*GOD'S BLOOD 2*

Religion's false way of salvation is a strange message of confusion and delusion, operating under the assumption that the Gospel is reserved for the good, respectable people of the community. Religionists do not live entirely without Jesus Christ—mentioning His name casually when they cuss and swear, attending services on Sundays, or acknowledging Him around Christmas time—yet their gospel theory remains a fatal mishmash. By mixing human effort with divine grace, believing that they save themselves partly while Christ saves them the rest, they ultimately fail to be saved at all and wind up dying in their sins.

Now, understand this: Christ suffered for your sins, and Only the Holy Spirit can make you sense the evil and misery of your sins, perceive your guilt, need of the Savior, and the necessity of GOD'S PRECIOUS BLOOD. Only the Spirit of God can quicken your Soul that is dead in trespasses and sins, circumcise your Soul inwardly (Romans 2:29), and make you alive unto God.

To sum it all up in one: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; He was God and man in one person. Your sins against God have killed and ruined your soul, and you are condemned before God—but JESUS can save you from the hell you justly deserve.

The very marrow and sinew of the Gospel is this: Christ Jesus, as the sinless Sacrifice, Surety, Substitute, and Ransom, died in the sinner's stead. Christ died for the ungodly. He bore my sins in His own body on THE TREE; He suffered for my sins; He was chastised to take away my sins; He was wounded without the gate. And now my transgressions are forever remitted and expunged from God's books, and my sins are covered and washed away in GOD'S BLOOD, for JESUS' sake.

Ye must be born again. You must receive the Substitutionary Sacrifice, and take the Precious Blood to be your soul's only hope and confidence, for only the Precious Blood of Christ can calm and quiet a guilty conscience. God Himself, in the person of Jesus Christ—the offended One—suffered in the offender's place, bowing His head to vengeance and condescending from His eternal majesty on high to the shameful Cross of Calvary. And now, by JESUS, all that believe are justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses. There is therefore now no condemnation to them that are in Christ Jesus.

The Lord Jesus Christ is all your soul needs in one person. Rely on the power of His arm, the preciousness of His blood, the love of His heart, the certainty of His promises, and the immutability of His holy character. Rest on Him—on JESUS alone. One believing glance of your heart's eye at the crucified Creator, and the simple reliance of your heart upon Him, and your soul is saved forever beyond all threat and risk.

With the Holy Spirit's aid, look to JESUS now. I beseech you in Christ's stead: Behold the Lamb of God, and be ye reconciled to God, made nigh by faith in GOD'S BLOOD shed by the Son of God. Jesus Christ, the eternal Son of God—His name is Emmanuel, God with us.

This is the Sum: The very center of the Gospel is Christ Jesus crucified in the lost sinner's place. JESUS came to seek and save that which was lost. JEHOVAH sent His only begotten Son into the world that we might live through HIM. Eternal redemption and full ransom were obtained for us through the sinless life, bloody death, and glorious resurrection from the dead by the Lamb of God—all by Himself, without any of your help. Pardon by Precious Blood, Justification by JESUS' Righteousness, Regeneration by the Holy Ghost of God.

The one Good News for lost wretches is this: God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto Himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them. Be ye reconciled to God. Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.

The WORD was made flesh, born of a Jewish virgin at Bethlehem-Judah, nursed from the breast of a woman, and dwelt among us. He bore our sins and was tempted in all points like as we are, yet without sin. In JESUS dwelleth all the fullness of the Godhead bodily; He is God over all, blessed forever. Only The BLOOD of JEHOVAH Himself could alone for all my sins. This Man shall be the PEACE (Micah 5:6). Christ Jesus is the atoning Sacrifice, the love of the truth, the great plan of free grace through the suffering Mediator, rest for the weary, mercy for the guilty, and relief for the heavy-laden.

For I know Whom I have believed, and am persuaded that JESUS is able to keep that which I have committed unto HIM against that day. This is the essence of precious saving faith: to believe on the living Redeemer. I know Him; I know He is God manifest in the flesh; I know my Redeemer liveth; I know that He died for my sins and has saved my soul. I have now received Him and His atonement, trusted my soul with Him, and committed my soul into His safekeeping.

Now no more do I dread God's wrath, for vengeance has smitten the LAMB in my stead. My legal claim is fully met simply because GOD'S BLOOD paid my sins' dreadful debt. If JESUS can't save and keep my soul, no one can—and I know that I can't.

