Why Jesus Had To Die For Us

Jesus had to die on that cross for our sins and pour out His blood for us, because...

^"It is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats

to take away sins.

Therefore, when Christ came into the world, He said:

   'Sacrifice and offering 

You did not desire,

but a body You prepared for Me;

  With burnt offerings and sin offerings

You were not pleased.

Then I said, ‘Here I am—

it is written about Me in the scroll—

I have come to do Your will, O God.’ ”

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Hebrews 10: 4-7

Jesus is our Sacrifice for sins
“... we have been made holy through the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ once for all."  - Hebrews 10:10

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"God presented Him as a sacrifice of atonement, through faith in His blood."  - Romans 3:25

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^" 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 (also read Hebrews 9:26)

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"This is love: not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins." 1 John 4:10

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We Have Peace With God Through the Blood of Christ
^"For God was pleased to have all His fullness dwell in Him, and through Him to reconcile to Himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through His blood, shed on the cross."  - Colossians 1: 19-20

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The Blood of Jesus Cleanses Us of Sins
"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, purifies us from all sin."  - 1 John 1:7

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We Have Redemption Through Christ's Blood
"Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ. For He chose us in Him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in His sight.

In love He predestined us to be adopted as His sons through Jesus Christ, in accordance with His pleasure and will— to the praise of His glorious grace, which He has freely given us in the One He loves.

In Him, we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace that He lavished on us with all wisdom and understanding."- Ephesians 1: 3-8  

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"For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life handed down to you from your forefathers, but with the precious blood of Christ, a Lamb without blemish or defect." - 1 Peter 1: 18-19 (also read John 1:29)

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We have been purchased with the blood of Christ 

"And they sang a new song: 'You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals, because You were slain, and with Your blood You purchased men for God from every tribe and language and people and nation.'"- Revelation 5:9

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Christ Entered Heaven By His Own Blood
"When Christ came as High Priest of the good things that are already here, He went through the greater and more perfect tabernacle that is not man-made, that is to say, not a part of this creation.  He did not enter by means of the blood of goats and calves; but He entered the Most Holy Place (Heaven) once for all by His own blood, having obtained eternal redemption." -  Hebrews 9: 11-12

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We Enter Heaven Through the Body and Blood of Christ
"Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place, by the blood of Jesus, by a new and living way opened for us through the curtain, that is, His body..."  - Hebrews 10:19-20 (also read Luke 23:45-46)

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We Have Been Justified by His Blood
"While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Since we have now been justified by His blood, how much more shall we be saved from God’s wrath through Him!"
- Romans 5: 8-9

Christ Had To Die

Christ had to die
upon that cross,
or else, we’d all be lost.

He had to die.
He had no choice.
His blood, our ransom cost.

Christ had to die!
He had to die,
to die so we could live;

And, when He died
He showed the world
the love God had to give.

Constance V. Walden

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Read John 3:16 and 1 Corinthians 15: 1-4