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BLOOD-BOUGHT REDEMPTION: THE FULL PACKAGE OF CHRIST’S SUFFERING
### A Teaching by Rick Renner with Commentary
PART ONE: THE ORIGINAL TEACHING
Never for a moment do you have to entertain doubts about whether it is God’s will for you to be healed. Whether you experience anguish in your mind and emotions or in your physical body, the Bible makes it emphatically clear that the sufferings of Christ paid the price not only for forgiveness of our sins, but for everything that humanity would ever need, including healing!
Today I want to share with you some of my insights from years of researching this subject so that you can grow confident in the knowledge of everything Jesus suffered for you and everything it purchased — from forgiveness of sins to complete physical and mental healing!
— Rick Renner
The Full Article: Blood-Bought Redemption
Many believers disagree on whether mental and physical healing were included in Christ’s redemptive work on the Cross. I actually grew up believing that if something happened to you, including injury or sickness or disease, it was our task to accept it as the will of God for your life. We didn’t expect God to actually heal us. However, when I discovered that healing was still something God offered to His people today, I wanted to really understand the whole package of what Christ paid for on the Cross. I wanted to know exactly what was included in the work of redemption for you and for me, so I went to Isaiah chapter 53, and with the help of scholars, I began to dive into the Hebrew text.
I have now been studying this passage for more than 50 years, and what I discovered shows indisputably that when Jesus died on the Cross, He paid for the forgiveness of sin, for the freedom and liberation from guilt and shame, for peace of mind, and for healing — real physical healing of the body and mind. This is important to all of us, so I want to take you through Isaiah 53:3-5 word by word and show you the truth that I have discovered while studying this passage.
Isaiah 53 was written 700 years before Jesus was born, and yet it prophetically describes in great detail the sufferings He would endure for humanity:
He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.
Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of 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 with his stripes we are healed.
— Isaiah 53:3-5
Verse 3: Despised and Rejected
First, it says, “He is despised and rejected of men.” The word “despised” describes disdain and scorn. It means to hold in contempt. All four Gospels vividly illustrate how Jesus was subjected to extreme derision by religious authorities, soldiers, and political figures. When you study the whole public ministry of Jesus, you see three years of religious leaders relentlessly despising and scorning the Lord, but the zenith of this horrible treatment occurred on the night Jesus was arrested in the Garden of Gethsemane. There they wrapped a rope around His neck and led Him away like a lamb to the slaughter. They brought Him to the home of Caiaphas, the high priest, where the religious leaders of the Sanhedrin were gathered, and they slapped Him, spit on Him, ripped His beard out, and treated Him with disdain and scorn beyond our imagination.
He was also “rejected of men,” a Hebrew word that means abandoned, forsaken, or shunned. It describes one who is isolated and avoided by society. This was especially true when Jesus was on the Cross. He was abandoned by those He had walked with during His ministry, even His disciples. In fact, He cried out on the Cross, “My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?” (Matthew 27:46), so we know that in that particular moment, He was even separated from God the Father. This is a moment of abandonment that we cannot fully comprehend.
Verse 3: A Man of Sorrows
Isaiah continues to say He was “a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief.”
The word “sorrows” depicts physical torment, deep anguish, acute pain, and profound suffering. It is derived from a root that means to grieve or to be in pain. It’s similar to the Greek word that depicts the scourge used by Roman soldiers to torturously rip open the human body and shred it to pieces. Furthermore, the word “sorrows” in this verse also encompasses emotional and physical torment.
The word “acquainted” is so important because it means intimately acquainted by personal experience, and we see that what He was acquainted with was “grief,” meaning both physical and mental afflictions — diseases, illnesses, and sicknesses of the body and the mind. While some try to spiritualize this phrase, the Hebrew word clearly points to tangible, physical, and mental suffering. This means Christ personally experienced and tasted physical and mental disease in His redemptive work on the Cross. Again and again in Isaiah 53, we see that Jesus dealt with the full experience of humanity — body and mind as well as soul — and He took those things upon Himself so that we might be freed from them.
Verse 3: His Visage Marred
Isaiah 53:3 continues, “and we hid as it were our faces from Him.” You may ask why people would hide their faces, and the answer is found earlier in Isaiah 52:14: “As many were astonied at thee; his visage was so marred more than any man, and his form more than the sons of men.”
The word “visage” refers to His visible appearance, and “marred” means His body was disfigured as a result of the harrowing ordeals that He experienced. The words “more than any man” lets us know that His condition was unparalleled, surpassing any suffering endured by another human throughout all of human history. His condition was so horrific that people could not bear to look at Him.
I remember when our Church in Moscow watched the film The Passion of the Christ. This marvelous movie depicts the final hours of Christ’s life, but when it came to the scene of the scourging and then the crucifixion, it was so horrific to look upon that people covered their heads or shut their eyes. Even to this day, no one wants to look upon what Jesus endured — but my friends, He did it for us!