The everlasting God unveiled Himself of His ineffable glory and took upon Himself the form of a man. The all-glorious Creator veiled His splendor in human form and was nailed to Calvary's TREE for my iniquities and transgressions, forsaken of the Father, crying out in anguish, shedding GOD'S BLOOD, and dying without a friend—all to make an atonement to the law of God.

Fix your faith upon JESUS now; bow your heart in humble prayer; sincerely ask the Holy Spirit to bring Faith to you: Lord, I believe; help Thou mine unbelief.

Insulted love and rejected mercy lead to the wrath of God. But this is the very essence and gist of the Gospel of Christ: Christ Jesus died for my sins. He was buried. He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures. He died as the Substitute for us criminals. He died that our sins might be put away forever. He lives for evermore so that our Soul may live.

God has punished Christ instead of me, and now He cannot punish me; I am clear of the eternal death penalty I deserve. Christ has paid all my debts, the receipt is given, and I am set free and discharged. My sins, which are many, are forgiven frankly, for JESUS delighteth in mercy.

Look into Judges 13:15–23: Manoah and his wife offered the kid unto the LORD upon the rock, and it was consumed instead of Manoah and his wife. We shall not die, because the Victim has been consumed in our place. The fire will never burn us, for it has been spent upon the innocent sacrifice. The sacrifice went up in smoke, and the Angel did wondrously and ascended with it. The fire can never fall upon us to destroy us.

JESUS was fastened to THE CROSS and suffered untold agonies. The fiery wrath of God consumed JESUS instead of me. He rose from the sacred Fire in the resurrection from the dead, and then, after 40 days, ascended up into glory. The fire of JEHOVAH'S eternal wrath spent itself upon The Lamb of God, and now I shall never perish, for JESUS' sake. JESUS suffered and died instead of me. It can never be that JEHOVAH made JESUS suffer—the Just for the unjust—and then make me suffer too for the same sins. Atonement and Salvation have been FINISHED by THE LAMB OF GOD Himself.

Be wise now: Make sure JESUS is in your boat and at the helm of your heart, or you will never make it to Glory: As a poor, needy sinner, come to JESUS as a little child, and rest in GOD'S PRECIOUS BLOOD.

*SAVING FAITH*

Precious Faith must first begin with knowledge of Gospel facts, then Faith believes those sure eternal facts, and finally Faith trusts in the living Person of Christ Jesus. This is the hearing of Faith: you must hear and learn about divine truth from the Holy Scriptures via the Holy Spirit, not just from a man. Precious Saving Faith trusts and stakes the Soul's eternal destiny upon the WORD of the Truth of the Gospel. To know Christ Jesus is Life Eternal. The mind must believe these things are true:

* God IS;
* God hears the prayers and cries of contrite hearts;
* The Gospel of the Lord Jesus is from God;  
* Justification by Faith in JESUS' PRECIOUS BLOOD;
* Receiving that Christ died for our sins, was buried, and rose again the third day according to the Scriptures;
* JESUS is verily and in truth God manifest in the flesh, the Savior of the world, and the Redeemer of lost sinners; 
* JESUS' Atoning Sacrifice of Himself is FINISHED and fully accepted by God;
* That trust is still needed—commit your guilty soul to the merciful Crucified and Risen Creator;
* Resting your eternal Confidence on the glorious Gospel of Christ, for whosoever believeth on JESUS is not condemned;
* Trusting your immortal soul on the dying and living Savior Who will wash away all your sins in His Atoning Blood;
* Forsaking your self-righteousness forever and receiving Christ's Righteousness, so that it will be well with your soul, and your soul shall live because of JESUS;
* Coming to JESUS and resting your soul on HIM completely with recumbency—that is, leaning hard on JESUS alone with all your soul's weight, stretching out your soul in full length and resting your whole being upon the ROCK, lying flat upon HIM, falling flat on the foundation laid by JESUS CHRIST HIMSELF, and committing your soul entirely to Him alone. This is SAVING FAITH. Trust in the Precious Blood alone; let no other trust intrude.
* Believing that Christ is Who He says He IS, that He will do what He promised to do, and expecting this OF HIM.

