NOTHING BUT THE BLOOD

THE SAINTS OF OLD KNEW ABOUT THE POWER OF THE BLOOD OF JESUS TO WASH AWAY SIN. iN FACT, NOTHING BUT HIS SACRED BLOOD CAN DO THAT. WE CANNOT EARN FORGIVENESS BY OBEYING THE LAW OF MOSES WHICH IS BASICALLY THE TEN COMMANDMENTS, OR BY OUR GOOD WORKS. OUR SALVATION RESTS ENTIRELY ON THE FINISHED WORK OF JESUS CHRIST AND WHAT HE ACCOMPLISHED ON THE CROSS.

WE DON'T HEAR MUCH ABOUT THE FINISHED WORK OF CHRIST THESE DAYS. YET WHAT HE DID AT

THE CROSS IS THE HEART OF CHRISTIANITY. OUR FAITH MUST REST IN HIS WORK, NOT OUR OWN.

WHAT EXACTLY DID THE CROSS DO FOR US: "HE (CHRIST) WAS MADE TO BE SIN FOR US." IN OTHER WORDS, JESUS TOOK MAN'S SIN UPON HIMSELF AND PAID THE PRICE FOR OUR SIN

SO WE COULD BE FREE TO LIVE A RIGHTEOUS LIFE.

JESUS CHRIST'S BLOOD WAS SHED FOR OUR FORGIVENESS. HE PAID THE COST OF GRACE.

GRACE GETS A BAD NAME THESE DAYS BY MANY CHURCHES AND CHRISTIANS, BUT THEY

FORGET THAT IT WAS BY GRACE THAT WE WERE SAVED. IT IS BY GRACE THAT WE ARE

EMPOWERED TO LIVE THE CHRISTIAN LIFE.

AND IT IS ONLY GRACE THAT CAN LEAD US HOME!