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 Christís death for you was in
vain. But please take advantage of Christ having died for you. Only you
can do this for yourself.
Questions Lesson
15 The Cleansing Blood Of Christ (click on the button
of the answer of your choice)
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.
2) The blood of Christ is not necessary to cleanse us from our sins. 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.
4) Our sins are washed away when we come into contact with the
cleansing
blood of Christ.
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.
6) We come into contact with the saving blood of Christ when we are
baptized into His death.