1. Things Concerning Christ (#2)

2. 2 The vehicle of life We die without blood Without the blood of Christ we cannot live (dead in sin, spiritually and eternally), Hebrews 9:22

3. 3 Blood represents life, Genesis 9:4; Deut. 12:23; Lev. 17:10-12 Without shedding of blood – no remission, Hebrews 9:22 –Patriarchal age, Gen. 8:20-21; 22:13 –Mosaic age: Deliverance, Exodus 12:7, 13 Covenant, Hebrews 9:18-22

4. 4 Animal blood (life) could not take away sins, Hebrews 10:1-4 –Shadow of Christ, 10:1 –Consciousness of sins, 10:2-3 –Faith of the worshipper, 10:3 –God’s favor and forbearance, Romans 3:25 Christ blood (life) accomplishes atonement, Hebrews 10:10-12

5. 5 - blood - Christ’s own blood (12) - Himself - Offered Himself to God (14) - death - By means of death (15) - Blood - Blood of the covenant (20) - Sheddingblood - Shedding of blood for remission (22)

6. 6 Dedicated new covenant, Matthew 26:28; Hebrews 9:15-17 –Initiated its authority and inheritance –Conditions and blessings announced (Acts 2) Takes away sin, John 1:29 (Heb. 9:22; 10:17-18)

7. 7 Reconciliation, Colossians 1:19-22 –Atonement (“at-one-ment”), Romans 5:10-11 (Eph. 2:16) Redemption, Ephesians 1:7 (1 Peter 1:18- 19) –“A releasing effected by payment of ransom, deliverance” (Matthew 20:28)

8. 8 Justification, Romans 5:9 (3:24) –Declared just, rendered righteous, faultless Propitiation, Romans 3:25 (5:9) –To appease wrath; obtain mercy –High Priest secures mercy for sinners with His blood, Hebrews 9:12 (Lev. 16:15-16); 10:19-22

9. 9 Sanctification, Hebrews 13:12; 10:10 –“To separate from profane things and dedicate to God” Cleansed from the dead works of sin, Hebrews 9:14 Washing away (purifying), Revelation 1:5

10. 10 Christ’s blood (death) must be applied to sins in order to be forgiven –Those who have faith in Jesus, Romans 3:26 Baptized into His death, Romans 6:3 This action of faith obtains the cleansing power of Christ’s death, Acts 22:16

11. 11 Christ’s blood purchased His church, Acts 20:28 –Promises to save His church, Ephesians 5:23 Must be in His church to be saved by His blood Entrance in this blood-bought body… Faith, confession, repentance and baptism, Acts 2:36-41, 47 (8:37)

12. 12 The blood of Christ cleanses the Christian from sin when he or she confesses them to God, 1 John 1:7-9