Hebrews 9:22 says,
"Without shedding of blood there
is no remission." I John
1:7 tells us that "The blood
of Jesus Christ his Son cleanses us from all sin." God,
in choosing the cleansing agent for our sins, chose the very best that
He had, the blood of His own Son. It is by the precious blood of our
Lord, that we are cleansed from all of our sins. Revelation
1:5 says, "To Him who loved
us, and washed us from our sins in His own blood." Yes,
it is only by the blood of our Lord, that we get our sins washed away.
John 19:34, "But
one of the soldiers pierced His side with a spear, and immediately blood
and water came out." Jesus shed His blood for us, in His
death, when He died on the cruel cross of Calvary.
How do we come into contact with that cleansing blood, which our Lord
shed in his death, in order to have our sins washed away? Romans
6:3 tells us how. "Or do you
not know that as many of us as were baptized into Christ Jesus were
baptized into His death?" Since Christ shed His blood in
His death, when a person is baptized into our Lord's death, it is there
that he comes into contact with the blood of Christ and his sins are
then washed away. Baptism is the only means of reaching His death where
His blood was shed, so we can have forgiveness of sins. So, when Ananias
told Paul in Acts 22:16, "And
now why are you waiting? Arise and be baptized and wash away your sins,"
it was the blood of Christ that was washing away Paul's sins when he
was baptized.
Have you been baptized to have your sins washed away by the blood of
Christ? If you haven't, then you still have every sin that you have
ever committed. With your sins you can't go to heaven to be with God
when you die, but you will have to go to the other place where there
will be weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth forever and ever.
You may have been baptized into a denominational church, but not for
remission of your sins so you can be saved. If you have not been
baptized for the remission of your sins, so that you can be saved, then
the blood of Christ will be of no benefit to you, and Christ's
death for you was in vain. But please take advantage of Christ having
died for you. Only you can do this for yourself.
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Questions
Lesson 15 The
Cleansing Blood Of Christ
1) (1 John 1:7 & Revelation 1:5) What cleanses us from all
sin? We have no sin to be cleansed. Nothing can. The blood of Christ.
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2) The blood of Christ is not necessary to cleanse us from our sins.
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3) (John 19:34) Where did Christ shed His blood for us. In His death on the cross. When He cut His finger. He never shed any blood.
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4) Our sins are washed away when we come into contact with the cleansing
blood of Christ.
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5) (Romans 6:3) How do we get into His death to spiritually come
into contact with Christ's blood? When we die physically. When we are baptized into His death. We can't spiritually come into contact with His blood.
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6) We come into contact with the saving blood of Christ when we are
baptized into His death.