THE
CLEANSING BLOOD OF THE LAMB
BREAD
33 But
when they came to Jesus and found that he was already dead, they did not break
his legs. 34 Instead, one of the
soldiers pierced Jesus’ side with a spear, bringing a sudden flow of blood and
water. 35 The man who saw it
has given testimony, and his testimony is true. He knows that he tells the
truth, and he testifies so that you also may believe. John
19:33-35 (NIV)
21 But now a righteousness from God, apart from law, has
been made known, to which the Law and the Prophets testify. 22 This righteousness from God comes through
faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference, 23 for all have sinned and fall short of the
glory of God, 24 and are justified
freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus. 25 God presented him as a sacrifice of atonement,
through faith in his blood. He did this to demonstrate his justice, because in
his forbearance he had left the sins committed beforehand unpunished-- 26 he did it to demonstrate his justice at the
present time, so as to be just and the one who justifies those who have faith
in Jesus. Romans 3:21-26 (NIV)
18 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 forefathers, 19 but
with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect.
1 Peter
1:18-19 (NIV)
9 Since we have now been justified by his blood, how much more shall we be saved from God's wrath through him! 10 For if, when we were God's enemies, we were reconciled to him through the death of his Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through his life! 11 Not only is this so, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation. Romans 5:9-11 (NIV)
9 Since we have now been justified by his blood, how much more shall we be saved from God's wrath through him! 10 For if, when we were God's enemies, we were reconciled to him through the death of his Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through his life! 11 Not only is this so, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation. Romans 5:9-11 (NIV)
7 In him we have
redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the
riches of God's grace 8 that he lavished on us with all wisdom
and understanding. Ephesians 1:7-8 (NIV)
11 Therefore, remember that formerly you who are Gentiles
by birth and called “uncircumcised” by those who call themselves “the
circumcision” (that done in the body by the hands of men)-- 12 remember that at that time you were
separate from Christ, excluded from citizenship in Israel and foreigners to the
covenants of the promise, without hope and without God in the world. 13 But now in Christ Jesus you who once
were far away have been brought near through the blood of Christ. Ephesians
2:11-13 (NIV)
19 For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in
him, 20 and through him to
reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven,
by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross. 21 Once you were alienated from God and
were enemies in your minds because of your evil behavior. 22 But now he has reconciled you by
Christ’s physical body through death to present you holy in his sight, without
blemish and free from accusation--23 if
you continue in your faith, established and firm, not moved from the hope held
out in the gospel. This is the gospel that you heard and that has been
proclaimed to every creature under heaven, and of which I, Paul, have become a
servant. Colossians 1:19-23 (NIV)
13 The blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer sprinkled on those who are ceremonially unclean sanctify them so that they are outwardly clean. 14 How much more, then, will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself unblemished to God, cleanse our consciences from acts that lead to death, so that we may serve the living God! Hebrews 9:13-14 (NIV)
28 Anyone who rejected the law of Moses died without
mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses. 29
How much more severely do you think a man deserves to be punished who
has trampled the Son of God under foot, who has treated as an unholy thing the
blood of the covenant that sanctified him, and who has insulted the Spirit of
grace? Hebrews 10:28-29 (NIV)
BUTTER
“It is clear that the expression ‘shedding of
blood’ is a theologically nuanced metonym (a word or phrase used in place of
that of another) for the death of Jesus Christ and provides the crucial
theological qualification for it. Blood
is shorthand for all that His death meant and effected. Hence, Christ’s ‘blood’ provides atonement,
redemption, justification, forgiveness, reconciliation, cleansing, and
sanctification.” New Testament Lexical Aids Hebrew-Greek Key
Word Study Bible
“God
delights in His covenant and so we are sure He will not turn back from it. It
is the joy of His holy heart. He delights to do His people good. To pass over
transgression, iniquity, and sin is the recreation of Jehovah. Did you ever
hear God singing? It is extraordinary that the Divine One would solace Himself
with song, yet a prophet has thus revealed the Lord to us: ‘The Lord thy God in
the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy;
he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.’ (Zephaniah
3:17). The covenant is the heart of God written out in the blood of Jesus.” Charles
Spurgeon
“God no longer holds you responsible for the smallest
sin. Every single sin is forgiven. When faith is said to be credited for
righteousness, it is because of what your faith receives: when you believe,
Christ’s righteousness is credited to your account, and your sins are credited
to his account. If both of these things do not happen, you cannot consider
yourself forgiven. Sin would be charged to your account. In the gospel, two
things happen: first, God removes the charge of sin against your account.
