Without the shedding of blood is no remission. Hebrews 9:22
Why does forgiveness require the shedding of blood?
There is no greater symbol of life than blood. Blood keeps us alive. Jesus shed his blood and gave his life for our sins so that we would not experience spiritual death, eternal separation from God. Jesus is the source of life, not death. Jesus gave his own life to pay our penalty for us so that we might live. After shedding his blood for us, Christ rose from the grave and proclaimed victory over sin and death.
...so Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many people; and he will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him. Hebrews 9:28
Jesus is coming back. Are you prepared? Are you waiting?
Cindi's ( artist ) comments:
The picture of Jesus on the cross...I chose to do the final death on the cross as it is the exact position we would have been in if Christ did not die for us. We are all sinners, without Christ we're truly "dead."The striking contrast between the bold red (blood) color and the black background paper is the same as the contrast between life (blood and living in Christ) and death (no life, total darkness, no hope).
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And, black, is when God shut His eyes for He couldn't bear watch His Son, Jesus, on the cross. Jesus took up all of our infirmities (sins). Since God is pure, Jesus became sin"ful", not that He sinned but taking up our sins upon him!
Then God closed His eyes. Storm hovered over Golgotha. Jesus cried out, "Father, Father? Why have You forsaken Me!?"
And Jesus was all alone on the cross.
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