Colossians 1:19-21 For it pleased the Father that in Him all the fullness should dwell, 20 and by Him to reconcile (bring back) all things to Himself, by Him, whether things on earth or things in heaven, having made peace through the blood of His cross. 21 And you, who once were alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now He has reconciled.
Christ’s Blood Satisfies Holiness, Thereby Making Peace. Mankind was separated from God because of sin and had no acceptable offering to satisfy the demands of God’s holy nature. God sent Jesus Christ to provide an acceptable sacrifice for sin, establishing a bond with those who received Him, thereby making peace. It was specifically the blood Jesus Christ shed on the cross that satisfied the demand of God’s holiness, established a peace bond or covenant with those who received Him, and provided the means for all of creation to be reconciled to God. Leviticus 17:11 declares that sin cannot be forgiven without the shedding of blood. Because sin takes life, life is required to repay sin’s debts. Jesus Christ gave divine life in blood to satisfy all mankind’s sin debts and to restore covenant peace between God and man.
Leviticus 17:11 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.’
Ephesians 2:13 But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ.
Revelation 12:11 And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death.
Blessings,
Tony Sanchez
