Nothing but the Blood

'For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. For one will scarcely die for a righteous person—though perhaps for a good person one would dare even to die— but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Since, therefore, we have now been justified by his blood, much more shall we be saved by him from the wrath of God. For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, now that we are reconciled, shall we be saved by his life. More than that, we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.’

- Romans 5:6-11ESV

God’s love was spelled out in blood.

The blood of Christ satisfied the righteous wrath of God.

“...we have now been justified by his blood.” 

- Romans 5:9

The blood of Christ washes away our sin.

But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin. 

- 1 John 1:7

The blood of Christ covers our shame.

“Blessed are those whose lawless deeds are forgiven, and whose sins are covered.” 

- Romans 4:7

The Blood that Changed Everything!

“and through him God reconciled everything to himself. He made peace with everything in heaven and on earth by means of Christ’s blood on the cross. This includes you who were once far away from God. You were his enemies, separated from him by your evil thoughts and actions. Yet now he has reconciled you to himself through the death of Christ in his physical body. As a result, he has brought you into his own presence, and you are holy and blameless as you stand before him without a single fault.”

- Colossians 1:20-22 NLT

The value of the blood of Christ. 

“for the life of the body is in its blood”

- Leviticus 17:11 NLT

“Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit.”

- Matthew 1:18 ESV

Only His blood can save!

“Against its will, all creation was subjected to God’s curse.”

- Romans 8:20 NLT

“For no one can ever be made right with God by doing what the law commands.”

- Romans 3:20 NLT

“For God presented Jesus as the sacrifice for sin.”

- Romans 3:25 NLT

The blood of Jesus cleanses you! 

“and through him God reconciled everything to himself. He made peace with everything in heaven and on earth by means of Christ’s blood on the cross. This includes you who were once far away from God. You were his enemies, separated from him by your evil thoughts and actions. Yet now he has reconciled you to himself through the death of Christ in his physical body. As a result, he has brought you into his own presence, and you are holy and blameless as you stand before him without a single fault.”

- Colossians 1:20-22 NLT

“My little children, these things I write to you, so that you may not sin. And if anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. And He Himself is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the whole world.”

- I John 2:1-2 NKJV

“With his own blood—not the blood of goats and calves—he entered the Most Holy Place once for all time and secured our redemption forever.”

- Hebrews 9:12 NLT

The blood of Jesus cleanses you!

Shock and Awe

That is how the Lord rescued Israel from the hand of the Egyptians that day. And the Israelites saw the bodies of the Egyptians washed up on the seashore. When the people of Israel saw the mighty power that the Lord had unleashed against the Egyptians, they were filled with awe before him. They put their faith in the Lord and in his servant Moses.

- Exodus 14:30-31

Then Moses and the people of Israel sang this song to the Lord: “I will sing to the Lord, for he has triumphed gloriously; he has hurled both horse and rider into the sea. The Lord is my strength and my song; he has given me victory. This is my God, and I will praise him— my father’s God, and I will exalt him! The Lord is a warrior; Yahweh is his name!

- Exodus 15:1-3

Then Pharaoh will think, ‘The Israelites are confused. They are trapped in the wilderness!’

- Exodus 14:3

The Lord is my strength and my song; he has given me victory. This is my God, and I will praise him— my father’s God, and I will exalt him!

- Exodus 15:2

His power is unmatched.

His holiness is unrivaled.

“Who is like you among the gods, O Lord—glorious in holiness, awesome in splendor, performing great wonders? You raised your right hand, and the earth swallowed our enemies.

- Exodus 15:11-12

His love is unfailing.

“With your unfailing love you lead the people you have redeemed. In your might, you guide them to your sacred home.”

- Exodus 15:13

When Simon Peter realized what had happened, he fell to his knees before Jesus and said, “Oh, Lord, please leave me—I’m such a sinful man.” For he was awestruck by the number of fish they had caught, as were the others with him. His partners, James and John, the sons of Zebedee, were also amazed. Jesus replied to Simon, “Don’t be afraid! From now on you’ll be fishing for people!” And as soon as they landed, they left everything and followed Jesus.

- Luke 5:8-11

Amazing Grace

'And you were dead in the trespasses and sins in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience — among whom we all once lived in the passions of our flesh, carrying out the desires of the flesh and the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, like the rest of mankind. But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved — and raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, so that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.'

- Ephesians 2:1-10 ESV

God’s grace is amazing.

It raises us from death to life.

It moves us from earning to receiving.

'For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.'

- Romans 6:23 ESV

It liberates us from slavery to freedom.

'Jesus answered them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, everyone who practices sin is a slave to sin… if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.'

- John 8:34,36 ESV