A STUDY ON THE BLOOD OF JESUS

Why did Jesus have to suffer and die?

In ancient times, the crucifixion was one of the most brutal punishments that Romans imposed on criminals. The victim was severely tortured and ultimately nailed to a wooden cross. This was the punishment that Jesus had to endure and much more, even though He had not committed any crimes. The suffering that He endured caused so much pain with immense loss of blood from His body. Although He was the Son of God, He was also a man of flesh and blood which means He felt the agonizing pain of the lashes, the crown of thorns beat upon His head, and the piercing of the nails. The most important difference in the blood of Jesus in comparison to an ordinary man is that His blood is pure and has valued significance. In this lesson, we are going to see the amazing value of the Blood of Jesus and how it applies to our lives.

To some, the cross of Christ is stupidity and to others a mystery. Yet according to the plan and purpose of God, there was a reason as to why He poured out His life’s blood.

This is what Paul wrote in these scriptures:
1 Corinthians 1:18
It is stupidity to them that perish (the deceived/new age people), but it is still the Power of God unto us who are saved.

Romans 1:16
For I am not ashamed of the Gospel of Jesus Christ (to say what His blood has accomplished): for it is the Power of God unto Salvation (Healing, deliverance or wholeness) to everyone who believes (declares His Promises);...

2 Corinthians 1:20
For all of the Promises are Yes and Amen in Him unto the Glory of the Father.

We can also see these verses in this light:Old fashion preaching of the cross = Victory through the blood of Jesus. The preaching of the cross which is about the blood of Jesus is the manifestation of the power of God! Believers, get a revelation! The blood of Jesus Christ is not just a ritual - a sip of grape juice, but it is the Power of God to Victory! When we begin to understand the benefits of the blood of Jesus, we will live a victorious life here on earth!

Why is the blood of Jesus so important? 

Here are some of the great benefits of the blood of Jesus:

• The blood of Jesus is more than sufficient to wash away your sin and make you a new person!

Jesus paid for our sins with His precious blood. So whenever the devil comes and condemns you of your sins or past mistakes, that's when you need to declare I AM FORGIVEN BY THE BLOOD OF JESUS!

1 John 1:7
But if we walk in the light, God Himself being the light, we also experience a shared life with one another and the sacrificed blood of Jesus, God's Son purges all our sin.

• The blood of Jesus has made us Righteous

The blood of Jesus gives us a new identity - which is called RIGHTEOUSNESS. The word RIGHTEOUSNESS means RIGHT STANDING WITH GOD. In other words, we are 'right with God' by believing and receiving what the blood of Jesus has done for us. We no longer ought to identify ourselves with past mistakes, shame, or guilt because we have a new identity – the Righteousness of God.
The more we see ourselves righteous by faith through the blood of Christ we will live an overcoming life! Faith in the blood of Jesus Christ also enables us to live the lifestyle that God desires for us to live!

Romans 3:24
We have been JUSTIFIED (made righteous) freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.

Isaiah 61:10
..He has covered me with the ROBE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS...

• The blood of Jesus gives you Authority over the devil

The devil hates the blood of Jesus because he knows this is what defeated him. God, knowing that the devil is bloodthirsty, defeated him through the blood of His own Son Jesus Christ. We also who have received Jesus can overcome the devil by the blood of the Lamb. It is only by the life that flows through the blood of Jesus Christ that we have POWER AND AUTHORITY over demon powers or any other situation!

Revelation 12:11
And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.

• The blood of Jesus gives us Peace

One of the most precious blessings is that you are united with God through the blood of Christ. To be united is to be joined to another in agreement. Where there is unity there is also PEACE. Without Jesus’ blood, we are far away from God and we cannot know what true peace is. Therefore, it is only through Jesus’ blood that we can truly enjoy peace in this life.

Colossians 1:20
And, having made PEACE through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven.

Ephesians 2:13
But now in Christ Jesus you who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ.

• The blood of Jesus is a Covenant

A COVENANT is a solemn promise that must never be broken. For instance, we see that in a marriage, a husband and wife are in covenant with each other for life. It is a very sacred promise and commitment.

The very basis of Christianity is Covenant. It always has been right from the beginning with Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. God made a covenant with them that they can eat of any tree in that garden except for one tree. Sadly, their disobedience to the Covenant separated them from God and as a result affected the whole human race. In the Old Covenant before Jesus shed His blood, people offered sacrifices to God with the blood of animals. The good news is that believers have a New Covenant with God!

We have a better covenant (shedding of blood) than they had in the Old Testament or under the old covenant because the blood that was shed for us is the blood of the Lord Jesus Christ. Our lives drastically change from the moment we enter a covenant.

When Jesus shed His blood for us, this was the most valuable covenant He made with us for eternity. As with a marriage, the husband and wife are now partakers of each other, so it is when we are in Covenant with Jesus.

2 Corinthians 5:17 says, Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.

The words 'In Christ' mean that we are joined together in Him through the blood COVENANT. We now receive His new nature, also known as a New Creation. We could never be a NEW CREATION without accepting the fact that we are in the NEW COVENANT.

