The Life of Jesus (37)Lessons from the Cross

The Blood He Shed

Propitiation•Romans 3:25-26• Propitiation –

ἱλαστήριον (hilasterion)to appease, reconciliation,atonement – a satisfactory sacrifice offered to COVER one’s sins

• Cf. The mercy seat (Lev. 16-17)

Propitiation

•Heb. 10:1-4- But the blood of animals could NOT permanently remove sins!

• Something better was needed – the blood of Jesus (Rom. 3:24-25)

Propitiation

•Heb. 2:17 He became like us to make propitiation

•1 John 2:2 – for the sins of all the world

•1 John 4:10 – He was sent to be the propitiation for sins

Justification

•Romans 5:9 • Justify – δικαιόω (dikaioo)

to cause one to be in a proper or right relation with another

Justification

• Only 2 ways to be just in God’s eyes – perfect law keeping OR an appropriate offering

• Since we cannot do the former…

Justification

• … something was needed that was appropriate

• God CANNOT be associated with sin (1 John 1:5)

• The blood of Jesus provides justification - Rom. 3:24, 25

Redemption

•Eph. 1:7, Col. 1:14• Redemption - ἀπολύτρωσις,

apolytrosis to release or set free, a pay cf. the price to free a slave

Redemption

• The cost of sin is high cf. Rom. 7:14, …

•Heb. 9:12, 15 Jesus paid the price that the Old Law could not accomplish

Redemption

•1 Pet. 1:18-19- not with “things” but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot.

•Rom. 6:22, 1 Cor. 6:20

Redemption

•1 Pet. 1:18-19- not with “things” but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot.

•Rom. 6:22, 1 Cor. 6:20

Nearness to God

•Eph. 2:13• EVERYONE has been brought

near by His blood•Isa. 59:2 – sin separates us• WE can be forgiven, no matter

what we have done (cf. 1 Tim. 1:15)

Makes Peace

•Col. 1:20 • Enmity means to be as an

enemy of, opposed to one

• Sin puts us at enmity against God Rom. 8:7, Jas. 4:4

• But the blood of Jesus makes peace with God.

Sanctification

•Heb. 13:12 • Sanctify - ἁγιάζω (hagiazo), “to

make holy”, to set a part for God

• Christ was able by His blood to set apart a people for God (among those in Israel)

Sanctification

• As Christians, we are God’s special people – 2 Tim. 2:21, 1 Pet. 2:9

• What a privilege to know we are described this way (cf. Heb. 12:22-24)

Cleanses us as believers

•1 John 1:7 - IF we walk in the light, His blood will cleanse us!

• His blood continues to cleanse us after we obey the gospel (when we repent and confess our sins to Him – Acts 8:22, 2 Cor. 7:10-11, 1 John 1:9)

Cleanses your conscience

•Heb. 9:13-14 – cleanse our conscience from dead works

• Coming in contact with the Blood of Jesus can give us peace within! It can give us TRUE hope!

Truly, His blood is precious

What does His blood mean to you?

Are you washed in the blood?

(Rev. 1:5, Acts 22:16)