The Holy Scriptures tell us that JESUS CHRIST is God manifest in the flesh; He knew no sin, He did no sin, in Him was no sin. He was The Lamb of God without blemish and without spot. He was tempted in all points like as we are, yet without sin. He was holy, harmless, and undefiled. Yet JESUS was made to be Sin for us. JESUS was made a sin offering on my behalf, bearing my sins in His own body on the Tree. JESUS made an end of my sins and brought me an everlasting Righteousness.

JESUS rose again from the dead, and He ever liveth to make intercession for me.

Faith believes what Christ has promised: "Him that cometh to Me, I will in no wise cast out." Look only to JESUS for free pardon, Justification, Preservation, and eternal Glory as He has promised.

JESUS will be to me what He says He is, and He will do to me what He has promised to do. I leave my helpless soul in His merciful hands Who has been appointed to save sinners, and He will save me. I rest fully upon His precious promise that He will do as He has said in the Scriptures.

Simply clinging to Christ, dependently cleaving to the bleeding Savior. I don't know much, but I cling to HIM. It is my life to cling to the ROCK. I cleave to Him for dear life and sweet peace.

The innocent Lamb of God was made to be Sin for me, and the wrath of God rolled over Him instead of me. Is Christ's suffering for your sins nothing to you as you pass by THE CROSS? Behold the Lamb of God, and see if there be any sorrow like unto His sorrow, which was done unto Him wherewith THE LORd GOD hath afflicted JESUS in the day of His fierce anger toward human sin.

Just like the sweet pea vine clings and climbs on the trellis—catching hold, hooking, and grasping quietly—likewise, my thoughts, affections, desires, and heart tendrils stretch out and twine around the supporting Savior. The very simplest sort of Faith, effectual Faith, the heart of all Faith, is driven to cling to the Savior when in deep trouble: when the mind is addled and confused, perplexed, distraught, disoriented, unable to think clearly and calmly, at my wit's end, and desperate. This is when the Savior is more than life to me, and this is when clinging close to Him is most precious.

JESUS' sinless Sacrifice of Himself fully suffices for God, and for me. Dear Savior, let Your Precious Blood be sprinkled upon my soul; may Your bleeding Love bind my heart closer to You. JESUS is Wisdom and Grace Incarnate; He is infinitely superior to me. I intertwine my affections with Him, for sweet Faith in JESUS is Peace. As I would trust a skilled physician with my body, I trust the Great Physician with my sick soul. I yield and put myself into His mighty hands, accept whatever He prescribes, and do whatever He requests.

Only the Holy Spirit can bring you to the knowledge of the Truth; only the Holy Ghost can circumcise you inwardly and free you from the damning body of sins that covers your soul like a leopard's spotted skin—a spotted skin that will eternally condemn you.

Jesus said, "If ye believe not that I AM HE, ye shall die in your sins." Dying in that spotted skin suit of sin that covers your soul will be your eternal undoing.

Please understand this clearly: Your soul's evil skin suit must be cut off (circumcised) from your soul by the circumcision of Christ, made without hands. Just as the Bible asks, "Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots?"—you cannot remove your own sins. You cannot wash away your own guilt.

You must personally come to the Savior before you die in your sins, so that He can cut away your Soul's sin-stained skin, and then wash your Soul in His Precious Blood, and clothe your Soul in His Perfect Righteousness.

SEND THE LIGHT 7

Send the Light of the Glorious Gospel of Christ to every place on Earth you can. Christ Jesus died in the sinner's place. This sublime truth, this glorious theme, this divine doctrine the Bible calls the GOSPEL OF CHRIST is always overflowing and teeming with the highest Hope and gentlest Mercy possible. The Message of Mercy must be clearly and distinctly laid down for sinners to understand. Let your Faith take Aim at the center of the Target; the center point upon which Saving Faith fixes itself is the PRECIOUS BLOOD.

To sum it all up in one sentence with great plainness of speech: The grand Fact is that my guilty Soul is spared from the wrath of God because The Lamb of God bore my sins, and suffered, bled, and died in my place. There will never be a sweeter, surer, or plainer Gospel than this. O, what a Message of Mercy! The LAMB OF GOD'S Precious Blood is the sweetest comfort to the guilty sinner. The Gospel of the Grace of God is the pillow, mattress, and blanket for the weary Soul. Ye must be born by the preaching of THE CROSS. The CROSS is the center of my heart's trust and delight. The Holy Ghost—the divine Wind, the Finger of God—is the only Impetus of the Gospel, for only the Spirit of God can give power, momentum, and Life to what we proclaim about JESUS.

