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The Blood of Christ (1). Blood is the vehicle of life…. -Transportation system -Cooling system -Disease fighting system. Life-sustaining fluid!. Blood of Christ. The Blood of Christ. Without His blood we will die spiritually and eternally, Heb. 9:22
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Blood is the vehicle of life… -Transportation system -Cooling system -Disease fighting system Life-sustaining fluid! Blood of Christ
The Blood of Christ • Without His blood we will die spiritually and eternally, Heb. 9:22 • The importance of blood in God’s plan for our redemption from sin • Value of Christ’s blood to us • How to obtain its blessings • What it accomplishes Blood of Christ
Blood in God’s Plan • Blood represents life, Gen. 9:4; Deut. 12:23; Lev. 17:10-12 • Metonymy: One noun used for another • Blood atoned because of the life given in the sacrifice • “The blood is the life” Blood of Christ
Blood in God’s Plan • Without shedding of blood there is no remission of sins, Heb. 9:22 • Patriarch Age • Abel, Gen. 4:3-4 (Heb. 11:4) • Noah, Gen. 8:20-21 • Abraham, Isaac, Jacob • Mosaic Age • Deliverance, Exo. 12:5-7, 12-13 • Dedicate covenant, Heb. 9:18-22 Blood of Christ
Blood in God’s Plan • Animal blood (life) could not take away sins, Heb. 10:1-4 • What were the purposes? • Shadow of Christ’s sacrifice, 10:1 • Consciousness of sins remained, 10:2-3 • Showed the worshiper’s faith, 10:3 • Kept in God’s favor and forbearance, Rom. 3:25 Blood of Christ
Blood in God’s Plan • Christ’s blood (life) takes away sins, Heb. 10:10-12 • Died for everyone, Heb. 2:9 • Shedding blood = Death (giving life), Heb. 9:12 • Christ’s own blood…offered Himself, 9:14 • By means of death, 9:15 • Blood of the covenant, 9:20 (Matt. 26:28) • Shedding of blood, 9:22 • Remission, Heb. 10:16-18 Blood of Christ
Only the Blood of Jesus can Remove Sin • Animal blood (life) is insufficient to remove sin, Heb. 10:4 (Micah 6:6-7) • Sinner’s blood (life) is insufficient to remove sin, Ezek. 18:20 • Just punishment for our sins, not our means of atonement, Rom. 6:23; cf. Acts 25:11 Blood of Christ
Only One Blood Can Remove Sin • The blood (life) of the unblemished Lamb of God is sufficient to remove sin, Jno. 1:29 (Isa. 53:10-12) • Provided by God, cf. Gen. 22:8, 13-14 (grace, Titus 2:11) • Gave His Son, Gal. 4:4-5 • Christ willingly died, Heb. 10:5-10 (Jno. 10:18; Phil. 2:5-8) Blood of Christ
You must be cleansed by the blood of the Lamb! And now why are you waiting? Arise and be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on the name of the Lord. (Acts 22:16) Blood of Christ