«Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows. Yet we considered him stricken, smitten by God and afflicted. But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities. The chastisement of our peace was upon him, and the chastisement of our peace was upon him. And the chastisement of our peace was upon him.
The Bible reveals man as a whole created by God, while at the same time clearly showing that we consist of spirit, soul and body. The apostle Paul prays: «May the God of peace himself sanctify you completely; and may your spirit, soul and body be preserved sound in all things, that you may be free from...
The Bible uses the word salvation to describe God's great work of saving, healing, and restoring humanity. Salvation is not primarily a religious concept, but an expression of God's loving intervention in human reality. It springs from God's...
When we turn to Jesus, we do not encounter a burden placed on our shoulders, but a love that lifts us from what weighs us down. The Bible says so clearly and gently: "For freedom Christ has set us free." (Galatians 5:1) It is not a freedom that springs from our own...