the punishment that brought us peace was
  upon him, and by his wounds we are healed. (1
  Pet. 224)

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Matthew 816-17 (NIV)

• 16 When evening came, many who were
  demon-possessed were brought to him, and he drove
  out the spirits with a word and healed all the
  sick.
• 17 This was to fulfill what was spoken through
  the prophet Isaiah "He took up our infirmities
  and carried our diseases. (Isa 534)

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1 Peter 224 (NIV)

• 24 He himself bore our sins in his body on the
  tree, so that we might die to sins and live for
  righteousness by his wounds you have been
  healed. (Isa 535)

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Pauls experience

• Pauls thorn in flesh 2 Cor 127-9
• Epaphroditus was sick Phil 225-28 (27)
• Timothy drink a little wine - 1 Tim 523 (Acts
  16)
• Eratus was left sick 2 Tim 420

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Healings in Acts (Paul)

• Lame man healed 148-18
• Girl with demon healed 1616-18
• Miracles thru handkerchief 1911-12
• Eutychus from dead 207-12
• Healed from snake 281-6 (heat not curse)
• Healing in Malta 289

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Glorification

• 1 Corinthians 1522-24

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Online slides

• www.wordlibrary.co.uk/bible/atonement