Oh the Blood of Jesus
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For the life of a creature is in the blood, and I have given it to you to make atonement for yourselves on the altar; it is the blood that makes atonement for one’s life.
This time of year wherever you look is gore and blood. HHalloween shows no shortage of that. We are ok with that. We expect that almost.
But often times when we talk of the Blood it offends. Especially when talking about the blood of Jesus.
This morning let’s take a moment to think about the power and might that is involved in the blood of Jesus.
Without Blood there can be no life in the physical body. The evidence of blood flows throughout scripture. The blood of Jesus Christ keeps the message of Christianity alive.
The word blood is spoken 427 times in the Bible. It’s important. Without the blood, the Gospel is dead and there is no eternal life.
Jesus said in:
This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.
Paul added in
In fact, the law requires that nearly everything be cleansed with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.
and He also explained
For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.
Then John agreed with Peter and Paul when he wrote this:
For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life handed down to you from your ancestors,
The early church got the message there were 22 sermons recorded by the four preachers in the book of Acts. They all had the same message: the death, burial and resurrection f Jesus Christ.
They knew that His death was the essential ingredient of the Gospel.
Can you see the portrait that we are given here?
It is hard to look at blood. Many don’t like to see it and some pass out when they see it.
To make blood run there is pain involved… you are cut or injured.
The Bible paints a clear picture for us and breaks it down to the importance in detail.
The blood of Jesus Christ is vital. But even more important is seeing that God sees the blood applied to our lives and passes over us!
Let’s analyze this:
The Blood is Perfect
The Blood is Perfect
There was a plan right from the start. The virgin birth of Christ which established His righteousness.
Judas cried out “ I have betrayed innocent blood”.
Paul said:
God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
Pilate said:
Pilate said to Him, “What is truth?” And when he had said this, he went out again to the Jews, and said to them, “I find no fault in Him at all.”
Jesus said:
Can any of you prove me guilty of sin? If I am telling the truth, why don’t you believe me?
He was spoken of as:
Holy
Harmless
undefiled
separate from sinners
made higher than the heavens
sinless
If Jesus had been born by a natural father he would have been born in sin and His death would not have provided redemption.
The virgin birth is essential to the salvation of our souls.
The Bible clearly teaches that Jesus was born of a virgin and did not have original sin.
Matthew quotes Isaiah the prophet saying:
“The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel” (which means “God with us”).
Jeremiah spoke of it years before it happened.
How long will you wander,
unfaithful Daughter Israel?
The Lord will create a new thing on earth—
the woman will return to the man.”
It is certainly was a new thing, out of the ordinary for a woman to give birth to a child without a man.
The Adamic nature (the sin nature) is passed to the offspring through the bloodline.
There were no impurities in the blood of Christ. Everything about about Christ was perfect including His blood.
The Blood is Pure
The Blood is Pure
Illustration:
When Dr. Curtis Hutson was struggling with cancer, on a number of occasions he went through a treatment called “Keylatio”.
This is similar to dialysis in that the blood is removed from the body and sent through a machine that cleanses the impurities from it and then pumps it back into the body.
This treatment prolonged Dr. Hutson’s life for a long time. After his blood had been purged of germs, disease, and bad cells, it was then able to work against the enemy cells that were at war with his system.
The writer of Hebrews stated:
Under the old system, the blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer could cleanse people’s bodies from ceremonial impurity.
Just think how much more the blood of Christ will purify our consciences from sinful deeds so that we can worship the living God. For by the power of the eternal Spirit, Christ offered himself to God as a perfect sacrifice for our sins.
When the pure blood of the Savior is applied to the sinner, it provides cleansing. John explained:
But if we are living in the light, as God is in the light, then we have fellowship with each other, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, cleanses us from all sin.
“What can wash away my sin
Nothing but the blood of Jesus
What can make me whole again
Nothing but the blood of Jesus
Oh precious is the flow, that makes me white as snow
No other fount I know
Nothing but the blood of Jesus”
For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life handed down to you from your ancestors, but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect.
And because it is pur, it is purifying!
The Blood is Powerful!
The Blood is Powerful!
The songwrite wrote:
Would you be free from the burden of sin?
There's power in the blood, power in the blood
Would you o'er evil a victory win?
There's wonderful power in the blood
There is power, power, wonder-working power
In the blood of the Lamb
There is power, power, wonder-working power
In the precious blood of the Lamb
John wrote
And they sang a new song, saying:
“You are worthy to take the scroll
and to open its seals,
because you were slain,
and with your blood you purchased for God
persons from every tribe and language and people and nation.
It takes amazing power to do that!
We are told that the evil one, Satan, by the BLOOD of the Lamb!
And they have defeated him by the blood of the Lamb
and by their testimony.
And they did not love their lives so much
that they were afraid to die.
It takes a lot of power to do that too!
False religion has always denied the blood and its power.
These teachers and many others like them stand in complete opposition to the Bible that declares:
In fact, the law requires that nearly everything be cleansed with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.
The Blood is Precious
The Blood is Precious
We love to sing “O precious is the flow that makes me white as snow. No other fount I know. Nothing but the Blood of Jesus”.
Peter used the term precious to describe the blood of Christ.
He said
but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect.
I read a story about an old man who had an elabrate collection of art paintings. Big names like Van Gogh and Monet. His only son shared His interests in rare paintings. They travelled all around the world buying paintings wherever they could find them.
The son enlisted in the army and was place in the medical corps. While carrying a wounded soldier, the son was seriously wounded and died. The mother was dead already and the news of the sons death devestated the Father. He grieved and was desperately lonely for months.
One day a knock came on his door and when he opened the door he found a young man with a package. The young man explained that he was one of the several soldiers that the son had carried to safety.
Knowing of his interest in paintings he had painted a picture of the son and presented it to the father.
The painting was not rare but it was very precious to the father because it was a good resemblance of his son.
The father moved a very valuable painting from the mantle and placed the picutre of his son in its place.
Hour after hour he sat in his rocking chair and gazed at the painting of his beloved son.
When he died the art collection was put up for sale through auction. Hundred of collectors came to bid. The auctioneer announced that the will stated that the picture of his son was to be auctioned first. There were moans of disappointment in the crowd.
They wanted the real paintings. The son’s picture was held up and the auctioneer cried, “Who will give $100, $50, $25. There was no response. A kind old gentleman in the back asked will you take $10? SOLD! said the auctioneer.
“Good”, cried the crowd. “Now let’s get on with the auction”
“Ladies and gentlemen that concludes the auction” announced the auctioneer. The crowd was puzzled and upset.
Then the statement was given. The will declared that the son’s picture be sold first and the person who took it would get all the rest. The man who paid $10 for the picture of the son was amazed at the fact that he now owned valuable paintings.
You see when a person takes the Son of God, everything God has is included. We become heirs of God and joint heirs with Jesus. The precious blood made this possible.
Friend may I introduce you to the blood of Jesus that will change your life forever!
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