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The Blood of Christ
Let us notice a few things about the blood of Christ from Heb.9:14, “How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?” The blood of Christ is such an important theme in human salvation. Peter tells us it was precious blood that redeemed us, “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.” 1 Pet.1:18-19.
The blood of Christ purchased the church, “Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.” Ac.20:28. Now some folks speak frivolously and without due consideration of the importance of the church. Now if the Jesus purchased the church with his own blood, was it not important and dear to him? If we speak despairingly of the church, does that not reflect upon the wisdom of the one purchased it with His own blood? If I buy a car and spend $10K, and you make light of the car, does that not reflect upon me?
We come in contact with the blood of Christ in baptism. “Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death?” Rom.6:3. Notice Paul said that we are baptized into “his death” and what took place in his death? His blood was shed there! This is why we must be baptized, so that we can make contact with the blood of Christ and find forgiveness of our sins in becoming a child of God. Have you done what Paul said here?
