THE POWER IN THE BLOOD OF JESUS CHRIST!
October 26th, 2008Lev:17:11, Eph:1:3-7, I Cor:6:19-20
“For the LIFE is in the Blood: and I have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls:for it is the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul.
Atonement= At-One-Ment
Eph:1:7 - In whom we have REDEMPTION through HIS BLOOD, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace.
I Cor:6:20 - For ye are bought with a price:
“The price was the blood of Jesus Christ”
Jesus Christ desires to transform our human existence from what it is, to what it can be in HIM! The sinfulness of human beings disqualifies them as inheritors of God’s kingdom.
Ps:51:5 - Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in SIN did my mother conceive me.
SIN- Actions by which humans rebel against God, miss His purpise for their life, and surrender to the power of EVIL rather than to GOD!
Sin is the root cause of all the problems of humanity!
Rebellion was at the root of the problem for Adam and Eve in Gen:3, and has been at the root of humanity’s plight ever since.
Sin literally means missing the mark which God has established for your life. Misery loves company, so here is a verse for us all:
Rom:3:23 - For ALL have sinned, and come short of the glory of God.
Some say that SIN is inherited, and some say it is by choice, but for sure SIN SEPARATES US FROM GOD!!!
Sin’s actual origin is to be found in humanity’s rebellious NATURE, that old ADAMIC NATURE. Thanks to Adam ansd Eve!!
A.) SIN enslaves a soul to wrong doing
B.) SIN causes spiritual depravity-(I don’t want to be around spiritual things, because it convicts me, because I am doing wrong somewhere in my life)
C.) SIN produces spiritual blindness- Spiritual truths simply are not visible to that person
D.) SIN blurs the distinction between right and wrong
E.) Guilt, Shame, and Unforgiveness is the results of SIN!
Rom:5:12 - Wherfore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that ALL HAVE SINNED;
Understanding this about our own human nature, we need a remedy, an anti-dote, a cure for this malicious, malignent cancer called SIN!
Rom:5:8- BUT GOD commendeth his love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, CHRIST DIED FOR US.
Much more then, being now justified by HIS BLOOD, we shall be SAVED from the wrath through HIM.
Rom: 3:24-25 - Being justified freely by his grace through the REDEMPTION that is in Christ Jesus: Whom God has set forth to be a propitiation(atonement=at-one-ment) through faith in his BLOOD, to declare his righteousness for the REMISSION OF SINS that are past, through the forebearance of God.
The “BLOOD OF CHRIST” designates in the New Testament the atoning death of Christ.
Atonement refers to the basis and process by which estranged people become at one with God, hence, AT-ONE-MENT.
I Pet: 1:18-19 - 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.
But with the PRECIOUS BLOOD of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:
Heb:9:14 - the BLOOD cleanses your conscience
I John 1: 7 - the BLOOD of Jesus Christ cleanseth us from ALL SIN
Heb:9:12 - 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.
We then went to Matt:26:26-29 - and took holy communion in remembrance of the death, burial, and ressurection of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
I encourage you to pray for a fresh revelation of the BLOOD OF CHRIST in your life, it possibly could make the difference in your decision making process.
May the God of Glory richly bless each and every one of you!
Pastor Don Taylor
