Show Remission Through Blood Historic Christianity has oCten often often of of- ten been accused of being a bloody religion That charge is not completely unwarranted ed for Christianity is based on the blood-the blood of Jesus Christ Christl I John 17 says The blood of Jesus Christ His His- HisS S Son n us from all sin AGAIN in I Corinthians we read Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures scrip scrip- tures Romans 59 further declares Much more than being now justified by His blood we shall be saved from wrath through Him Actually this concept of redemption by blood did not begin with Christianity but had its roots in Christianity's Christianity's Christianity's Christian Christian- itys ity's parent religion for we read in Hebrews And almost all things are arc by the Law purged with blood and without the sh shedding ding of blood is no remission THE OLD Testament also bears this out in Leviticus 1711 For the life of the flesh is in the blood and I have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement atonement atone atone- ment for Cor your souls for it itis itis itis is the blood that an atonement for the sou soul Christian doctrine today still emphatically declares that there is no remission of sins apart from the blood of Jesus Christ who came to earth to todie todie todie die for our sins Thus genuine genuine genuine ine Christianity is still a religion based upon blood REMISSION Through Blood is the title of Pastor Marvin Cowans Cowan's sermon at G Grace r a ace c e Baptist Church on Sunday morning June 6 6 Everyone is welcome at Grace Baptist Church |