Blood

The Meat and Drink of the New Nature

January 1, 1970

The Meat and Drink of the New Nature    “For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed.” — John vi. 55.   WE know that the Saviour spoke of spiritual, not of carnal things, and he spoke of himself not as being in any sense meat for our bodies— that could not be— but as …

John:6:55

The Blood Shed for Many

July 3, 1887

The Blood Shed for Many   “For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.”— Matthew xxvi. 28.   THE Lord Jesus Christ was then alive, sitting at the table, and yet, pointing to the cup filled with red wine, he said, “This is my blood, which is shed …

Acts:26:28

The Blood of Sprinkling (Second Sermon)

February 28, 1886

The Blood of Sprinkling (Second Sermon)   And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than that of Abel. See that ye refuse not him that speaketh. For if they escaped not who refused him that spake on earth, much more shall not we escape, if …

Hebrews:12:24-25

The Blood of Sprinkling

February 28, 1886

The Blood of Sprinkling   And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than that of Abel. See that ye refuse not him that speaketh. For if they escaped not who refused him that spake on earth, much more shall not we escape, if we turn …

Hebrews:12:24-25

The Sprinkling of the Blood of the Sacrifice

May 11, 1884

The Sprinkling of the Blood of the Sacrifice   “And the priest shall dip his finger in the blood, and sprinkle of the blood seven times before the Lord, before the vail of the sanctuary. And the priest shall put some of the blood upon the horns of the altar of sweet incense before the Lord, which …

Leviticus:4:6-7

The Blood of the Testament

November 14, 1880

The Blood of the Testament    “This is the blood of the testament which God hath enjoined unto you.”— Hebrews ix. 20.   THE apostle declares that whenever God has entered into covenant with man it has not been without the shedding of blood. To a covenant a sacrifice, and to a testament a death, was evidently necessary. It …

Hebrews:9:20

The Sacred Love-Token

August 22, 1875

The Sacred Love-Token   “And the blood shall be to you for a token.”— Exodus xii. 13.   You remember that last Sabbath morning we spoke upon the witness within the child of God. We tried to show that believers did not need any man to assure them that they are forgiven, that they could get on exceedingly well …

Exodus:12:13

Nearness to God

January 17, 1869

Nearness to God   “But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ”— Ephesians 2;13. THE text is a gate of pearl leading up to the excellent glory. Happy are the men to whom it is given to enter thereby. It turns upon hinges of diamond. Those two …

Ephesians:2:13

The Blood of Abel and the Blood of Jesus

September 2, 1866

The Blood of Abel and the Blood of Jesus   “And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother’s blood crieth unto me from the ground.”— Genesis 4:10. “And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than that of Abel.”— Hebrews 12:24.   THE first shedding …

Genesis:4:10; Hebrews 12:24

Walking in the Light and Washed in the Blood

December 3, 1865

WALKING IN THE LIGHT AND WASHED IN THE BLOOD   “But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.”— 1 John 1:7.   THERE are two great powers in conflict in this world. One is the power …

1 John:1:7