Hebrews 9:22 says, "Without shedding of blood there is no remission." I John 1:7 tells us that "The blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanses us from all sin." God, in choosing the cleansing agent for our sins, chose the very best that He had, the blood of His own Son. It is by the precious blood of our Lord, that we are cleansed from all of our sins. Revelation 1:5 says, "To Him who loved us, and washed us from our sins in His own blood." Yes, it is only by the blood of our Lord, that we get our sins washed away. John 19:34, "But one of the soldiers pierced His side with a spear, and immediately blood and water came out." Jesus shed His blood for us, in His death, when He died on the cruel cross of Calvary.
How do we come into contact with that cleansing blood, which our Lord shed in his death, in order to have our sins washed away? Romans 6:3 tells us how. "Or do you not know that as many of us as were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death?" Since Christ shed His blood in His death, when a person is baptized into our Lord's death, it is there that he comes into contact with the blood of Christ and his sins are then washed away. Baptism is the only means of reaching His death where His blood was shed, so we can have forgiveness of sins. So, when Ananias told Paul in Acts 22:16, "And now why are you waiting? Arise and be baptized and wash away your sins," it was the blood of Christ that was washing away Paul's sins when he was baptized.
Have you been baptized to have your sins washed away by the blood of Christ? If you haven't, then you still have every sin that you have ever committed. With your sins you can't go to heaven to be with God when you die, but you will have to go to the other place where there will be weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth forever and ever. You may have been baptized into a denominational church, but not for remission of your sins so you can be saved. If you have not been baptized for the remission of your sins, so that you can be saved, then the blood of Christ will be of no benefit to you, and Christís death for you was in vain. But please take advantage of Christ having died for you. Only you can do this for yourself.
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Questions Lesson 15 The Cleansing Blood Of Christ
1) (1 John 1:7 & Revelation 1:5) What cleanses us from all sin?
We have no sin to be cleansed.
Nothing can.
The blood of Christ.
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2) The blood of Christ is not necessary to cleanse us from our sins.
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3) (John 19:34) Where did Christ shed His blood for us.
In His death on the cross.
When He cut His finger.
He never shed any blood.
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4) Our sins are washed away when we come into contact with the cleansing blood of Christ.
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5) (Romans 6:3) How do we get into His death to spiritually come into contact with Christ's blood?
When we die physically.
When we are baptized into His death.
We can't spiritually come into contact with His blood.
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6) We come into contact with the saving blood of Christ when we are baptized into His death.