“…without the shedding of blood is no remission.” (Hebrews 9:22b) ”Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers; But with the precious blood of Christ, as a lamb without blemish and without spot.” (1 Peter 1:18, 19)
The Bible is alive. A scarlet thread runs from cover to cover. Cut it anywhere and it bleeds. Blood begins to flow in Genesis 3:21 and continues running through Revelation when blood will flow to a horse’s bridle at the Battle of Armageddon. Over 400 times God inspired men to use the word blood in the Scriptures.
One characteristic of a false teacher is what they teach about the blood atonement of Christ. If they are wrong on redemption by the blood, they need to be avoided. The writers of the New Testament chose the word blood three times as often as the “cross” of Christ, five times as frequently as “death.”
Every time you see God making provision for our sin and delivering us from it’s corruption and captivity you find three very important components. One, God always chooses the method not man. Two, God always requires the death of a spotless, sinless substitute to die in one’s stead. Three, there is always the shedding of blood and it’s subsequent application.
The entire sacrificial system of the law was setup on these three principles. Every sacrifice anticipated the final sufficient, once for all sacrifice of Jesus Christ. So great was the anticipation that when John the Baptist saw Jesus, he cried out: “Behold the Lamb of God, who taketh away the sin of the world.” (John 1:29) Jesus offer Himself as a sinless, sacrifice for sin and in doing so His blood would be shed for the sins of the world. His sacrifice was the final offering for sin. When I confessed my sinfulness and helplessness and trusted in Jesus as my Savior, the blood of the cross was applied to my heart. Then and only then were my sins forgiven and my salvation became a reality. The hymn writer, Elvina M. Hall, said it best, “For nothing good have I where-by Thy grace to claim – I’ll wash my garments white in the blood of Calv’ry’s Lamb. Jesus paid it all, all to Him I owe; Sin had left a crimson stain, He washed it white as snow.”
Have you been to the cross and in faith trusted in Jesus as your Savior? Has the blood of the Calvary’s Lamb washed your sins away? If not, why not go to Jesus in prayer and confess your sinfulness and your sin and ask Jesus to save you. He will and he will wash away your sin with the blood of His cross.
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