29 Mar 2012
I Peter 1:18-19
I Peter 1:18: “Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers;
19 But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:”
This “blood gospel” is despised by many today, who actually condemn the crucifixion as “divine child abuse.” Many reject the idea that Christ’s death had anything to do with our salvation. Yet the idea that our salvation was bought by “the precious blood of Christ” is exactly what the Bible teaches. What redeems us and cleanses us from our sins is not good deeds, money paid to the church, church membership, living a good life, or obedience to the Law. Instead it is the precious blood of Christ. Nothing else can do the trick. We really are saved by the blood of the Lamb. Christ actually had to die in order for us to be saved. His blood had to be physically and literally shed in order for our sins to be forgiven. That was the price of our redemption, and He paid it in full.