Verse 4: Borne Our Griefs
Isaiah 53:4 begins with the word “Surely,” meaning categorically, definitely, emphatically, or truly. Isaiah is making an unquestionable declaration: “Surely He has borne our griefs.”
“Borne” describes one who lifts a weight from another’s shoulder and bears it himself, and the word “griefs” again refers specifically to physical and mental afflictions, diseases, illnesses, and sicknesses. This means it is absolutely certain, indisputable, and undeniably true that Jesus lifted physical and mental disease from us and took it upon Himself!
Matthew 8:17 confirms this when it says, “Himself took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses.” Jesus lifted the immense weight of physical and mental sickness, and on our behalf, He carried it by Himself on the Cross.
Verse 5: Wounded for Our Transgressions
Finally, Isaiah 53:5 says, “But he was wounded for our transgressions.” The word “wounded” means pierced or deeply injured, pointing forward to the piercing of His hands and feet. “Transgressions” refers to violations of God’s commandments and nature — sinning, rebelling, and turning against God.
The next phrase, “He was bruised for our iniquities,” is similar. “Bruised” means crushed, beaten to pieces, and destroyed, and it emphasizes the profound suffering Christ endured, and “iniquities” includes guilt, moral failure, perversity, and shame. In these phrases, we see forgiveness of sin and liberation from guilt and shame, which we all usually think of when we consider what was purchased on the Cross.
Verse 5: The Chastisement of Our Peace
Then the verse continues, “The chastisement of our peace was upon him.” The word “chastisement” refers to punishment for past actions, telling us that Jesus bore the punishment we deserved, and the word “peace” comes from shalom — not just tranquility, but wholeness, completeness, health, safety, security, prosperity, and soundness of mind. Jesus paid the price so we could experience peace in every part of life!
Verse 5: With His Stripes We Are Healed
Isaiah concludes this verse with these words: “And with his stripes we are healed.” The word “stripes” tells us of the bruises and welts left by severe whipping, and then very clearly at the end of the verse, Isaiah says they paid for us to be “healed.” This word comes from the Hebrew word rapha, and it absolutely refers to physical and mental healing.
The Full Picture of Redemption
My friend, when Isaiah 53:3-5 is carefully examined, it declares what Jesus did for us. He was beaten, crushed, and destroyed for the removal of our iniquities. His blood was shed for our guilt, moral lapses, depravity, perversity, and shame. The punishment we deserve for our past activities was laid upon Him, and we’ve been given peace in its place — not just tranquility, but an all-encompassing state of wholeness and completeness so that we can peacefully thrive in every part of our lives. Finally, because of the severity of the torture He endured when those terrible stripes were laid upon Him by the Roman scourge, the Bible says that we are now healed from all manner of physical and mental disease, illness, and sickness.
Make no mistake, Jesus paid the price so we could experience restoration in every part of life — including our bodies and minds! Receive that sacrifice today and walk in the fullness of life that His redemptive work made a way for you to experience. Be healed in Jesus’ mighty name!
PART TWO: COMMENTARY ON RICK RENNER’S TEACHING
Introduction: The Importance of Certainty
Rick Renner opens with a statement that addresses one of the most significant struggles in the body of Christ: doubt about God’s will for healing. He declares emphatically that believers never have to entertain such doubts because the sufferings of Christ paid for everything humanity would ever need—including healing.
This teaching is the fruit of over 50 years of studying Isaiah 53 in the original Hebrew. Renner brings the weight of decades of scholarship to bear on a question that has divided Christians for centuries: Is healing really included in the atonement?
The Method: Word-by-Word Exegesis
Renner’s approach is methodical and thorough. He takes Isaiah 53:3-5 phrase by phrase, examining the Hebrew words and their implications. This is not superficial proof-texting but deep, scholarly exposition designed to build unshakeable confidence in the completeness of Christ’s work.
The Words Examined
“Despised and Rejected”
Renner unpacks “despised” as disdain, scorn, and contempt—not mere disagreement but active derision. Jesus endured three years of religious leaders treating Him with contempt, culminating in the night of His arrest when soldiers slapped Him, spat on Him, and ripped out His beard. “Rejected” goes deeper—abandoned, forsaken, shunned. At the Cross, even His disciples fled. In His darkest moment, He cried out, “My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?” This was abandonment at the deepest level—even the Father turned away as Jesus became sin for us.
“Sorrows and Grief”
Here Renner makes a crucial linguistic observation: the Hebrew words point to tangible, physical, and mental suffering. “Sorrows” depicts physical torment, deep anguish, acute pain. It is related to the Greek word for the Roman scourge—the whip that shredded flesh. “Grief” refers to both physical and mental afflictions—diseases, illnesses, sicknesses of body and mind. Jesus was not just spiritually identified with our suffering; He personally experienced and tasted physical and mental disease in His redemptive work.
“His Visage Marred”
Isaiah 52:14 provides the context: His appearance was so disfigured that people could not bear to look at Him. Renner references The Passion of the Christ as a modern attempt to depict this horror, noting that even viewers cover their eyes. The point is visceral: Jesus’ suffering was not symbolic but brutally physical. His body was destroyed.
