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Basic Bible Study Course
SALVATION
(LESSON
#18), PART #3
THE
BLOOD OF JESUS
OUTLINE:
1.
THE BLOOD
COVENANT
PLEAD THE BLOOD
THE CLEANSING BLOOD OF JESUS
JESUS SHED HIS BLOOD FOR US
JUSTIFICATION
NO EXCUSE FOR SIN
2. ATONEMENT
ALL WERE SINNERS, ALL ONE BLOOD—CHRIST
DIED FOR ALL
3. COMMUNION
PASSOVER
FLESH AND BLOOD
BREAD OF LIFE
PARTAKERS
REMEMBRANCE
SHOULD I TAKE COMMUNION
4. NEW TESTAMENT
1. THE
BLOOD
Covenant
(Webster's
D.) Covenant: in theology, the promises made by God to man,
as recorded in the Bible. A binding and solemn agreement made
by two or more individuals, parties, etc. to do or keep from
doing a specified thing.
Read
all 13 chapters in Hebrews. Hebrews Chapter 4 and 5 is about
Jesus being our high priest. Hebrews Chapter 7 tells us there
are no more animal sacrifices necessary. Hebrews Chapter 8
speaks of a better covenant which was established upon better
promises. We have a new high priest who is set on the right
hand of the God. Hebrews Chapter 9 is about the first covenant
and the new covenant. Hebrews Chapter 10 tells us that Jesus
is the final sacrifice for our atonement. Read Ephesians 5:2
and Hebrews 7:26-28.
(12)
Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood
he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal
redemption for us. (15) And for this cause he is the mediator
of the new testament, that by means of death, for the redemption
of the transgressions that were under the first testament,
they which are called might receive the promise of eternal
inheritance. Hebrews 9:12 & 15.
Hebrews
8 tells us that God found fault with the first covenant and
that he would make a new covenant. Read all of Hebrews Chapter
10 .
(1) For
the law having a shadow of good things to come, and not the
very image of the things, can never with those sacrifices
which they offered year by year continually make the comers
thereunto perfect. (4) For it is not possible that the blood
of bulls and of goats should take away sins. (9) Then said
he, Lo, I come to do thy will, O God. He taketh away the first,
that he may establish the second. (10) By the which will we
are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ
once for all. (12) But this man, after he had offered one
sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of
God; (14) For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them
that are sanctified. (16) This is the covenant that I will
make with them after those days, saith the Lord, I will put
my laws into their hearts, and in their minds will I write
them; (17) And their sins and iniquities will I remember no
more. (18) Now where remission of these is, there is no more
offering for sin. Hebrews 10:1, 4, 9, 10, 12, 14, 16, 17,
18.
You must
realize that this is talking about no need for more blood
sacrifice of any one or any thing for your sins. When Jesus
saves you, forgiving you of all your sins, you are clean before
God. We are commanded not to sin, but if we sin, Jesus is
our advocate, according to 1 John 2:1. John 3:5-7 says we
must be "born again." 1 John 3:9 says we cannot sin because
we are born of God. Grace holds us for a time, BUT you can
still backslide IF you reject God, even after serving him
in the fullness Jesus has provided! Many scriptures prove
this (refer to BACKSLIDE STUDY). Read John 8:11 and Hebrews
6:4-8. Keep the fear of God in your heart and you won't fall
away from grace. Read Matthew 10:28.
(20)
Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our
Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the
blood of the everlasting covenant, (21) Make you perfect in
every good work to do his will, working in you that which
is well-pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom
be glory for ever and ever. Amen. Hebrews 13:20-21.
(26)
Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought
worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath
counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified,
an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of
grace? Hebrews 10:29. Read Hebrews 10:26-31.
Plead
the blood
A Christian
may say, "I plead the blood of Jesus." When this is done,
they are calling on the Lord Jesus for protection or deliverance.
There is power in the blood of Jesus. The devil can't get
past the blood of Jesus. When Jesus was crucified, he was
innocent. He became the blood sacrifice that was needed to
put away the wrath of God. Romans 6:23 says, "The wages of
sin is death. . . ." Ezekiel 18:4 says, ". . .the soul that
sinneth, it shall die." God made a way since the first man
and woman to be reconciled to God. First it was by the blood
of animals, but that was not a perfect sacrifice. It had to
be repeated many times (Hebrews 10:1-4). That was in effect
till Jesus came and became the one- time sacrifice for all
for ever (Hebrews 10:10) for those who believe and accept
God's Word.
