La Sangre

“La Sangre”

4/14/2011 – Nampa, ID

Leviticus 17:11

“For the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul.”

“Porque la vida de la carne en la sangre está: y yo os la he dado para expiar vuestras personas sobre el altar: por lo cual la misma sangre expiará la persona.”

WITHOUT BLOOD THERE CANNOT BE LIFE IN THE PHYSICAL BODY.

You and I are here because there is blood that has been passed down to us and we have received life in our bodies.

THAT IS JUST AS TRUE IN THE BIBLE.

Blood flows through the Bible just as it does through our veins.

THE BLOOD OF CHRIST KEEPS CHRISTIANITY ALIVE.

Someone has said, “Cut the Bible anywhere and it will bleed.”

The blood is spoken of 427 times in our Bible, so it is easy to see, this is not a minor theme. Without the blood, the Gospel is dead and we are deprived of eternal life.

JESUS SAID, Matthew 26:28

“For this is my blood of the New Testament which is shed for many for the remission of sins.”

Porque esto es mi sangre del nuevo pacto, la cual es derramada por muchos para remisión de los pecados.

PAUL ADDED, Heb 9:22

“And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without the shedding of blood is no remission.”

“Y casi todo es purificado según la ley con sangre; y sin derramamiento de sangre no se hace remisión.”

Colossians 1:14

“We have redemption through the blood, even the forgiveness of sins.”

En el cual tenemos redención por su sangre, la remisión de pecados:

PETER ADDED, I Peter 1:18-19

“We are not redeemed with silver and gold, and precious stones, but with the precious blood of Christ.”

“18 Sabiendo que habéis sido rescatados de vuestra vana conversación, la cual recibisteis de vuestros padres, no con cosas corruptibles, como oro ó plata; 19 Sino con la sangre preciosa de Cristo, como de un cordero sin mancha y sin contaminación,”

Then John agreed with Peter and Paul, He wrote,

I John 1:7

“The blood of Jesus Christ cleanseth us from all sin.”

“Mas si andamos en luz, como él está en luz, tenemos comunión entre nosotros, y la sangre de Jesucristo su Hijo nos limpia de todo pecado.”

The early church understood the blood…the 22 sermons recorded by the four preachers in the Book of Acts all give the same message, the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

They understood that His death and the provision of “COVERING BY THE BLOOD” was the essential ingredient of the Gospel.

[“there, that should cover it!” – THE IDEA OF PAYMENT TO COVER AS WELL AS HIDING IT FROM SIGHT.]

 “His gaze always passes thru rose-colored glasses every time He looks on my heart.” Wayne Watson

CAN YOU SEE THIS PORTRAIT OF THE BLOOD?

IT’S HARD TO SEE BLOOD…IT’S INTERNAL.

To make it external hurts…you have to be cut or injured.

But the Bible paints in broad strokes the blood on a canvas, and then in minute detail God’s Word breaks it down to the cellular level - THE IMPORTANCE OF THE BLOOD OF CHRIST!

We can see this today…but even more important is that GOD SEES THE BLOOD APPLIED TO OUR LIVES, AND PASSES OVER US!

Let’s put the blood of Christ under the microscope and do some forensic study…then we’ll get the complete picture—a portrait of the blood.

I. IN ANALYSIS: THE BLOOD IS PERFECT

The virgin birth of Christ established His righteousness.

Judas cried out. “I have betrayed innocent blood.” (Matt 27:4)

“Yo he pecado entregando la sangre inocente.”

Paul explained, II COR 5:21

“For He (God) hath made Him (Jesus) to be sin for us, who knew no sin, that we might be made the righteousness of God in Him.”

“Al que no conoció pecado, hizo pecado por nosotros, para que nosotros fuésemos hechos justicia de Dios en él.”

Pilate said, “I find in him no fault at all.” John 18:38

“…Yo no hallo en él ningún crimen.”

Jesus Himself said, “Which of you convinceth me of sin?” John 8:46

He was spoken of as, “Holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens.” Hebrews 7:26

I Peter 2:22

“Who did no sin, neither was guile found in His mouth.”

El cual no hizo pecado; ni fué hallado engaño en su boca.”

John added, “in Him is no sin.” I John 3:5

A natural father would have imparted the sin-nature of Adam to Christ and His death would not have provided redemption. The virgin birth is absolutely essential to the salvation of our souls.