Romans 3:24-26.
24 Being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:
25 Whom God set forth to be a propitiation through faith in His blood, to declare His righteousness for the the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;
26 To declare, I say, at this time His righteousness: that He might be just, and the justifier of him who believes in Jesus.
The wrath of God is mentioned approximately 580 times in the Old Testament, in it's various forms. What is the wrath of God, what does it mean? It simply means that God in His holiness and righteousness is in direct and settled opposition against all evil and wickedness, and as a consequence he must punish sin; his righteous nature demands it.
In Romans 1:18 Paul had said, "For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men ..." For the Christian the wrath or anger of God is revealed from heaven against His Son on the cross at Calvary.
God gave full vent to his wrath against sin by laying our sin and sins upon Jesus and punishing Him for them. "Whom God set forth to be a propitiation through faith in His blood,.."
In the Old Testament a young lamb, a goat or a heifer without any physical defects (symbolizing the innocence and perfection of Jesus Christ) would be taken by the sinner to the altar of sacrifice. The sinner would lay his hands on the animals head and confess his sins over the animal thus symbolically laying his sins upon the animal. The animal was then slain and it's blood was drawn off to be presented before the Lord in the Holy of Holies.
The shed blood ment a sacrificial death has taken place, the blood represents the life of the animal having been poured out in death; on behalf of the sinner. The lamb was delegated to be punished and suffer death on behalf of the sinner as his substitute.
Once the lamb had been sacrificed, the wrath of God had been averted and God had been propitiated.
There was now peace between God and the sinner and the way was open for the high priest to enter into the presence of God in the Holy of Holies, through faith in the blood of the sacrifice that had been shed for himself and the people.
The problem with the Old Testament sacrifice was it was only a prophetic type, although man's sins were forgiven and passed over; he was still a sinner by nature, And his sin nature was always going to produce acts of sins. Hence the term, "... for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God..." God had in his forbearance or patience passed over those sins. But once our Lord Jesus Christ, God's Lamb, was sacrificed upon the cross and entered into the heavenly tabernacle through His own blood; then man's sin could be dealt with in a new and radical way.
The blood of Jesus does not cover passed sins, it completely cleanses us from our sins. This is how Paul is now able to say, " To declare, I say, at this time His righteousness: that He might be just, and the justifier of him that believes on Jesus. God on account of his justice has punished sin, as He must, as His just and righteous nature demands. All the sin and sins of mankind past, present, and future fell upon His Son as our substitute that God's justice might be vindicated. And that He might legally justify him who believes on Jesus.
Every sin we've ever committed and every sin we could ever commit has fallen upon Jesus and He has been punished for them, through His own suffering and death upon the cross. His blood shed before all heaven, and all hell is an eternal testimony to the fact.
Isaiah testifies concerning Jesus;
Isaiah 53:5.
5. But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, and by His wounds we are healed.
Romans 5:9
Since we have now been justified by His blood, how much more shall we be saved from God's wrath though Him!
The words just and righteous are interchangeable in both the Hebrew and Greek texts of the Bible, so to be justified by His blood means to be made righteous through His blood. 1 John 1:7 says, "... the blood of Jesus cleanses us from all unrighteousness." To be cleansed from all unrighteousness means we are righteous, just as if we had never committed any sins. If we miss the mark and sin again, we have 1 John 1:9 and the blood of Jesus cleanses us from all unrighteousness once more, and we become righteous again just as if we had never sinned.
Would you be free from the burden of sin?
There's power in the blood, power in the blood;
Would you over evil a victory win?
There's wonderful power in the blood.
There is power, power, wonder working power
In the blood of the Lamb;
There is power, power, wonder working power
In the precious blood of the Lamb.
Would you be free from your passion and pride?
There's power in the blood, power in the blood;
Come for a cleansing to Calvary's tide;
There's wonderful power in the blood.
There is power, power, wonder working power
In the blood of the Lamb;
There is power, power, wonder working power
In the precious blood of the Lamb.
Would you be whiter, much whiter than snow?
There's power in the blood, power in the blood;
Sin stains are lost in its life giving flow.
There's wonderful power in the blood.
There is power, power, wonder working power
In the blood of the Lamb;
There is power, power, wonder working power
In the precious blood of the Lamb.
Would you do service for Jesus your King?
There's power in the blood, power in the blood;
Would you live daily His praises to sing?
There's wonderful power in the blood.
There is power, power, wonder working power
In the blood of the Lamb;
There is power, power, wonder working power
In the precious blood of the Lamb.
