What does the blood
of Christ mean to you? It is possible to count the blood as
something unholy or common
(Heb. 10:29).
That is what most of the world has done. But, even some "Christians"
have tried to rob the gospel of the redemption through the blood of
Christ.
Jesus Shed His Blood For Us
1.
A
sacrifice had to be offered.
Sin is an violation of the law
(1
Jno. 3:4; Rom. 4:15).
Law demands that a price (penalty) be paid. Else, the law is
meaningless. Man could not begin to pay the price. The blood of
animals was not sufficient (Heb. 10:4). The blood of the sinless Son
of God was the perfect sacrifice.
2.
Jesus shed his blood for the sins of man.
Jesus said, “For this
is My blood of the new covenant, which is shed for many for the
remission of sins”
(Matt. 26:28).
Paul said, "without
the shedding of blood, there is no remission"
(Heb. 9:22).
3.
Jesus shed his blood for all men.
Paul wrote, “But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the
angels, for the suffering of death crowned with glory and honor,
that He, by the grace of God, might taste death for everyone” (Heb.
2:9).
The same writer said
that he died for all
(2
Cor. 4:14-15).
The remission of sins
that is offered through the blood is offered to one and all alike.
The
Blood Was Offered In Heaven
Just as the High
Priest had to enter the Most Holy Place to offer the sacrifice of
animals
(Heb. 9:1-7),
Christ also had to rise from the dead so he could enter into heaven
to offer his own blood as a sacrifice for the sin of man
(Heb. 9:24-26).
This is the meaning
of his being "raised for our justification"
(Rom. 4:25).
Had Jesus died and not rose to offer that blood, we could not be
saved.
There Is Power In The Blood
1.
The blood of Christ can cleanse us from
all
sin. John
wrote,
But if we walk in the
light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another,
and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin
(1
John 1:7).
2.
When the blood cleanses us from our sins, God never remembers those
sins again.
For I will be
merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their lawless
deeds I will remember no more
(Heb. 8:12).