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- Nothing but the Blood
“For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it to you upon the altar to make atonement for your souls; for it is the blood that makes atonement for the soul.’”
Leviticus 17:11 “For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and goats could take away sins.”
Hebrews 10:4Blood is the life giving substance, and a requirement for the atonement of sin. Because the wages of sin is death. Since the animals could not take sin away, the perfect sacrifice was required. That was Jesus. He was without sin, and could enter the mercy seat on his own accord because he Divine and God.
During salvation, you accept the blood of Jesus as your atonement and his blood enters your life. It causes life, because it removes the sin of Adam , because sin causes death. Since it causes life, that is how we become a new creation.
That blood allows us fellowship with God; back to the way God created us originally.
That blood is a convent protection of eternal life, and was symbolized during the Passover when the Israelites were being released from bondage(Exo 12:7).
Who is thankful for the blood of Jesus, that makes us white as snow?
- Worship and Praise
In church, we hear the phrase praise and worship. We use them interchangeably. I have learned they are not the same.
Romans 12:1“I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service.”
Romans 12:1 NKJV
https://bible.com/bible/114/rom.12.1.NKJVWhen we look into what service means, it means worship. In the Strongs Concordance G2999, it states that it means ministration of God that is worship. G2999 comes from G3000, and that means to minster to God, render religious homage.
Well, what is worship then? The Noah Webster states that worship is ”to adore; to pay divine honors to”. In order to see how to the bible defines worship, we must go to the first mention of worship.
“And Abraham said to his young men, “Stay here with the donkey; the lad and I will go yonder and worship, and we will come back to you.””
Genesis 22:5 NKJV
https://bible.com/bible/114/gen.22.5.NKJVAbraham was heading up to sacrifice his son because God told him to sacrifice Issac. Of course, God provided the ram, and Abraham had faith he and his son would return.
So worship, is obedience. Complete obedience even when we don’t like what he is asking us to do.
Going back to Romans 12:1, it says offer our bodies….which is a reasonable service. Our bodies is all our human faculties (heart, mind, hands, thoughts, attitudes)….all control. To accomplish this we must renew our minds as Paul tells us in Romans 12:2.Worship includes: praying, reading The Word, singing, serving, confessions of sin, giving, hearing the Word of God preached, praising, and many others. Worship is not limited to an act, but by heart and attitude.
Why do we worship? We worship him for who he is, and what he has done. His mercies are new everyday. He is God Almighty, all powerful, and he loved us so much his Son died for our sins, and reconciled us back to God.
True worship is acknowledging God in all we do because he is all power and Glory and Honor belongs to him.
It comes down to choice. Do you chose to worship God? Or do you chose to worship self?
- Hello world!
I am beginning a blog to share my bible studies, some life stories, and fun with family .
I truly enjoy reading the writings of others while I am studying the bible, and thought I would share what I enjoy. Hopefully you will be blessed as well. As I grow more with Jesus, studying the bible is very important, enjoyable, and exciting for me.
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