The cleansing
blood of Jesus
And almost
all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding
of blood is no remission. Hebrews 9:22.
Those
who are not covered by the blood sacrifice of Jesus are subject
to the snares of the devil according to 2 Timothy 2:26 and,
". . . are taken captive by him at his will." For us to be
forgiven of sin, Jesus willingly became the sacrifice that
was needed and shed his innocent blood for our sins. Because
he is resurrected, we also that believe and live for Jesus,
can be resurrected. We can overcome the devil by the power
Jesus has given us. Read Revelation 12:9-11. Read Revelation
1:18. When you are in combat with the devil, remind him of
the power of the blood of Jesus. Don't forget your armor!
(Ephesians 6)
Who has
the power to"plead the blood of Jesus"?
If you
are saved and your heart is clean you can effectively plead
the blood of Jesus. If you have sinned, ask Jesus to forgive
you. He will wash it away with his blood. Read about the seven
sons of Sceva in Acts 19:13-16. John 9:31 says, ". . . God
heareth not sinners. . . ." Abide in Christ and you will receive
the things you ask of God. References: John 15:16, John 16:23-26,
all of John 15, Ephesians 1:19.
Much
more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved
from wrath through him. Romans 5:9.
Grow
in Christ and seek the baptism of the Holy Ghost. When you
receive the Holy Ghost, you receive power for service to God.
Read Acts 1:8.
Jesus
shed his blood for us
But God
commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet
sinners, Christ died for us. Romans 5:8.
Jesus'
blood dripped from his head where the crown of thorns was
pushed in. The spear in his side caused blood and water to
come out. The sweat was as blood when he was praying in the
garden of Gethsemane before the crucifixion. The nails pierced
his hands and feet. His beard was plucked out. Jesus went
through much suffering and pain for us. References: Luke 22:44,
John 19:34, Isaiah 50:6, John 19:1, Matthew 27:29, John 20:25.
Justification
Read
Romans 5:1-2, Romans 4:25, All of Romans Chapter 8.
No excuse
for sin
Jesus
made the atonement to God for us. We don't have an excuse
to sin. Through the power of Jesus Christ and the Holy Ghost
we can overcome the devil and make it to God. Jesus forgives
our sins and expects us to quit sinning by His power in us.
Read 1 Corinthians 10:13, James 4:7-8, 1 John 1:9, 1 John
2:1-2, and Isaiah 1:16.
Let us
therefore, as many as be perfect, be thus minded: and if in
any thing ye be otherwise minded, God shall reveal even this
unto you. Philippians 3:15.
2. ATONEMENT
ATONEMENT:
satisfaction given for wrongdoing, injury, etc., amends. In
theology, the effect of Jesus' sufferings and death in redeeming
mankind and bringing about the reconciliation of God to man
(Webster's Dictionary).
Christ
Jesus came to live and die and be resurrected. He became our
high Priest and is making intercession to God for us. He paid
the penalty we owed for our sins: death.
The wages
of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through
Jesus Christ our Lord. Romans 6:23.
Sin makes
God angry. He hates sin and does not "tolerate" it. He makes
that plain in the Word of God. He commands us not to sin and
gives specifics. He is just by telling us what he expects
of us. When Adam, his first man, sinned, God was angry and
said he had to die. He warned him not to eat of the fruit
of the forbidden tree. Disobedience to God is sin and has
most certain consequences. Because God still loved man, he
made a way for his anger to be pacified. He killed animals
as a substitute sacrifice for man. Adam did die, as God had
said. Because one man sinned, all are in sin. Read Acts 17:26-27,
Romans 3:23, and Romans 5:12 again.
In God's
time, Jesus, God's Son, became the supreme sacrifice to atone
for the sins of man. All who accept Jesus as the Savior can
come to God and be saved. In Exodus, in the Old Testament,
before God sent death to the firstborn of the Egyptians, the
Israelites were commanded not to come out of the house where
the lamb's blood was applied to the door facings, all the
night. This world is full of darkness but Jesus is the light
(John 8:12).
Who hath
delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated
us into the kingdom of his dear Son: Colossians 1:13.
Stay
under the blood covering for atonement that Jesus, the Lamb
of God, has provided, and you will be safe.
ALL WERE
SINNERS, ALL ONE BLOOD—CHRIST DIED FOR ALL
Jesus
paid the price for ALL people to be saved in the atonement.
And hath
made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the
face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed,
and the bounds of their habitation; Acts 17:26.
