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Originally Posted by Steve Epley
Without the shedding of blood there is no remission...........
Repentand AND remission of sins shall be preached in my Name beginning at Jerusalem......................
Repent and be baptized EVERYONE of you in the Name of Jesus Christ FOR the remission of sins.............................
To reject baptism in Jesus Name is to reject the blood. The blood is in the Name!
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The blood is not in the name of Jesus. The blood is in heaven. It is not applied, it is appropriated. The name of Jesus is the means by which we can appropriate the blood. We appropriate the blood the moment we call on the name of the Lord in faith and repentance. We appropriate the blood when we call on the name of the Lord in baptism. We continue to appropriate the blood whenever we confess our sins and God forgives us our sins as we walk as a child of God in this journey of faith.