There is no sentence under heaven more beautiful than this: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners. The sinless Son of God took all human sin upon Himself; He offered up Himself as the Substitutionary ATONEMENT for the sins of the whole world, suffering on my behalf. I have nothing to do but to Receive who He is, accept what He has already FINISHED, and Trust my Soul wholly with Him.

Please come to JESUS Now, Yield to be Nothing, and have JESUS to be your All in All. The LORD hath laid on JESUS my iniquities; The Lamb of God was oppressed and afflicted in my place; and now God freely forgives and graciously remits my sins and sets my Soul free indeed, for JESUS' SAKE. I Joy in God today through my Lord Jesus Christ, by Whom I have Now received the ATONEMENT. Ransom Paid, Atonement Finished, Eternal Redemption Obtained. The WONDERFUL Lamb of God's Incarnation, Finished Atonement, great Redemption, matchless Propitiation, the Sinner's Friend, the faithful Surety, the mighty Savior, the sinless Substitute, the gracious Pardoner, and the Glorious Incarnate Creator can never be spoken of too much.

Christ died for the ungodly. JESUS bore my sins in His own body on THE TREE; He was numbered with the transgressors; He was made to be Sin for me, though He knew no Sin, so that I could be made the Righteousness of God in HIM. JESUS wondrously and lovingly condescended from Heaven to take my place. He stood in my place before Pilate that day; He died in my place on Calvary's Cross, that my Soul could be accepted in the Beloved. Through the tender Mercy of God, the Dayspring from on high hath visited me, to give Light to me that sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide my feet in the way of Peace.

For the Holy Creator to come into a relationship and communion with guilty man, there must first be an Atonement by Precious Sinless Blood—the Sacrifice of a Sinless Life. Believe in the infinite Goodness and Mercy of God in the Person of His dear SON, and come and trust in JESUS alone. Only JESUS can cure your Soul of the pervasive plague of evil that consumes your heart. God was in Christ; He Who framed the worlds came down here below and took upon Himself human flesh. He was made in the likeness of men, found in fashion as a man, born at Bethlehem of a Jewish virgin, cradled in an animal's manger, fed from a woman's breasts—God showed up here on Earth as a Jewish baby. He humbled Himself and lived a sinless life, going about doing Good and always pleasing the Father.

Atonement by Precious Blood to save sinners—this was why JESUS came all the way down here. My sins were laid upon the LAMB OF GOD; He was made a Curse for me, carried my sorrows, was afflicted and despised of men, and made an ATONEMENT for my transgressions. God was in Christ reconciling the world unto Himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them. The forgiveness of sins is only by a bleeding, sinless Substitute on the Cross. Christ stood in the sinner's place and took my sins upon Him, and now all my HOPE and CONFIDENCE depend solely upon His ATONEMENT for Time and Eternity.

We can never make mention too frequently of God manifest in the flesh, bleeding and dying for helpless sinners. The Gospel of God is absolutely Free to every Soul under heaven that desires JESUS CHRIST. The Gospel gives Rest to the Conscience and Soul by the complete Forgiveness of Sins through the Atoning Blood of the Lord Jesus Christ. The Gospel of Christ gives Rest to the Heart by supplying an object for the affection worthy of all your Love, and Rest for the intellect by giving you eternal certainty. The Gospel is God's final ultimatum, the only Message of Mercy to guilty sinners, the only Savior, the sure Foundation that Hope can be built upon, the Fountain that can wash away human sins, and the single door of escape by which man flees the guilt and punishment of his sins.

Lay your guilty hands on the head of the sinless, slaughtered Lamb of God—The Substitute dying in the sinner's place, the Atoning Sacrifice, Christ being numbered with the transgressors, my sins laid upon my Offering and Surety, my sins put away from my Soul by Him, never to be charged or mentioned against me forever in Heaven's Court of Law. JESUS said, "Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven." Whosoever believeth in the LAMB OF GOD hath Everlasting Life, Free Forgiveness of Sins, a change of heart and appetites, adoption into the family of God, and free admission into the Kingdom of God.