Read
all of Isaiah Chapter 53. It foretold what Jesus was going
to go through to make atonement for our sins. Read Matthew
8:17.
(18)
The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed
me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal
the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives,
and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them
that are bruised, (19) To preach the acceptable year of the
Lord. Luke 4:18-19.
When
Jesus read the above scriptures-Luke 4:18-19, he gave the
book to the minister and sat down. Then he said, ". . . this
day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears."
(8) God
commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet
sinners, Christ died for us. (9) Much more then, being now
justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through
him. (10) For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled
to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled,
we shall be saved by his life, (11) And not only so, but we
also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we
have now received the atonement. Romans 5:8-11.
God ".
. . made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all
the face of the earth. . . ." (Acts 17:26). In the Old Testament,
the rich and the poor had to give the same amount of offering
for atonement. The same is true today, in that Jesus paid
the price with his blood and ALL—the rich and the poor have
to come to Jesus, who paid the price for us to be saved. Read
Exodus 30:15.
And the
priest shall make an atonement for the soul that sinneth ignorantly,
when he sinneth by ignorance before the LORD, to make an atonement
for him; and it shall be forgiven him. Numbers 15:28.
In the
New Testament Paul said he received forgiveness because he
did it ignorantly in unbelief. Truly Jesus died for us while
we were yet sinners. Jesus appeared to Saul, changed his name
to Paul, and changed his life and soul. The next verse is
about Paul.
Who was
before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: but
I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief."
1 Timothy 1:13.
3. COMMUNION
Passover
Read
exodus Chapter 12. The Old Testament was in effect before
Jesus became the atonement for sin. Jesus obeyed the laws
and ordinances given by God for that time. Jesus and the disciples
participated in the "passover". This was in keeping with a
commandment made when the Jews were brought out with a mighty
deliverance from Egypt. God made a way for his people to be
"passed over" by the death angel God sent to destroy the firstborn
of Egypt. He said when he saw the blood applied to the door
posts He would pass over them (Exodus 12:13). They had to
kill a male lamb without blemish, cook it a certain way, eat
it with bitter herbs, and put the blood on the door posts.
If they obeyed they would not be touched by the death angel
that night. This is the way it is with our salvation by Jesus
Christ. Jesus is the Lamb of God (John 1:29 & 36, Revelation
21:23, and Revelation 22:3).
Because
of Jesus' blood we can have our sins washed away and not be
subject to the second death which results in eternal hell
(Revelation 20:6). He is the Lamb who was slain to cleanse
us of sin. We must keep our sins "under the blood" to be acceptable
to God. Revelation 1:5 tells us that he ". . . loved us, and
washed us from our sins in his own blood. . . ."
Flesh
and Blood
Jesus
came to give us life and more abundantly. As in this life
we must eat and drink to stay alive, so also is it in the
spiritual life. We must drink spiritual drink and eat spiritual
food. We must be partakers of Christ's blood and body spiritually.
In taking of communion, the bread represents his body and
the grape juice represents his blood.
(53)
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. (54) Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh
my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the
last day. (55) For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is
drink indeed. (56) He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my
blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him. (57) As the living Father
hath sent me, and I live by the Father: so he that eateth
me, even he shall live by me. (58) This is that bread which
came down from heaven: not as your fathers did eat manna,
and are dead: he that eateth of this bread shall live for
ever. John 6:53-58.
27) And
he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying,
Drink ye all of it; (28) For this is my blood of the new testament,
which is shed for many for the remission of sins. Matthew
26:27-28.
Jesus
said that he lived by the Father and we are to live by Jesus.
How do we do this? Jesus obeyed every word of God (Matthew
4:4). We have to obey every word of the LIVING WORD OF GOD
which is JESUS. We do not literally eat his flesh and drink
his blood. Jesus was speaking of spiritual things. God is
not the author of confusion (1 Corinthians 14:33). In Deuteronomy
12:16 and Acts 15:20 he says not to drink blood. He teaches
also that it is abomination to eat the flesh of other human
beings. God said he would abhor the ones that did it (Leviticus
26:28-30, Deuteronomy 28:53, Jeremiah 19:9-13, and Ezekiel
5:10).
(1) In
the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and
the Word was God. (14) And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt
among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only
begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth. John 1:1
& 14.
When
Jesus mixed the wine and the bread he called it a "sop" and
gave it to Judas Iscariot, the one who betrayed our Lord Jesus
Christ.