“Surely He Hath Borne Our Griefs”
The word “surely” is emphatic—categorically, definitely, unquestionably. “Borne” means to lift a weight from another’s shoulders and carry it oneself. “Griefs” again refers to physical and mental afflictions. Renner connects this to Matthew 8:17, which explicitly states that Jesus “took our infirmities and bore our sicknesses.” The conclusion is inescapable: healing is as much a part of the atonement as forgiveness.
“Wounded for Our Transgressions” and “Bruised for Our Iniquities”
These phrases address the spiritual dimension of redemption. “Wounded” means pierced—the hands and feet. “Transgressions” are violations of God’s law. “Bruised” means crushed, beaten to pieces. “Iniquities” includes guilt, moral failure, perversity, and shame. Here we see the forgiveness of sins and liberation from guilt.
“The Chastisement of Our Peace”
“Chastisement” refers to punishment for past actions—the penalty we deserved. “Peace” is shalom—not just tranquility but wholeness, completeness, health, safety, security, prosperity, and soundness of mind. Jesus bore our punishment so we could receive comprehensive well-being.
“With His Stripes We Are Healed”
“Stripes” refers to the bruises and welts from the Roman scourge. “Healed” is rapha—physical and mental healing. The connection is direct: the physical trauma Jesus endured purchased our physical wholeness.
The Theological Significance
Renner’s teaching establishes several crucial truths:
1. Healing is in the Atonement
The same passage that declares forgiveness for sins also declares healing for bodies. They are not separate transactions but facets of the same redemptive work. To accept one and reject the other is to divide what God has joined.
2. Jesus Experienced Physical Suffering
Some theological systems spiritualize Isaiah 53, suggesting that the sufferings were merely emotional or spiritual. Renner’s word study demolishes this view. The Hebrew words point unmistakably to tangible, physical torment. Jesus’ body was broken so ours could be whole.
3. The Scope of Redemption is Comprehensive
Renner lists what was purchased: forgiveness of sin, freedom from guilt and shame, peace of mind, and physical healing. Nothing is left out. Every human need was anticipated and addressed at the Cross.
4. Confidence in Healing is Rooted in Scripture
Doubt about God’s will for healing does not come from careful Bible study but from tradition, experience, or misinformation. When the Word is examined honestly, it declares clearly that healing belongs to God’s people.
Practical Application
Renner’s teaching is not merely academic. It is designed to produce faith and action:
Receive the Sacrifice
The article concludes with an exhortation to “receive that sacrifice today.” Healing is not automatic but must be received by faith, just as forgiveness is received.
Walk in Fullness
Redemption is not just about escaping hell but about experiencing abundant life—wholeness in every dimension.
Be Healed
The final declaration is a prayer of faith: “Be healed in Jesus’ mighty name!”
Why This Matters
The question of whether healing is in the atonement is not abstract theology. It affects how believers pray, how they face sickness, and how they counsel others. If healing is not in the atonement, then sickness may be God’s will, and we should simply endure it. But if healing is in the atonement, then sickness is an enemy that has already been defeated, and we can fight it with faith.
Renner’s 50 years of study lead him to an unambiguous conclusion: healing is as much a part of what Jesus purchased as forgiveness. The same stripes that paid for our peace paid for our healing. The same blood that cleanses from sin heals from sickness. The same Cross that secured our eternal salvation secured our temporal wholeness.
PART THREE: DECLARATIONS BASED ON THIS TEACHING
- I DECLARE that Jesus was despised and rejected so that I might be accepted and welcomed into God’s family.
- I DECLARE that Jesus bore my griefs and carried my sorrows—I do not have to carry them myself.
- I DECLARE that by His stripes, I am healed—spirit, soul, and body.
- I DECLARE that the chastisement of my peace was upon Him—I walk in shalom wholeness.
- I DECLARE that His blood purchased my forgiveness and my healing—I receive both by faith.
- I DECLARE that I never have to doubt God’s will for my healing—it is clearly revealed in Scripture.
- I DECLARE that sickness has no right to remain in my body because Jesus already paid for my health.
- I DECLARE that I walk in the fullness of redemption—spiritually forgiven, mentally sound, physically whole.
PART FOUR: PRAYER FOR RECEIVING HEALING
Father, I thank You for the complete work of redemption accomplished by Your Son, Jesus Christ. I thank You that He was despised and rejected for me, that He bore my griefs and carried my sorrows, that He was wounded for my transgressions and bruised for my iniquities. I thank You that the chastisement of my peace was upon Him, and that by His stripes, I am healed.
I receive the full benefits of His sacrifice today. I receive forgiveness for every sin. I receive freedom from guilt and shame. I receive shalom peace—wholeness, completeness, and soundness of mind. I receive physical healing for my body.
Sickness, you have no right to remain. Jesus already paid for my health. I command every disease, every pain, every infirmity to leave in Jesus’ name.
I walk in the fullness of blood-bought redemption. I am healed. I am whole. I am free.
In Jesus’ mighty name. Amen.
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