The Blood of Jesus (2)

6 November 2011

1. Introduction

• Eph.1:7 “In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His Grace ..”
• The one who creates makes the rules – God the Creator put in place physical and spiritual laws.
• God established the consequences of sin

- Gen 2:15-17 “…in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die.”

- Rom.5:12 “By one man (Adam) sin entered the world and death through sin, and thus death spread to all men, for all have sinned.”

- Gen.3:7-10 “I heard your voice in the garden and I was afraid, because I was naked and I hid myself.”

Consequences: spiritual – emotional – relational – physical.

• God established a remedy for sin – the blood of Jesus Christ.

Heb. 9:22 Without the shedding of blood there is no remission of sins.

The Old Testament shedding of blood of animals was a prophetic picture of the blood of Jesus shed.

Redemption =3083= a ransom, price paid to totally liberate a captive.

2. How the Blood of Jesus is Applied

(a) The blood must be applied – there is a part we must fulfil.

• Exod.12:22-23 take a bunch of hyssop, dip it in the blood in the basin and strike the lintel and the two door posts with the blood that is in the basin.
• These were the instructions given for the first Passover – how to apply the blood.
• Christ is our Passover (1 Cor.5:7) – He is the fulfilment of this feast.
• Strike =5060= to touch, strike with force.
• The blood was applied in 3 places – lintel and 2 door posts.
• These three places cover all areas of man’s sin.

(b) The blood is to deal with Iniquity, transgressions and sin.

Lev.16:21-22 “Aaron shall lay both hands on the head of the live goat; confess over it the iniquities of the children of Israel, and all their transgressions, and all their sins, putting them on the head of the goat.”

• In the New Testament one word is often used to describe all these three words.

Sin =harmartia= to miss the mark and forfeit the prize e.g. archer.

• We can miss the mark in three ways:

(i) unintentionally         (ii) Intentionally            (iii) Fault or flaw in how doing it

• These three words all mean different things that must be addressed by the blood.

(i)   Sin = unintentional wrong. An action committed in ignorance, without

                  knowledge = an error made in ignorance.

            (ii)  Transgression = a wrong committed with full knowledge. It means to know

                  better but to do it anyway.

            (iii) Iniquity = an inner perverseness, twistedness, which causes a person to commit a sin or transgression – it motivates the person.

• Eph.2:1 “..you were dead in trespasses and sins..”
• Tit.2:14 “..that He might redeem us from all iniquity..”

(c) You must speak out – be vocal – be specific

• Lev.16:21 “Aaron shall lay both his hands on the live goat and confess over it…”
• 1 Jn.1:9 “If we confess our sins He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”
• Confess =3670= homologeo= to say the same thing as the Word of God does concerning our condition.
• We must speak – be vocal and be specific about what the Word of God says.

(1) We are guilty as charged. (2) The blood of Jesus was shed for our forgiveness.

• The spirit world is watching our every action and word.

(i)   The devil watches: Rev.12:10 He accuses us on every point.

            (ii) The Holy Spirit watches: Rom.9:1 ..my conscience bears witness to the

                  Holy Spirit.

            (iii) The Angel of God watches: Ecc.5:6 The scribe angel keeps account of all

                  we say and do in a book. Rom.14:12 Each of us shall give an account of

                  himself to God.

(d) You must speak from your heart = sincerity

• Rom.10:9-10 “If you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and shall believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead you will be saved.”
• There must be ‘heart’ behind your words – sincerity not just empty words.

(e) Your confession of faith activates Jesus Ministry on your behalf

• Heb.3:1 “…consider the Apostle, and High Priest of our confession, Christ Jesus”
• Confession =3670= homologo = to say the same thing as the Word of God.
• 1 Jn.1:9 “If we confess our sins he is faithful and just to forgive us…”
• Heb.4:15-16      “..Let us hold fast our confession …

…Let us come boldly to the throne of grace!”

• We need to hold fast to the confession of what the Word of God says that the blood of Jesus has done for us.

(f) The Courts of Heaven

• There is a heavenly court (Dan.7:9-10)
• There is an accuser – the Devil

Rev.12:10

Zech.3:1

• There are witnesses – the Holy Spirit/The Scribe Angel
• There is an advocate with the Father – someone to represent us

1 Jn.2:1-2

• The Devil reads the charges against you (accuses you).

(i) They are detailed and specific

(ii) They are valid

(iii) How do you plead?           - Guilty as charged

                                                - Blood of Jesus Christ forgives

• Rev.12:10 “They overcame him (devil) by the blood of the lamb and by the Word of their testimony.”