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What do Christians mean by "Jesus took our illnesses upon himself on the cross" and why?

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There's a variety of perspectives about the use of terminology such as "Jesus took our illnesses upon himself on the cross" (from perhaps "sickness is something that shouldn't affect Christians" to perhaps a focus on the full-application being in the future kingdom) that this statement could cover. What are the background texts to support such a statement (one would not have to agree with the exegesis to present the texts used to support the doctrine). One commonly referenced text would be Isa 53:4-5 which concludes > and with his wounds we are healed What is the range of ideas that "Jesus took our illnesses" covers and what key texts are used to build up that argument.
Asked by Dave Alger (171 rep)
Dec 30, 2011, 11:40 PM
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