The Spirit & Truth Podcast Rooted in the Truth: All About the Blood
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Dec 9, 2025 Dive into the profound significance of blood in Scripture, where imagery meets salvation and worship. Explore the discomfort around blood language and its theological necessity for atonement. Discover how Abel's blood demands justice, and the implications of Eden's garments. Learn about the Passover blood as a sign of salvation and the covenant sealed at Sinai. Trace how Christ's blood fulfills sacrifices and the sacramental connections to baptism and the Eucharist. Conclude with a call to embrace and share the life found in Christ.
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Blood As The Means Of Salvation
- Blood is central to salvation, evidence of an offering, and the means by which we enter God's presence.
- The spilled blood of Christ is costly and is the decisive work that cleanses and saves.
Don't Shy Away From Blood Imagery
- Reclaim biblical imagery of blood rather than avoiding it; it's central to worship and doctrine.
- Use sacramental language and teaching to deepen appreciation for Christ's costly offering.
Early Scripture: Blood Cries For Justice
- Genesis frames blood as both a cry for justice (Cain and Abel) and as implicitly used to cover sin (Adam and Eve's garments).
- Early Scripture links spilled blood to the need for a greater redemptive answer.