John 1:19--Now this was John's testimony when the Jews of Jerusalem sent priests and Levites to ask him who he was. He did not fail to confess, but confessed freely, "I am not the Christ." They asked him, "Then who are you? Are you Elijah?" He said, "I am not." "Are you the Prophet?" He answered, "No." Finally they said, "Who are you? Give us an answer to take back to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?" John replied in the words of Isaiah the prophet, "I am the voice of one calling in the desert, 'Make straight the way for the Lord.' "Now some Pharisees who had been sent questioned him, "Why then do you baptize if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?" "I baptize with water," John replied, "but among you stands one you do not know. He is the one who comes after me, the thongs of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie." This all happened at Bethany on the other side of the Jordan, where John was baptizing. The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, "Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
Here, John identifies JC as the Lamb of God. That means that JC came to take away the sin of the world. John's answer told how JC would accomplish God's mission for His life.
Blood sacrifices:
Genesis 4-Blood shed for the person;
Exodus 12-Blood shed for the household;
Leviticus 16-Blood shed for a nation;
John 1-Blood shed for the whole world.
Why is the Blood of JC essential
Ep 1:7--In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God's grace 8that he lavished on us with all wisdom and understanding. And he made known to us the mystery of his will according to his good pleasure, which he purposed in Christ, to be put into effect when the times will have reached their fulfillment--to bring all things in heaven and on earth together under one head, even Christ.
Forgive=take away. Through the Blood of Jesus, our sins were taken away.
JC fulfilled the purpose of all those OT sacrifices.
Without the Blood, there would be no forgiveness
Romans 5:9--Since we have now been justified by his blood, how much more shall we be saved from God's wrath through him! 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! Not only is this so, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.
Our justification comes through the Blood. God has declared all those who have accepted JC as the Lamb of God no longer guilty; righteous in the eyes of God.
Romans 5:17--For if, by the trespass of the one man, death reigned through that one man, how much more will those who receive God's abundant provision of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man, Jesus Christ.
The Lamb of God has to have been spotless. JC is the only sinless person to ever live. He was the only one who was qualified to atone for all of our sins. Without the Blood, there is no justification. Otherwise would cause
Col 1:19--For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him, 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. Once you were alienated from God and were enemies in your minds because of your evil behavior. 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-- 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.
The Blood made it possible to stand before God as holy and spotless. We were separated from God through our sin. But the Blood reconciled us to God through His Son.
Hebrews 13:12--And so Jesus also suffered outside the city gate to make the people holy through his own blood.
The Blood made us sanctified. We are set apart for the purpose of God. We don't belong to God. We surrendered ourselves to God when we accepted JC. Sanctification is an ongoing process.
The Blood cleanses us of sin. Confession and repentance takes care of our relationship with Him.
Here, John identifies JC as the Lamb of God. That means that JC came to take away the sin of the world. John's answer told how JC would accomplish God's mission for His life.
Blood sacrifices:
Genesis 4-Blood shed for the person;
Exodus 12-Blood shed for the household;
Leviticus 16-Blood shed for a nation;
John 1-Blood shed for the whole world.
Why is the Blood of JC essential
Ep 1:7--In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God's grace 8that he lavished on us with all wisdom and understanding. And he made known to us the mystery of his will according to his good pleasure, which he purposed in Christ, to be put into effect when the times will have reached their fulfillment--to bring all things in heaven and on earth together under one head, even Christ.
Forgive=take away. Through the Blood of Jesus, our sins were taken away.
JC fulfilled the purpose of all those OT sacrifices.
Without the Blood, there would be no forgiveness
Romans 5:9--Since we have now been justified by his blood, how much more shall we be saved from God's wrath through him! 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! Not only is this so, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.
Our justification comes through the Blood. God has declared all those who have accepted JC as the Lamb of God no longer guilty; righteous in the eyes of God.
Romans 5:17--For if, by the trespass of the one man, death reigned through that one man, how much more will those who receive God's abundant provision of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man, Jesus Christ.
The Lamb of God has to have been spotless. JC is the only sinless person to ever live. He was the only one who was qualified to atone for all of our sins. Without the Blood, there is no justification. Otherwise would cause
Col 1:19--For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him, 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. Once you were alienated from God and were enemies in your minds because of your evil behavior. 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-- 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.
The Blood made it possible to stand before God as holy and spotless. We were separated from God through our sin. But the Blood reconciled us to God through His Son.
Hebrews 13:12--And so Jesus also suffered outside the city gate to make the people holy through his own blood.
The Blood made us sanctified. We are set apart for the purpose of God. We don't belong to God. We surrendered ourselves to God when we accepted JC. Sanctification is an ongoing process.
The Blood cleanses us of sin. Confession and repentance takes care of our relationship with Him.
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Sometimes I have to step back and realize that the concept of "the Blood of Jesus" can sound weird. But when I think about what that concept means, it humbles me.
The fact that God gave His Son for me just so we could talk to one another is humbling.
The fact that JC laid down His life so that I could be free is humbling.
The fact that I could NEVER l;ive righteously without JC is humbling.
The Blood is a label given to represent these ideas. The ideas thta God loves us so much that He will shed His Son's blood just to have a relationship with us.
That sounds weird, in a fatal attraction kind of way. But it is the ultimate expression of love I've ever experienced. No matter how weird it sounds, I'm not ashamed to thank God for the Blood.
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