Cox - Is Physical Healing in the Atonement?

Question 1

What two things is Christ prophesied to take up in Isaiah 53:4-5?

Answer 1

1) Our Infirmities (Sicknesses)

2) our Sorrows (Pains)

Question 2

What are three Observations to Draw From Matthew 8:17 - “This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah: He took up our infirmities and bore our diseases.”

Answer 2

1) Matthew Interprets This Verse With Physical Sickness and Demonization in Mind
2) This Event in Jesus’ Ministry is Prior to His Crucifixion
3) The Relationship Between Sin and Sickness/Demonization is Very Close Theologically

Question 3

What are Two Observations to Draw From 1 Peter 2:24 - “He himself bore our sins” in his body on the cross, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; “by his wounds you have been healed.”

Answer 3

1) Emphasis is On Spiritual Restoration

2) Healed Can Also Mean Cured or Restored

Question 4

What is the Structure of 1 Peter 2:24?

Answer 4

1) A
2) B
3) A’
4) B’

Question 5

What has the Entrance of Sin Resulted in Physically?

Answer 5

1) Sickness
2) Affliction
3) Pain

Question 6

When did Christ’s act of bearing these infirmities begin?

Answer 6

Prior to the Cross

Question 7

What was dealt with in regards to physical sickness in Christ’s Atonement?

Answer 7

The root of physical sickness.

Question 8

What does Christ’s Atonement mean for Physical Healing?

Answer 8

It is Grounded in the Atonement insofar as the atonement provides for full restoration of fallen man.

Question 9

What is Final Eschatological restoration promised?

Answer 9

The resurrection of the physical body.

Question 10

What is all healing prior to the resurrection and glorification of the body indicative of?

Answer 10

The Powers of the Age to Come and Participation of the Kingdom in this Age.