Acts 5
30 The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom ye slew and hanged on a tree. 31Him hath God exalted with his right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour, for to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins. 32And we are his witnesses of these things; and ….
so is also the Holy Ghost, whom God hath given to them that obey him .
Atonement through faith by the “blood of Christ”
pro·pi·ti·a·tion :
noun
the action of propitiating or appeasing a god, spirit, or person.
"he lifted his hands in propitiation"
atonement, especially that of Jesus Christ
Romans 3
5 Whom God hath set forth to be a
propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness ( that is, the righteous of Jesus Christ)for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God
Colossians 1
18 And he is the head of the
body, the church:who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence
Ephesians 1
22 And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to
the church,
23 Which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all
The Church is the body of Christ , bought with his blood. A blood bought church.
Acts 20
28 Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the
church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood
….and how does one get into this blood bought body of Christ,
1 Corinthians 12
13 For
by one Spirit are we all
baptized into one body whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit