Abel’s Blood Cried Out
Genesis 4:10 The LORD said, "What have you done? Listen! Your brother's blood cries out to me from the ground.
Jesus’ Blood Speaks
Hebrews 12:22-24
22But you have come to Mount Zion, to the heavenly Jerusalem, the city of the living God. You have come to thousands upon thousands of angels in joyful assembly, 23to the church of the firstborn, whose names are written in heaven. You have come to God, the judge of all men, to the spirits of righteous men made perfect, 24to Jesus the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel.
The Blood of Christ Speaks…
- You have been justified.
- You are redeemed.
- You have peace with God.
- You are Holy.
- You have the promise of being equipped.
- You are cleansed.
- You are washed.
- You have victory.
Romans 5:9 Since we have now been justified by his blood, how much more shall we be saved from God's wrath through him!
The Blood of Christ cries out, You are justified.
You are not guilty, you’ve been acquitted in the heavenly court, you’re debt has been paid by the blood of Christ. Just as if you’ve never sinned.
Romans 3:28 For we maintain that a man is justified by faith apart from observing the law.
Our justification comes by faith, not from observing the law. This is the same way Abraham was credited with righteousness; right standing with God.
Romans 3:24 and are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.
God’s grace justifies us, paying our sin debt for us. This grace put’s us into right relationship with God as we believe on Jesus Christ by faith.
Ephesians 2:8,9
8For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— 9not by works, so that no one can boast.
2. You are Redeemed
Ephesians 1:7
In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God's grace
- Redemption - 1 a : to buy back : repurchase b : to get or win back b : to extricate from or help to overcome something detrimental c : to release from blame or debt : to clear d : to free from the consequences of sin.
18For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life handed down to you from your forefathers, 19but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect.
Redeemed from what?
Galatians 3:13-14
13Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us, for it is written: "Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree."[a] 14He redeemed us in order that the blessing given to Abraham might come to the Gentiles through Christ Jesus, so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit.
A.) Blessings given to Abraham as well as the B.) promise of the Spirit are the believers through faith in Christ Jesus.
A.) Blessings
Deuteronomy 28
3 You will be blessed in the city and blessed in the country. 4 The fruit of your womb will be blessed, and the crops of your land and the young of your livestock—the calves of your herds and the lambs of your flocks. 5 Your basket and your kneading trough will be blessed. 6 You will be blessed when you come in and blessed when you go out. 7 The LORD will grant that the enemies who rise up against you will be defeated before you. They will come at you from one direction but flee from you in seven. 8 The LORD will send a blessing on your barns and on everything you put your hand to. The LORD your God will bless you in the land he is giving you. 9 The LORD will establish you as his holy people, as he promised you on oath, if you keep the commands of the LORD your God and walk in his ways. 10 Then all the peoples on earth will see that you are called by the name of the LORD, and they will fear you. 11 The LORD will grant you abundant prosperity—in the fruit of your womb, the young of your livestock and the crops of your ground—in the land he swore to your forefathers to give you. 12 The LORD will open the heavens, the storehouse of his bounty, to send rain on your land in season and to bless all the work of your hands. You will lend to many nations but will borrow from none. 13 The LORD will make you the head, not the tail. If you pay attention to the commands of the LORD your God that I give you this day and carefully follow them, you will always be at the top, never at the bottom.
B.) The Promise of the Spirit
Acts 2:33 Exalted to the right hand of God, he has received from the Father the promised Holy Spirit and has poured out what you now see and hear.
3. You have Peace with God
Colossians 1:19,20
19For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him, 20and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross.
Romans 5:1 Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,
The Gospel message is good news. It’s allowed us to overcome the Law with it’s futility toward victorious living and given us peace with God. The peace is established by God and received by faith.
4. You are Holy
Hebrews 13:12
12And so Jesus also suffered outside the city gate to make the people holy through his own blood.
Holiness
(a) separation to God, (b) the resultant state, the conduct befitting those so separated. “Holiness" is thus the state predetermined by God for believers, into which in grace He calls them, and in which they begin their Christian course and so pursue it. Hence they are called "saints“.
Holiness Comes from the Blood
Your holiness is due to Christ’s shed blood not your behavior. However your behavior will line up with the fact that you are washed and cleansed by the blood of Christ.
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