John MacArthur Didn't like to speak in tongues.

[Esaias]

Originally Posted by diakonos

I guess I never really put much thought into this. But, I don’t see how biblical references to His blood would be anything other than pointing to His sacrificial death on the cross.

"Without the shedding of blood there is no remission of sins".

"The life (soul) of the flesh is in the blood".

Seems there is an emphasis not merely upon the death of the sacrificial victim, but on the pouring out of the victim's BLOOD. The sacrifices were killed and their blood poured out, they weren't suffocated or drowned or just strangled. So there is an importance attached to the "shed blood" which goes beyond the mere "dying". Obviously, the blood wouldn't mean anything if Christ didn't actually die. But His death was pre-ordained to include blood shedding, in keeping with the ancient patterns established prior to the Flood regarding sacrifice.

[diakonos]

Originally Posted by Esaias

"Without the shedding of blood there is no remission of sins".

"The life (soul) of the flesh is in the blood".

Seems there is an emphasis not merely upon the death of the sacrificial victim, but on the pouring out of the victim's BLOOD. The sacrifices were killed and their blood poured out, they weren't suffocated or drowned or just strangled. So there is an importance attached to the "shed blood" which goes beyond the mere "dying". Obviously, the blood wouldn't mean anything if Christ didn't actually die. But His death was pre-ordained to include blood shedding, in keeping with the ancient patterns established prior to the Flood regarding sacrifice.

Yes, I understand that.