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"The Two Aspects of the Efficacy of Christ's Precious Blood as Seen from God's Own Blood and the Blood of Jesus, the Son of God"

1 Peter 1:18-19 "Knowing that you were redeemed not with corruptible things, with silver or gold, from your vain manner of life handed down from your fathers, but with precious blood, as of a Lamb without blemish and without spot, the blood of Christ."

Colossians 1:20 "And through Him to reconcile all things to Himself, having made peace through the blood of His cross - through Him, whether the things on the earth or the things in the heavens."

Revelation 1:5 "And from Jesus Christ, the faithful Witness, the Firstborn of the dead, and the Ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and has released us from our sins by His blood."

 

Aspect

Negative Aspect (Procedure)

Positive Aspect (Purpose)

Efficacy

Redemption

Obtaining the Church

Blood Terminology

The blood of Jesus, the Son of God

God's own blood

Process

Receiving judicial redemption through faith

Enjoying organic salvation through love

Result

Salvation, obtaining life

Overcoming, receiving rewards

Object

For fallen humanity

For God's children

Main Scriptures

1 John 1:7 "But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from every sin."

Acts 20:28 "Take heed to yourselves and to all the flock, among whom the Holy Spirit has placed you as overseers to shepherd the church of God, which He obtained through His own blood."

Key Emphasis

Personal salvation

Corporate building

Stage of Salvation

Initial salvation

Complete salvation

Practical Application

Forgiveness of sins,

deliverance from Satan's power

Becoming the church,

being built up, expressing God

Characteristics

1. Truly human blood

2. Contains the element of "eternity"

3. Eternally efficacious

4. Emphasizes the universality of redemption

1. God became flesh and had blood

2. Mingling of divine and human natures

3. Died as both God and man

4. Emphasizes God's sovereignty and actions

Distinction

Emphasizes

the union of humanity and divinity

Emphasizes

the mingling of divinity and humanity

Example

Jesus as a man shedding human blood

God becoming flesh, mingling with humanity

Related Scriptures

Ephesians 1:7 "In whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of offenses, according to the riches of His grace."

Hebrews 9:14 "How much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without blemish to God, purify our conscience from dead works to serve the living God?"

John 1:14 "And the Word became flesh and tabernacled among us (and we beheld His glory, glory as of the only Begotten from the Father), full of grace and reality."

Philippians 2:7-8 "But emptied Himself, taking the form of a slave, becoming in the likeness of men; and being found in fashion as a man, He humbled Himself, becoming obedient even unto death, and that the death of a cross."

 

Additional Notes:

  • * This table synthesizes the two aspects of the efficacy of Christ's precious blood, including the negative aspect (personal redemption) and the positive aspect (church building).
  • * The related scriptures further elucidate the theological foundation and practical application of each aspect.
  • * The scriptures for the negative aspect emphasize personal redemption, forgiveness of sins, and the cleansing of life.
  • * The scriptures for the positive aspect highlight God becoming flesh, the universality of redemption, and the establishment of the church.
  • * Both aspects together present the comprehensiveness and depth of Christ's redemptive work, from personal salvation to the fulfillment of God's eternal purpose.
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* Please refer to the 2024 Summer Live Training - Experiencing, Enjoying, and Expressing Christ (1) Message Twelve: The Divine Trinity, the Spirit of Jesus, and the Kingdom of God

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