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1 Peter 2:24 - Christ Died For Us So We Could Live For Him - Now & Forever.

1 Peter 2:24 - Christ Died For Us So We Could Live For Him - Now 
& Forever. 

1 Peter 2:24 (NIV) 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. 

1 Peter 2:24 (NCV) Christ carried our sins in his body on the 
cross so we would stop living for sin and start living for what is 
right. And you are healed because of his wounds. 

1 Peter 2:24 (NLT) 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.  

1 Peter 2:24 (EAV) He personally bore our sins in His [own] body 
on the tree [as on an altar and offered Himself on it],  that we 
might die (cease to exist) to sin and live to righteousness.  By His 
wounds you have been healed. 

1 Peter 2:24 (CWR) He let them crucify Him, not only to pay for 
our sins, but also that we might die to sin and live for God as He 
did. It is by His wounds and suffering that you have been healed.  

1 Peter 2:24 (MSG) He used his servant body to carry our sins to 
the Cross so we could be rid of sin, free to live the right way. His 
wounds became your healing.  

1 Peter 2:24 (TLB) He personally carried the load of our sins in 
his own body when he died on the cross so that we can be finished 
with sin and live a good life from now on. For his wounds have healed 
ours! 

Christ had no sin of His own (2 Cor. 5:21), but came to bear our 
sins (Matt. 1:21; John 1:29; 1 Cor. 15:3; Gal. 1:4; cf. DA 25). [SDA 
Bible Commentary] 

Christ died for 'our' sins, in 'our' place, so we would not have 
to suffer the punishment we deserve. This is called substitutionary 
atonement. [Life Application SB] 

The truths of the gospel are that man is a sinner and that he 
must in some way meet the demands of God's righteous judgment against 
him. The answer to the dilemma is that Christ bore our sins in His 
own body on the cross. Through this suffering of humiliation and 
death, we are spiritually healed. [Believer's SB] 

Being dead i.e. "to dismiss from one's mind," "to depart from." 
Christ's death was designed to provide for more than forgiveness of past 
sins. The ultimate cleansing of the life from every sinful practice 
was the goal of His earthly mission. He came to save His people 
"from their sins" (Matt. 1:21; 1 John 1:9). [SDA Bible Commentary] 

  The Cross of Christ is the revealed truth of God's judgment on 
sin. Never associate the idea of martyrdom with the Cross of Christ. 
It was the supreme triumph, and it shook the very foundations of 
hell. There is nothing in time or eternity more absolutely certain and 
irrefutable than what Jesus Christ accomplished on the Cross--He made it 
possible for the entire human race to be brought back into a 
right-standing relationship with God. He made redemption the foundation of 
human life; that is, He made a way for every person to have fellowship 
with God. 
  The Cross was not something that happened to Jesus--He came to 
die; the Cross was His purpose in coming. He is "the Lamb slain from 
the foundation of the world" (Revelation 13:8). The incarnation of 
Christ would have no meaning without the Cross. Beware of separating 
"God was manifested in the flesh ..." from "... He made Him ... to be sin 
for us ..." (1 Timothy 3:16; 2 Corinthians 5:21). The purpose of the 
incarnation was redemption. God came in the flesh to take sin away, not to 
accomplish something for Himself. The Cross is the central event in time 
and eternity, and the answer to all the problems of both. 
  The Cross is not the cross of a man, but the Cross of God, and 
it can never be fully comprehended through human experience. The 
Cross is God exhibiting His nature. It is the gate through which any 
and every individual can enter into oneness with God. But it is not 
a gate we pass right through; it is one where we abide in the life 
that is found there. 
  The heart of salvation is the Cross of Christ. The reason 
salvation is so easy to obtain is that it cost God so much. The Cross was 
the place where God and sinful man merged with a tremendous 
collision and where the way to life was opened. But all the cost and pain 
of the collision was absorbed by the heart of God. [My Utmost for 
His Highest by Oswald Chambers] 

  According to Gallup surveys, confirmed by other polls taken 
over the past fifteen years, 33 percent of all Americans over age 
eighteen indicate they are evangelical or "born again" Christians. That 
translates into 59 million Christians, or one in every three adults, who 
experienced a turning point in their lives as they made a personal 
commitment to Jesus Christ. 
  This information should grip us with terror. It means that the 
greatest revival in history has so far been impotent to change society. 
It's revival without reformation. It's a revival which left the 
country floundering in spiritual ignorance. It's a change in belief 
without a corresponding change in behavior.... 
  How did the building blocks of the gospel become glued 
together with the cement of self-centeredness? The American gospel has 
evolved into a gospel of addition without subtraction. It is the belief 
that we can add Christ to our lives, but not subtract sin. It is a 
change in belief without a change in behavior. It is a spiritual 
experience without any cultural impact. It is revival without reformation, 
without repentance.... 
  The proof of religious conversion is to demonstrate that we 
have both added a relationship with Christ and that we have 
subtracted sin (repentance). And we multiply proof to a weary world by what 
we do-our deeds, our obedience. What we do must confirm what we 
say. Our deeds are the proof of our repentance.... 
  A changed life is one that has added Christ and subtracted 
sin, that attracts a world weary of worn-out words. Obedience is the 
proof. by Patrick Morley  

SPECIAL MUSICAL LINKS ON THE CROSS:

The Old Rugged Cross... by The Gaither Vocal Band 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mw3DYtZCOyc&feature=related

The Old Rugged Cross by Loretta Lynn 
http://www.last.fm/music/Loretta+Lynn/_/The+Old+Rugged+Cross

Sinner Saved By Grace by The Gaither Vocal Band
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcMeUqPDypo&feature=related

More Than Wonderful by Sandi Patty & Larnelle Harris 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CcebZCl_DM&feature=related