Some Bible teachers advocate that there is healing in the atonement of Jesus’ on the cross based on 1 Peter 2:24: “By whose strips we are healed.” Can you imagine the audience of Peter who were suffering persecution for thier faith and witness being confused if Peter was teaching because of Jesus’ atonement you should not be suffering. These persecuted believers were not suffering because of a lack of faith or sin. Additionally, they would have been equally confused because some of their loved ones had died. People don’t of good health.[1]