Isaiah 53- Jesus Gives Us Peace with God Himself (TMF:502)

Tuesday, September 27, 2016
Peace to Live By: Isaiah 53- Jesus Gives Us Peace with God Himself (TMF:502) - Daniel Litton
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       And this brings up our next point, for Isaiah says, “But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his wounds we are healed” (Isaiah 53:5, 6, ESV). As I talked about last time, and as we see here again today, God slew Jesus on the cross for our sins—for the sins of the whole world, every sin that had ever been committed to that time and all future sins that would occur. He suffered for the transgressions that belonged to us, and God bore down his wrath upon him for our iniquities. It was all collectively God’s punishment—his chastisement—for our wrongs. And, in only a way God could accomplish, this brought peace for us who trust in this sacrifice on our behalf. He brings us peace within ourselves, but more importantly, peace with God himself. He no longer counts our inquiries against us. For those of us who believe in him, we can have ‘real’ peace, and live by this peace within ourselves.