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His Shed Blood


All our talk in church of the blood of Christ may disturb many. It used to bother me. However, I realize now without the sacrificed blood of Christ on the cross there would be no Christianity. In (Hebrews 9:22) the Bible says, “Without the shedding of blood, there is no forgiveness.”

According to God’s law our redemption was possible only by transferring our sin to a perfect substitute. In those early days of the Bible, an Israelite would select an unblemished lamb; he would then place his hand upon the head of the lamb, confess his sin, and then pass the animal over to a priest for sacrifice. In today’s world, as believers in Christ Jesus, we are redeemed by His forgiveness. Our sacrifice is Jesus, a divine, sinless Savior who was sent by God to take our guilt and penalty upon Himself, so we could be forgiven, and once again be worthy of a personal relationship with our Almighty God.

Are you forgiven? You are if you accepted Jesus’ death as your substitutionary perfect sacrifice, and have received Him as your Savior by faith. This simple proclamation redeems you, and you no longer bear your sin. He (Jesus) willingly took that sin and your penalty for it upon Himself for you!

From heaven, God who laid down His law that the sinful soul must die looks at the sacrifice made for you, sees your penalty paid-in-full, and declares you righteous. Your righteousness, made possible by the shed blood of Jesus allows you to enter God’s presence. Our relationship restored; we can now enjoy oneness with Him as we pray. We can know God listens to our prayers with great interest. All that was lost between God and mankind back in the Garden of Eden is now restored for each new believer in His Son Jesus. We can now enjoy an eternal relationship with God. Read (John 3:16) to learn more.

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