Couldn't resist the hymn
Blessings,
Tony
24 Being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:
25 Whom God set forth to be a propitiation through faith in His blood, to declare His righteousness for the the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;
26 To declare, I say, at this time His righteousness: that He might be just, and the justifier of him who believes in Jesus.
The wrath of God is mentioned approximately 580 times in the Old Testament, in it's various forms. What is the wrath of God, what does it mean? It simply means that God in His holiness and righteousness is in direct and settled opposition against all evil and wickedness, and as a consequence he must punish sin; his righteous nature demands it.
In Romans 1:18 Paul had said, "For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men ..." For the Christian the wrath or anger of God is revealed from heaven against His Son on the cross at Calvary.
God gave full vent to his wrath against sin by laying our sin and sins upon Jesus and punishing Him for them. "Whom God set forth to be a propitiation through faith in His blood,.."
In the Old Testament a young lamb, a goat or a heifer without any physical defects (symbolizing the innocence and perfection of Jesus Christ) would be taken by the sinner to the altar of sacrifice. The sinner would lay his hands on the animals head and confess his sins over the animal thus symbolically laying his sins upon the animal. The animal was then slain and it's blood was drawn off to be presented before the Lord in the Holy of Holies.
The shed blood ment a sacrificial death has taken place, the blood represents the life of the animal having been poured out in death; on behalf of the sinner. The lamb was delegated to be punished and suffer death on behalf of the sinner as his substitute.
Once the lamb had been sacrificed, the wrath of God had been averted and God had been propitiated.
There was now peace between God and the sinner and the way was open for the high priest to enter into the presence of God in the Holy of Holies, through faith in the blood of the sacrifice that had been shed for himself and the people.
The problem with the Old Testament sacrifice was it was only a prophetic type, although man's sins were forgiven and passed over; he was still a sinner by nature, And his sin nature was always going to produce acts of sins. Hence the term, "... for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God..." God had in his forbearance or patience passed over those sins. But once our Lord Jesus Christ, God's Lamb, was sacrificed upon the cross and entered into the heavenly tabernacle through His own blood; then man's sin could be dealt with in a new and radical way.
The blood of Jesus does not cover passed sins, it completely cleanses us from our sins. This is how Paul is now able to say, " To declare, I say, at this time His righteousness: that He might be just, and the justifier of him that believes on Jesus. God on account of his justice has punished sin, as He must, as His just and righteous nature demands. All the sin and sins of mankind past, present, and future fell upon His Son as our substitute that God's justice might be vindicated. And that He might legally justify him who believes on Jesus.
Every sin we've ever committed and every sin we could ever commit has fallen upon Jesus and He has been punished for them, through His own suffering and death upon the cross. His blood shed before all heaven, and all hell is an eternal testimony to the fact.
Isaiah testifies concerning Jesus;
Isaiah 53:5.
5. But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, and by His wounds we are healed.
Romans 5:9
Since we have now been justified by His blood, how much more shall we be saved from God's wrath though Him!
The words just and righteous are interchangeable in both the Hebrew and Greek texts of the Bible, so to be justified by His blood means to be made righteous through His blood. 1 John 1:7 says, "... the blood of Jesus cleanses us from all unrighteousness." To be cleansed from all unrighteousness means we are righteous, just as if we had never committed any sins. If we miss the mark and sin again, we have 1 John 1:9 and the blood of Jesus cleanses us from all unrighteousness once more, and we become righteous again just as if we had never sinned.
Would you be free from the burden of sin?
There's power in the blood, power in the blood;
Would you over evil a victory win?
There's wonderful power in the blood.
There is power, power, wonder working power
In the blood of the Lamb;
There is power, power, wonder working power
In the precious blood of the Lamb.
Would you be free from your passion and pride?
There's power in the blood, power in the blood;
Come for a cleansing to Calvary's tide;
There's wonderful power in the blood.
There is power, power, wonder working power
In the blood of the Lamb;
There is power, power, wonder working power
In the precious blood of the Lamb.
Would you be whiter, much whiter than snow?
There's power in the blood, power in the blood;
Sin stains are lost in its life giving flow.
There's wonderful power in the blood.
There is power, power, wonder working power
In the blood of the Lamb;
There is power, power, wonder working power
In the precious blood of the Lamb.
Would you do service for Jesus your King?
There's power in the blood, power in the blood;
Would you live daily His praises to sing?
There's wonderful power in the blood.
There is power, power, wonder working power
In the blood of the Lamb;
There is power, power, wonder working power
In the precious blood of the Lamb.
Couldn't resist the hymn
Blessings,
Tony
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