21 For God called you to do good, even if it means suffering, just as Christ suffered for you. He is your example, and you must follow in His steps. 22 He (Jesus Christ) never sinned, nor ever deceived anyone. 23 He did not retaliate when He was insulted, nor threaten revenge when He suffered. He left His case in the hands of God, who always judges fairly. 24 He personally carried our sins in His body on the Cross so that we can be dead to sin and live for what is right. By His wounds you are healed. 25 Once you were like sheep who wandered away. But now you have turned to your Shepherd, the Guardian (Bishop) of your souls. 1 Peter 2:21-25 (NLT).
Through Jesus Christ’s obedience and suffering on the Cross, God saved the entire world from sin and sin consequences. “My Righteous Servant will justify many” (Isaiah 53:11). Humankind now finds salvation, healing, forgiveness, peace and reconciliation with God through faith in the life and work of Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ suffered so that everyone through faith in Him can be saved. The suffering of Jesus Christ was part of God’s redemption plan of history and substitutionary atonement for our sins.
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