Second, God gives you the gift of righteousness from Christ. You receive this
double gift when you receive Christ’s redemption through the shedding of his
blood.” Walter
Marshall
“When we as Christians sin, we can react in one of
three ways: 1) We can become hardened to our sin. 2) We can sink into utter despair and say, ‘It’s
all over.’ I’ve known Christians who
have spent twenty years despairing over one sin….the only right course of
action for us as Christians is to 3) become increasingly sensitive to our sin,
but also increasingly to know the forgiveness that is ours on the basis of the
blood of Christ—to have the assurance that, if Jesus died for me in the state I
was in before my salvation, how much more He must love me now!” Francis Schaeffer
“Hast
thou, O my soul, felt the weight of thy own guilt and misery, and been enabled,
in reality and truth, to lay hold by faith of the blood of Christ for thy
redemption, and faithfully to devote thyself to him in heart and life? Then hast thou a sure foundation to go
upon: let it be thy constant care firmly
to depend upon these and such like blessed declarations; for every blessing
thou standest in need of. Has Christ
brought life and immortality to light?
Then look unto him and live. Is
there redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins? Then throw all thy guilt upon his
atonement. Has he blotted out the
hand-writing of ordinances that was against thee? Then shake off self-righteous dependences,
and legal fears also. Did he die for thy
sins? Then let his goodness and love
lead thee to unfeigned repentance; let the sense of thy sins break thine heart,
but encourage thy hope in the gospel.” K.H.
Von Bogatzky
“Tolerate nothing that dulls the
perception of My presence. Cut off,
purge out, plead the blood of Christ, use every avenue available to you to rid
your soul of sin. Never be satisfied
with half measures. Never be deterred
by satisfaction with the progress already achieved. Know that this is only a beginning. Holiness is arrived at by no low road. The road to holiness is narrow and steep and
exceedingly lonely. There is no other road.” Frances J. Roberts
“A true Christian
is that person who knows, by experience, the ever-present wonder of being able
to lay hold of the blood of Jesus and then being able to say thank you, knowing
that his or her fellowship with God is completely restored.” Francis
Schaeffer
“A
special faith in our Lord Jesus Christ’s person, work and office is the life,
heart and mainspring of the Christian character. He sees by faith and unseen Saviour, who
loved him, gave Himself for him, paid his debts for him, bore his sins, carried
his transgressions, rose again for him, and appears in heaven for him as his
Advocate at the right hand of God. He
sees Jesus and clings to Him…..He sees his own many sins, his weak heart, a
tempting world, a busy devil; and if he looked only at them, he might well
despair. But he sees also a mighty
Saviour, an interceding Saviour, a sympathizing Saviour—His blood…..His
righteousness, His everlasting priesthood—and he believes that all this is his
own. He sees Jesus and casts his whole
weight on Him. Seeing Him, he cheerfully
fights on, with a full confidence that he will prove more than conqueror
through Him that loved him…Habitual lively faith in Christ’s presence and
readiness to help is the secret of the Christian fighting successfully.” J C
Ryle
“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. Would you be free from your passion and
pride? There’s power in the blood, power
in the blood; Come for a cleansing to Calvary’s tide; There’s wonderful power
in the blood. Would you be whiter, much whiter than snow? There’s power in the blood, power in the blood;
Sin stains are lost in its life-giving flow; There’s wonderful power in the
blood. Would you do service for Jesus
your King? There’s power in the blood, power in the blood; Would you live daily
His praises to sing? 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.”
Lewis E. Jones
HEART SAVOR
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There is power in the blood of the Lamb
who takes away the sins of the world.
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Once I was an enemy but God reconciled
me through Christ’s blood shed on the cross.
Without the shedding of blood there would be no remission of sins.
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“God made Him Who had no sin to be sin
for us, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.” 2 Corinthians 5:21
