The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1909-06-03

- our salvation?
God commend
eth His love toward US. in that. while
We We're yet sinners, Christ died for
US. Much more. then. being now JUS
titled by His Blood. We shall be saved
from wrath through Him" Rom. $50.
on the merit OF the blood a just God
can declare that an unjust man is just
before Him. To explain how this Is
done Is not our purpose The How OF
all things Is mysterious. We cannot
even explain how the food we eat and
the water we drink give redness TO
the blood and vitality In the body.
how fire burns or grass grows. But,
though we do not understand the
method. We believe I'm the fact and
rejoice in the experience.
Remission.
This is my blood OF the New Tesla
ment which is shed for many for the
remission OF sins" Matthew 26:2S.
II We admit that Jesus Christ died for
us God will transmit our sins to Him
and His righteousness 70 US. "He bore
our sins in His own body on the tree"
without the shedding Of blood there
IS no remission"
This is the gospel that Peter
preached to the household OF Corne-
Illus in Acts i0:43. ITO Him give all the
prophets witness that, through His
name. whosoever believeth in Him
shall receive remission OF sins"
Cleansing.
"The Blood of Jesus Christ His Son
cleanseth us from all sin" I John
II. When Bengel. the author OF the
"Gnomen." one OF the greatest scholars
OF his age, was on his deathbed. he sent
for a student and asked him TO give
him a word OF comfort The student.
surprised and embarrassed. replied
that he did not know how 20 comfort
one so much more learned than he.
Can you not think Of a promise that
will help me-" replied the distin.
gulshed scholar. and the student re-
peated The Blood OF Jesus Christ His
Son cleanseth us from all sim" That
= enough: Il Is just what needed. /"
and Bengel. the scholar. died peaceful
ly. resting on the merit OF the blood
sanetifeation.
Jesus also. that He might sanctify
the people With His own Blood SUI.
fered without the camp" Hebrew 49,:
u.
The blood begins salvation through
Justification and continues II through
sanctifcation. Like the scarlet thread
in the cordage OF the British navy. II
runs through the whole Of Christian
experience.
Fellowship.
Having. therefore. brethren. bold.
ness 10 enter into the holiest by the
Blood of Jesus. let us draw near in full
assurance OF faith" Heb. 10:19-22.
Sin means separation from God. and
there is no return TO Him except by
way OF the blood; but. when we are
once in that way. we may be bold TO
enter into the secret place Of the Most
High.
Redemption.
In whom we have redemption
Through His Blood, the forgiveness
Of sins. according TO the riches OF His
grace" Ephesians IL.
The figure is taken from the an
cient custom OF holding hostages and
demanding a ransom. Justice holds a
sinner as a hostage until love shall
pay the ransom. When Jesus taught
us TO pray Forgive us our debts" He
meant that the violation of Gods laws
brings every sinner under obligation
to pay the penalty of his sin. II an.
other will pay It for him he will not
be expected to pay It again, but the
debt must be paid.
Now, Jesus Christ gave Himself as
a ransom for. many. Through His
blood we are bought and liberated.
Listen to the song of the saints in
glory as given us in Revelation $40 and
you will hear the echo of this precious
truth: For Thou vast slain and hast
redeemed US to God by Thy Blood. out
OF every kindred and tongue and peo
pie and nation"
An old herdsman OF Dartmoor was
taken with his little granddaughter "a
a hospital in London, and when a ply
stefan told him they could do no more
for him, he said to his granddaughter
Repeat some verses from the Bible
She turned to the same Scripture:
"The Blood of Jesus Christ His Son
cleanseth us from all SIM" Read II
again." he asked. and she read It
please put my finger upon It and
trace the letters as you read IT," She
took in her little hand the trembling
fingers and traced the words. "The
Blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleans
eth us from all SIM" And the old
herdsman died peacefully. resting in
the merit of the blood.
Salvation through the blood is the
need OF the young and the old, the ig
norant and the learned. the poor and
the rich. the moral and the immoral