• The blood of Jesus has Redeemed us

When Adam and Eve sinned against God, they tried in their own strength to cover up their fault. Yet in God’s eyes there was nothing that they could do in their own strength to save themselves from their sins. As a result, the whole human race suffered the consequence of their sin.

In our own strength we cannot save ourselves from our sins. Many people boast about their good works or claim that their good deeds outweigh their wrongs. However, according to the scriptures, no amount of good works can save us or bring us to a relationship with God. IT IS ONLY THROUGH THE blood of Jesus, NOT BY THE FIG LEAVES OF GOOD WORKS!

It is only God who was able to provide a way for us to be free from the bondage of sin. This was through His redemption plan. He redeemed us from our sins! It other words, He bought us out of the hand of the enemy by sending His Son Jesus to shed His blood. That blood was the payment to deliver us from sin!

These verses below show us that good works cannot save us:
Genesis 3:7
..they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves aprons.

Genesis 3:10
..I was afraid, because I was naked and I hid myself.

Genesis 3:21
..the LORD God make coats of skins and clothed them.

Galatians 3:10
As many as are of the works of the law, are under the curse...

The book of Genesis chapter 4 mentions the two sons of Adam named Cain and Abel. In his jealousy, Cain kills his brother Abel. The blood of Abel cries out revenge! But the blood of Jesus speaks out our Redemption saying, "You are redeemed!"

A New Creation in Christ must never forget that he is purged from his old sins and is REDEEMED by the blood of Jesus!

2 Peter 1:9 says, But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins.

Colossians 1:14 says, In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins..

Hebrews 10:29 says, Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace?

• The blood of Jesus has made us clean and pure, and sets us free altogether so that we can worship God no longer in condemnation.

We are freed! This is such good news!
Any message you hear that puts you into a bondage does not come through grace or by the blood of Jesus; it is coming through human intellect. Condemnation does not come from God!
The blood of Jesus has made a way for us to come boldly to the throne of grace without any guilt or condemnation. Anytime we have a need of deliverance, healing or the Baptism of the Holy Spirit, we have to enter into the Holiest only by the Precious blood of Jesus Christ.
Jesus Christ is described as the Mediator of the NEW COVENANT. This means He is the One who made things right between man and God. He is the only One who could stand as our Mediator because His blood was pure and clean.

Hebrews 12:24 says, And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than that of Abel.

• The blood of Jesus is our healing

Before Jesus went to the cross, He was beaten on His back with 39 stripes! 

1 Peter 2:24
Who His own self bare our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes you were HEALED.

• The blood of Jesus produces life in us!

Everyone has a life that they live, yet many are living according to their own ways. However, when you are born again, you receive the life of God and now your desire is to live according to His ways.

You are grafted into the vine (Jesus). That means you can also produce the same fruit that He does, and you have the same life as Jesus because your life comes from Him.

We no longer belong to ourselves. The blood of Jesus enables us to live the life of God here on earth!

Knowing that your body is the Temple of God bought with the highest price, the blood of Jesus lets us live for His Glory (1 Corinthians 6:19-20).

John 6:53
Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you.

Why do we take Communion?

This is the reason we take communion. The bread represents the body of the Lord Jesus and the wine reminds us of His blood.

Many are Weak, Sick, and Sleep because they don't rightly discern the Lord's Body and blood. Know for sure that the death of Jesus took away the curse, that's how we rightly discern the Lord's Body and blood.

"The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ?" (1 Corinthians 10:16)

"How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?" (Hebrews 9:14).

"But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:" (1 Peter 1:19).

In today's day and age, many are denying the power of the blood of Jesus. No one who is giving way to seducing spirits and doctrines of demons will appreciate the teachings on the blood of Jesus Christ.

It is blasphemy at the highest level when you:
*deny the blood of His Covenant by whom you're sanctified - treat as common
*trample under foot the Son of God
*do insult the Spirit of Grace
(Hebrews 10:29)

He who does not confess that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh, that is to speak of REDEMPTION through His blood, that you are HEALED by the stripes of Jesus, that He became poor so that you might be rich and that you overcome the devil by the blood of THE LAMB, he is a deceiver and an anti-Christ
(2 John 7, Colossians 1:14, 1 Peter 2:24, 2 Corinthians 8:9, Revelation 12:11).

The Church is a Spiritual Feeding Center, purchased by the blood of Jesus (Acts 20:28).

The Church is purchased by the blood of Jesus and believers come to Church not to be entertained but to grow in the Word of God.

Declarations on the blood of Jesus

Let us say these powerful declarations on the blood of Jesus over our lives:
The blood of Jesus redeemed me, Jesus' blood forgives me, I boldly enter God's presence by the blood of Jesus and I'm free from guilt by Jesus' blood!"

I AM NOT ASHAMED TO SAY...

• What the blood of Jesus has Done!
• Jesus Christ is the Way to Salvation!
• By Jesus' stripes Healing is mine!
• Jesus took the curse and I take the Blessing!
• Jesus died on the cross for my Peace!
• Deliverance and Wholeness in Jesus' name!
• No Word of God is void of Power!
• The Great God dwells in me!
• The blood of Jesus has Redeemed me!
• I am full of the Spirit of the Living God!
• I am justified and made righteous freely by His grace through the REDEMPTION that is in Christ Jesus (Romans 3:24).