HIS BLOOD

2/9/2022

FEBRUARY 9 - START YOUR DAY RIGHT DEVOTION

Romans 3:25 God presented him as a sacrifice of atonement, through faith in his blood. He did this to demonstrate his justice, because in his forbearance he had left the sins committed beforehand unpunished

HIS BLOOD

The New Testament emphasizes several truths concerning Christ’s death.

It was a sacrifice. Jesus willingly offered His own perfect and sinless life (1 Corinthians 5:7; Ephesians 5:2).
It was vicarious (experienced or endured by one person for the benefit of another). Jesus died not for His own sake, but for the sake of others (Romans 5:8; 8:32; Mark 10:45; Ephesians 5:2).
It was substitutionary. Christ suffered death as the penalty for our sin, as our substitute (Romans 6:23).
It was propitiatory (it made peace and resolved a problem). Christ’s death for sinners satisfied God’s perfect justice, righteousness, and moral order, which required that sin be punished, and a penalty be paid for human offenses against Him. Christ’s sacrifice covered that penalty in full, removing God’s wrath (His justified anger and punishment) from those who admit and turn from their sin, accept Christ’s forgiveness, and entrust their lives to Him. Through Christ’s blood, God’s holiness was not compromised, and He was able to reveal His grace (His unearned and undeserved favor) and love for us (John 3:16). God Himself put this plan in place, not because He owed us, but because of His love and mercy toward us. Already “God was reconciling the world to Himself in Christ” (2 Corinthians 5:19; John 3:16; Romans 5:8; 8:3, 32; 1 Corinthians 8:6; Ephesians 4:4-6).
It was expiatory (it supplied a right for our wrong against God). Jesus’ perfect sacrifice not only paid in full the price for our sin, but it also erases and cancels the guilt of those who accept His forgiveness and follow Him. Christ makes it just as if His followers had never offended God. By Christ’s death, the power of sin that separated God and people has been broken in the lives of those who give themselves completely to Him.
It was completely effective. Christ’s atoning (sin-covering, forgiveness-providing) death has the power to restore people to a right relationship with God if they put their faith in Him.
It was victorious. By dying on the cross, Christ fought against and was triumphant over the power of sin, or Satan and of His demonic forces that once held all of Humankind captive. His death was the beginning of the victory over the spiritual enemies of both God and humanity (Romans 8:3; John 12:31-32; Colossians 2:15). Jesus’ death paid the ransom (1 Peter 1:18-19) – to God, not to Satan. As a result, Jesus liberates people from sin (Romans 6:6), death (2 Timothy 1:10; 1 Corinthians 15:54-57) and Satan (Acts 10:38). Christ’s victory made it possible for people to serve God (Romans 6:18)

All the above results of Christ’s sacrificial death are available and potentially active for all people. But in reality, they only take effect in the lives of individuals who, through faith, accept Jesus’ sacrifice for themselves and show their devotion by submitting to His purposes for their lives.

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