Ironside
12-14-2007, 06:34 PM
Nothing but the blood of Jesus
“………the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin.” 1Jo 1:7
The “blood” points us back to His death on Calvary when there He shed His blood. And without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness [Hebrews 9:22]. Suppose you were to die this day and found out that you could not do anything to blot out your sins and you want forgiveness so much and you were asked:
“What is your hope and confidence for the forgiveness of all your sins?”
What will be your reply? Will you call for a priest to administer death bed rites so that your sins will be forgiven? But what if there are no priests around? A blind old man lying in bed and was just waiting for the last breath to come anytime soon was listening to a little girl reading the first chapter of John.
When the little girl came to this verse the old man interrupted her: “Little girl are you sure of that?”
She returned: “Yes”
“Are you sure it’s written there?”
“Yes, the exact words: “”….the blood of the Lord Jesus Christ cleanses us from all sin.””
And then he said: “When I finally die, tell others that I died in the faith of these words “”…the blood of the Lord Jesus Christ cleanses us from all sins.””
How about you dear reader? Again let me asked the question:
“What is your hope and confidence for the forgiveness of all your sins?”
“………the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin.” 1Jo 1:7
The “blood” points us back to His death on Calvary when there He shed His blood. And without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness [Hebrews 9:22]. Suppose you were to die this day and found out that you could not do anything to blot out your sins and you want forgiveness so much and you were asked:
“What is your hope and confidence for the forgiveness of all your sins?”
What will be your reply? Will you call for a priest to administer death bed rites so that your sins will be forgiven? But what if there are no priests around? A blind old man lying in bed and was just waiting for the last breath to come anytime soon was listening to a little girl reading the first chapter of John.
When the little girl came to this verse the old man interrupted her: “Little girl are you sure of that?”
She returned: “Yes”
“Are you sure it’s written there?”
“Yes, the exact words: “”….the blood of the Lord Jesus Christ cleanses us from all sin.””
And then he said: “When I finally die, tell others that I died in the faith of these words “”…the blood of the Lord Jesus Christ cleanses us from all sins.””
How about you dear reader? Again let me asked the question:
“What is your hope and confidence for the forgiveness of all your sins?”