1 Peter 1;2
Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in sanctification of the Spirit, for obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ.
I. GOD’S O.T. SACRIFICIAL SYATEM
Heb 9:22
And according to the law almost all things are purified with blood, and without shedding of blood there is no remission.
Burnt Offering. - For Sin in General. - Unblemished male (ox, sheep, goat or dove)
Sin Offering – Specific Transgressions where restitution not possible –( bullock: he-goat or she-goat)
Trespass Offering - Specific Transgressions where restitution was possible (Ram only)
Guilt Offering - Made by a person who had either deprived another of his rights or had desecrated something holy (Ram or lamb without blemish)
These sacrifices only provided temporary covering of sin and in some cases removal of sin
II. JESUS THE PERFECT LAMB
John 1:29
Behold the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world
Hebrews 9:26-28
but now, once at the end of the ages, He (Jesus) has appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself… so Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many
III. WHAT DID JESUS DO WITH HIS BLOOD?
1. Entered into the Holy Place.
Heb 9:12
Not with the blood of goats and calves, but with His own blood He entered the Most Holy Place once for all, having obtained eternal redemption.
Redemption – lytrosis – set free, liberate, deliver, ransom, release
2. Became Mediator of the New Covenant.
Heb 12:24
to Jesus the Mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling that speaks better things than that of Abel
3. Reconciliation
To change. It deals with relationship. We are restored or changed back to right relationship with God.
Col 1:20
and by Him to reconcile all things to Himself, by Him, whether things on earth or things in heaven, having made peace through the blood of His cross.
· Brings you into peaceful relationship with God
· Gives free access to God and all of is resources
· We are united with Jesus in His Death and risen in His resurrection
· We are a new creation, and all has become new
· Saved from penalty of sin (death) and the power of sin (enslavement)
4. Justified us .
Rom 3:24-25
being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, 25 whom God set forth as a propitiation by His blood, through faith, to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance God had passed over the sins that were previously committed.
Rom 5:9
Much more then, having now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from wrath through Him
· Justification means peace with God
· Justified from everything law of Moses couldn’t do
· Sets us free from Condemnation
· No one can bring any charge against us
· We are saved from God’s Wrath
· We shall reign in life through Jesus Christ
5. He Bought us
1 Cor 6:20
For you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s.
Agorazo –
(agora) – to buy in a market
Agorazo – To buy in a slave market (We were slaves sold under sin Rom 6:23; Rom 7:14)
Exagorazo – to buy out of the market by purchasing and removing from sale.
Gal 3:13
Christ has redeemed (exagorazo) us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us (for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree”)
6. Brought us near
Eph 2:13
But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ.
7. Sanctified Us
Heb 13:12
Therefore Jesus also, that He might sanctify the people with His own blood, suffered outside the gate
IV. HOW TO ACTIVATE THE BLOOD
1. Boldness and Confidence
Hebrews 10:19-23
Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus, By a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh; 21 And having an high priest over the house of God; 22 Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water. 23 Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;)
Pure Conscience means greater faith
1 John 3:20-22
For if our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and knows all things. 21 Beloved, if our heart does not condemn us, we have confidence toward God. 22 And whatever we ask we receive from Him, because we keep His commandments and do those things that are pleasing in His sight.
2. Continual Cleansing
Cleansing is not pardon but it’s deliverance from pollution, defilement and impurity sin brings in our life
Cleansing Different from Pardon – Separate from it – the result of it
The blood cleanses from all sin. Original sin and actual sin
Faith in the blood when fully effective results in the old nature being hindered from manifesting it’s power
Lev 17:11
For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it to you upon the altar to make atonement for your souls; for it is the blood that makes atonement for the soul.’
a. Carries oxygen and nutrients to every cell
b. Removes carbon dioxide and waste from cells,
c. Regulates bodies pH balance
d. Regulates body temperature
e. Circulatory system circulates 2000+ gallons of blood per day
f. RBC’S make up 45% of your total blood volume. They carry oxygen and carbon dioxide from lungs to cells and from cells to lungs
g. WBC’S and Platelets 1% of blood. They protect against viruses , bacteria and toxins
1 John 1:7
But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin
Katharos – Pure and clean. Katharizō – to make pure and clean (verb, present tense, active, indicicative, third person)
1 John 1:9
If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Katharizō – (aorist, active, subjunctive, third person)
2 Cor 7:1
Therefore, having these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
Heb 13:20-21
Now may the God of peace who brought up our Lord Jesus from the dead, that great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, 21 make you complete (perfect) in every good work to do His will, working in you what is well pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.
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