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12. Right Relationship with God Through Blood.
The Blood of Jesus Christ is forever the only means of right relationship with the holy God.
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Rom 3:25 KJV) Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;
The "place of propitiation"; i.e., the Mercy Seat (as in
Heb. 9:5). Jesus Christ is pictured as the Mercy Seat where God’s holy demands were satisfied (
Lev. 16:14).
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Acts 2:38) The only New Testament scripture that clearly defines “remission” of sins. Obedience fully to
Acts 2:38 provides the only plan of salvation to the individual. Sin cannot be remitted by nothing less than the Blood of Jesus Christ and that Blood is applied ONLY in full obedience to
Acts 2:38.
Acts 2:38 is a God-ordained covenant!
13. Gentiles Embraced by Blood Sacrifice.
Gentiles are now grafted into the patriarchs and covenants of promise and are included as heirs of all of God’s promises.
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Eph 2:13 KJV) But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ.
Nigh = near (to God).
14. Bought Back By The Blood.
The Blood of Christ is the price for our purchase, or redemption.
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1 Pet 1:18 KJV) Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers;
”From your vain conversation.” Meaning, from your foolish way of life.
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1 Pet 1:19 KJV) But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:
Without blemish and without spot. Refers to the sinlessness of Jesus Christ (see
Lev. 22:19-25).
15. Partaking In The Blood (of those who are obedient to
Acts 2:38).
Partaking in the covenant blood of Jesus Christ means being joined to God and receiving the benefits of His life.
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John 6:53 KJV) Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you.
Just as one eats and drinks in order to have physical life, so it is necessary to appropriate Christ in order to have eternal life.
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John 6:54 KJV) Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day. How is this “drinking” made possible? “Come unto me. . .I will give you drink.” “Except you. . .drink my blood.”
Acts 2:38 is the only process of scripture that details how to obtain the blood. REMISSION is made possible ONLY by the blood of Jesus Christ, therefore
Acts 2:38 is the divine solution to the application of the blood. Just as the Israelites had to APPLY the blood to the door in obedience to God so must the individual obey God’s command today to apply the blood of the Lamb!
16. Jesus Christ’s Blood Satisfies Holiness, Thereby Making Peace.
Jesus Christ gave divine life in blood to satisfy mankind’s sin debts and restore covenant peace.
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Col 1:20 KJV) And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven.
To reconcile all things unto himself. Jesus Christ is the remedy for alienation from God, and eventually all things will be changed and brought into a unity in Him, even though this will involve judgment (
1 Cor. 15:24-28).
17. The Blood, Reconciliation, and Victorious Living.
The Blood of Christ deals with the issue of man’s separation from God, and faith in His blood infuses divine life for triumph over sin.
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Rom 5:9 KJV) Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.
Much more. Notice the repetition of this emphasis in verses 10, 15, 17, 20. Paul is teaching the vicarious, sacrificial significance of Christ’s death.
18. The Weapon of the Blood.
Since we see the mighty power of the blood to redeem us then we easily understand its power to overcome all the works of the enemy!
The Blood of Christ provides every believer with the necessary provision to defeat Satan.
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Rev 12:11 KJV) And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.
19. Jesus Christ has redeemed us unto Himself with His own blood. Jesus Christ is the Old Testament Covenanter and our Covenanter of the New Testament—by the “precious blood of Jesus Christ!”
Jesus Christ is God Almighty that clothed Himself in flesh and became our salvation! Behold the Lamb of God that taketh away the sin of the world!
20. The vital importance of
Acts 2:38 can never be sufficiently impressed enough on us because only in full obedience can one obtain BLOOD salvation!
“There is a fountain filled with blood,
Drawn from Emmanuel’s veins
And sinners plunged beneath that flood,
Lose all their guilty stains.”