“without shedding of blood there is no remission.” heb. 9:22 nkjv there is power, wonder –...
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“Without shedding of blood there is no remission.” Heb. 9:22 NKJV
There is power, wonder – working power in the blood of the lamb.
Trail of blood from Eden to Calvary
Wash away city of Jerusalem
Slaughter-House religion
Blood is repulsive to many today
Cross has been glamorized
Blood mentioned more than cross
WHYWHYIS BLOODIS BLOOD
Necessary ?Necessary ?
I. Power to Purchase His Church
“…to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.” Acts 20:28
SavedBy theBlood
BloodPurchased
Church
II. Power to Forgive
Man sinned against God
God must punish man
God’s justice required a penalty
The penalty was death
God’s PlanGod’s Plan
MercyMercy JusticeJustice
Blood was in this plan
“For the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul.”
Leviticus 17:11
At-one- with-GodReconciliation Heb. 9:22Heb. 9:22
Law of Moses ~ Blood was required
Day of Atonement - Lev. 16
All sins were atoned with blood
Blood taken into Holy of Holies
Sprinkled on Mercy Seat
One time each year
7th month - 10th day
Law of Christ ~ Blood was required
Animal blood could not forgive
Heb. 10:3-4
God sent His Son as sacrifice
He was without sin - Heb.4:15
Blood of Christ shed for our sins
Heb. 9:12
“Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us.”
Heb. 9:22
“And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission..”
Romans 5:9-10
9. Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.10. For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.
Ephesians 1:7
“In Him we have redemption through His through His bloodblood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace”
1 Peter 1:18-19 NKJV
“knowing that you were not redeemed with corruptible things, like silver or gold, from your aimless conduct received by tradition from your fathers,
but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot.”
John 1:29
29 The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, "Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!
II. Power to ForgiveThe blood of Christ is the Ransom
Blood represents life
His blood pays man’s sin debt
His blood flowed backward
His blood flows forward
III. Power to Keep on Cleansing
•Christians can still commit sinChristians can still commit sin
•1 Cor. 10:12 ~ “take heed”
•James 5:19 ~ “err”
•Blood of Christ ForgivesBlood of Christ Forgives
“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
Follow God’s Rule
Keeps on cleansingKeeps on cleansing
1 John 1:8-10 ~ confess our sins
1 John 2:1-2
If any man sin
We have an advocate
Propitiation for our sins
Appease - satisfy
Repent and pray - Acts 8:22-24
Blood of Christ
III. Power to Keep on Cleansing
IV. How Do we Contact the Blood ?
Blood must be applied to sinners
Rev. 1:5 “To Him who loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood,”
When is the blood applied ?
Believe
Repent
Confess
Baptism
When is the blood applied ?
NONO
NO
When is the blood applied ?
3. “Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death? 4. Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.” Rom. 6:3-4
When is the blood applied ?
5. “For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection:” Rom. 6:5
We are baptized into Jesus’ death!
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Buried with Christ in Buried with Christ in baptismbaptism
RomansRomans6:3-76:3-7
Death of old selfDeath of old self Walk in newness of lifeWalk in newness of life
When is the blood applied ?
“For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.” Gal. 3:27
The blood of Christ is appliedwhen we are baptized !
The blood applies at Baptism
“Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth.” 1 Pet. 1:22
Mark 16:16 Belief+Baptism=Salvation
1 Pet. 3:21 “The like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now save us..”
1. Purchased the Church
2. Can forgive sins
3. Keeps on cleansing
Christ’s Blood shows two things about God:
1. How much He Hates Sin1. How much He Hates Sin
2. How much He Loves Man2. How much He Loves Man
Will you come to the Will you come to the cleansing blood of Christ ?cleansing blood of Christ ?
Sermon by Arthur Pigman
Evans Church of Christ
515 Gibbs Road
Evans, Ga. 30809
706-855-1249
www.evansgachurchofchrist.orgwww.evansgachurchofchrist.org
Sunday Morning April 8, 2007