(26)
Jesus answered, he it is, to whom I shall give a sop, when
I have dipped it. And when he had dipped the sop, he gave
it to Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon. (27) And after the
sop Satan entered into him. Then said Jesus unto him, That
thou doest, do quickly. John 13:26-27.
We eat
a piece of unleavened bread and drink a bit of grape juice
at communion as symbols of the atoning work Jesus did at Calvary.
We have to ABIDE in Christ so closely that it is as if we
had his flesh and blood in us; we live as he lived, holy and
without sin. Our hope and promise of eternal life depends
on us abiding in Christ, with his blood applied to us and
truly living by the bread of heaven—Jesus.
Bread
of Life:
For the
bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth
life unto the world. John 6:33.
(48)
I am that bread of life. (49) Your fathers did eat manna in
the wilderness, and are dead. (50) This is the bread which
cometh down from heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and not
die. (51) I am the living bread which came down from heaven:
if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and
the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give
for the life of the world. John 6:48-51.
Partakers
Taking
communion, partaking of the unleavened bread and wine (grape
juice) shows we are also partaking of the spiritual things
Jesus has provided for us at Calvary. If we continue in Christ
and overcome, it is promised that we shall inherit all things
(Revelation 21:7). Read Colossians 1:12, 2 Corinthians 1:7,
1 Corinthians 10:16, 1 Corinthians 10:21.
(14)
Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and
blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that
through death he might destroy him that had the power of death,
that is, the devil; (15) And deliver them who through fear
of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage. (16)
For verily he took not on him the nature of angels; but he
took on him the seed of Abraham. (17) Wherefore in all things
it behoved him to be made like unto his brethren, that he
might be a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining
to God, to make reconciliation for the sins of the people.
(18) For in that he himself hath suffered being tempted, he
is able to succour them that are tempted. Hebrews 2:14-15.
Remembrance
And he
took bread, and gave thanks, and brake it, and gave unto them,
saying, This is my body which is given for you: this do in
remembrance of me. Luke 22:19. Read also 1 Corinthians 11:24-25.
Read Mark 14:22-25.
Should
I Take Communion?
If you
know Jesus as your Savior, you can take communion. However,
if you are a sinner, backslid, or under condemnation, do not
take communion until you are covered with the blood of Jesus
through repentance of sin. When your heart is clean you should
take communion. It is a sign to others that you belong to
Jesus. It is a reminder to yourself that you are a partaker
of all he has for you. He paid the price so that we can obtain
salvation, healing, blessing and all the promises he has made
to us.
(26)
For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye
do shew the Lord's death till he come. (27) Wherefore whosoever
shall eat this bread, and drink this cup of the Lord, unworthily,
shall be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord. (28) But
let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread,
and drink of that cup. (29) For he that eateth and drinketh
unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, not
discerning the lord's body. (30) For this cause many are weak
and sickly among you, and many sleep. (31) For if we would
judge ourselves, we should not be judged. (32) But when we
are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not
be condemned with the world. 1 Corinthians 11:26-31.
4. NEW
TESTAMENT
God desires
that every one would choose to serve him and obtain eternal
life. We have the Old Testament and the New Testament in the
Bible. Jesus brought in the New Testament. Webster's Dictionary
says that a TESTAMENT is a will, a solemn covenant. A TESTATOR
is one who is deceased and has left a legally valid will.
Jesus did die for us and left us his will that includes many
promises. That will would be no good if Jesus did not resurrect.
He did raise from the dead and will also raise us from the
dead if we believe and serve him. To TESTIFY is to bear witness
or give evidence.
(4) Who
will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge
of the truth. (5) For there is one God, and one mediator between
God and men, the man Christ Jesus; (6) Who gave himself a
ransom for all, to be testified in due time. 1 Timothy 2:4-6.
(15)
And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament,
that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions
that were under the first testament, they which are called
might receive the promise of eternal inheritance. (16) For
where a testament is, there must also of necessity be the
death of the testator. (17) For a testament is of force after
men are dead: otherwise it is of no strength at all while
the testator liveth. (18) Whereupon neither the first testament
was dedicated without blood. (19) For when Moses had spoken
every precept to all the people according to the law, he took
the blood of calves and of goats, with water, and scarlet
wool, and hyssop, and sprinkled both the book, and all the
people, (20) Saying, This is the blood of the testament which
God hath enjoined unto you. (21) Moreover he sprinkled with
blood both the tabernacle, and all the vessels of the ministry.
(22) And almost all things are by the law purged with blood;
and without shedding of blood is no remission. Hebrews 9:15-22.
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