The blood of the Atonement
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The blood of Jesus Atones
The blood of Jesus Atones
Read Hebrews 9 and Hebrews 10. (Read Hebrews 9 as part of the scripture of the week)
What is the meaning of Atonement?
What is the meaning of Atonement?
The means of reconciliation between God and People.
When a lamb is sacrificed in place of the sinner and its blood used to cleanse the sinner and also make holy, clean or free from the sin committed.
What is the meaning of Redeeming?
What is the meaning of Redeeming?
It is a process of paying to gain back excess that which was lost. Release people or property from bondage through the payment of a price. Simply, to buy back
What is the meaning of Ransom?
What is the meaning of Ransom?
Ransom is the price paid for redeeming or liberating a slave, captives, properties or life.
Ransom is a means of payment. Like silver and gold used in exchange to get something.
Therefore Christ is our ransom, His life was used as a payment through his body and his blood. Matthew 20:28 and 1 Timothy 2:6
What is Sanctification?
What is Sanctification?
To be set apart for God’s use, to be made or declared holy. 1 Corinthians 6:11, 1 Corinthians 1:30, John 17:19.
The process that brings one to sanctification is called consecration, which is dedication, committing to and under.
1. The blood of Jesus and his flesh gives life
1. The blood of Jesus and his flesh gives life
Remember that there is life and power in the blood.
So Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you.
30 because we are members of his body.
The body of Christ represent :
the unity or oneness as examplified through the Church.
The veil through which we get excess to the holiest place. The sanctuary where we can minister as priests.
The blood is Life, through Christ Jesus we live.
2. The blood brings us near to God
2. The blood brings us near to God
But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ.
3. The blood of Jesus gives us confidence to access the Holy places (both sanctuaries)
3. The blood of Jesus gives us confidence to access the Holy places (both sanctuaries)
Hebrews 10:19 (ESV)
Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the holy places by the blood of Jesus,
but into the second only the high priest goes, and he but once a year, and not without taking blood, which he offers for himself and for the unintentional sins of the people.
4. The blood speaks for the guilty sinner
4. The blood speaks for the guilty sinner
therefore blood serve as mediation tool of New Testament.
the blood seals the new covenant (testament) and do away with the old covenant.
and to Jesus, the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel.
5. The blood is seal of eternal covenant,
5. The blood is seal of eternal covenant,
Equips us for every good work or everything good
Equips us for doing the will of God
Worked in the Apostles (us who are called) that which is pleasing in his sight through Jesus Christ.
Now may the God of peace who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great shepherd of the sheep, by the blood of the eternal covenant, equip you with everything good that you may do his will, working in us that which is pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.
5.1 How is the blood ministered?
5.1 How is the blood ministered?
Through drinking
Through sprinkling in the individual or items
according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in the sanctification of the Spirit, for obedience to Jesus Christ and for sprinkling with his blood:
May grace and peace be multiplied to you.
5.2 Why sprinkle?
5.2 Why sprinkle?
To cleanse the sinner (1John 1:7)
To cleanse the sanctuary and the items used to inside the sanctuary. (Hebrews 9:18-22)
To purify the altars and other places (Leviticus 16:19 and Leviticus 14:14-17)
7. Blood of Jesus cleanses us from ALL sins
7. Blood of Jesus cleanses us from ALL sins
But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.
and from Jesus Christ the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of kings on earth.
To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood
8. Blood of Jesus purifies our conscience
8. Blood of Jesus purifies our conscience
purify from dead works to be able to serve the living God
how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without blemish to God, purify our conscience from dead works to serve the living God.
9. The blood of Jesus ransoms from futile ways
9. The blood of Jesus ransoms from futile ways
The are the ways inherited from the fore fathers.
knowing that you were ransomed from the futile ways inherited from your forefathers, not with perishable things such as silver or gold, but with the precious blood of Christ, like that of a lamb without blemish or spot.
Conclusion:
Conclusion:
Sins Power and Dominion over us is broken as a result of the blood
Keep back your servant also from presumptuous sins;
let them not have dominion over me!
Then I shall be blameless,
and innocent of great transgression.
For sin will have no dominion over you, since you are not under law but under grace.
We need to come under the blood like the Israelites were inside a house where blood was applied. - Blood is our covering.
Holy Communion
Holy Communion
23 For I received from the Lord what I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night when he was betrayed took bread, 24 and when he had given thanks, he broke it, and said, “This is my body, which is for you. Do this in remembrance of me.” 25 In the same way also he took the cup, after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.” 26 For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes.
