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Importance of blood sacrifice in salvation
💪 Salvation is obtained through faith in the blood of Jesus, emphasizing the importance of belief and trust in the New Testament.
📚 The story of Cain and Abel serves as a powerful illustration of the difference between relying on sacrifice for forgiveness versus relying on one’s own works.
🌱 Cain’s faith in his own works was not accepted by God, emphasizing that salvation cannot be earned through our own efforts but only through faith in Jesus.
💉 Abel’s sacrifice of a lamb symbolizes the importance of blood sacrifice in true salvation, emphasizing the significance of Jesus as the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world.
⚖️ Cain was not justified or forgiven because he did not come to God through the blood sacrifice, emphasizing the significance of the shedding of Christ’s blood for forgiveness of sins.
💔 Forgiveness and righteousness were obtained through the blood of Christ, emphasizing the significance of Jesus as the Lamb of God in the New Testament.
🩸 The blood of Jesus Christ speaks better things than that of Abel, offering acceptance and eternal life to those who trust in His blood.
🗣️ The blood of Christ speaks and should not be refused, highlighting the importance of acknowledging and accepting Jesus’s sacrifice.
🙏 Salvation and pleasing God require faith in the blood of Jesus Christ, as it is through this faith that we are forgiven of our sins.
Consequences of rejecting the blood of Jesus
🙏 Lost religious people approach God with a self-righteous attitude, boasting about their own goodness and works, while saved individuals humbly acknowledge their inability to save themselves and trust in God’s sacrifice.
😡 Cain’s anger towards Abel stemmed from his refusal to offer a lamb as a sacrifice, highlighting the contrast between true salvation through blood atonement and false religion.
🩸 Rejecting the blood of Jesus is seen as a serious offense, with Hebrews 10:29 warning of severe punishment for those who count the blood of the Covenant as unholy.
😈 Despite the devil’s attempts to attack believers in the blood of Christ, God always comes out victorious, as seen in the resurrection of Jesus and the opportunity for salvation through His blood.
Faith in the blood atonement of Christ
🩸 The faith of Old Testament believers was in the future blood atonement of Christ, even before Jesus had died.
🏃♀️ The book encourages believers to lay aside their burdens and sins, and to run the race of faith with patience, looking to Jesus as the author and finisher of their faith.
🙏 Abel’s justification by faith, despite being killed by his own brother, emphasizes the importance of faith in obtaining forgiveness and righteousness.
Summary
TLDR: The key idea of the video is that faith in Jesus’ blood sacrifice is essential for salvation and forgiveness of sins.
- 📖 The book of Hebrews emphasizes the importance of faith in Jesus as the Messiah and the need for salvation through his blood sacrifice.
1.1 The speaker continues their Bible study in Hebrews chapter 11, discussing the authorship of the book and stating that they will now begin studying verse four.
1.2 Through faith, we understand that the visible world is made up of things that cannot be seen, as proven by Dr. Melon Kan who received the Nobel Peace Prize for showing that all things we see are made by things we can’t see.
1.3 The Bible teaches that science points to Jesus Christ, as even the smallest things that cannot be seen, such as atoms, are made up of three parts, just like God who is made up of three persons.
1.4 Chapter 11 of Hebrews discusses faith, emphasizing that while Old Testament saints had faith in the blood of Jesus before his death, New Testament faith must be in the blood atonement of Christ.
1.5 Salvation is obtained through faith in the blood of Jesus, as explained in the book of Hebrews and Romans chapter 3.
1.6 The book of Hebrews is about the importance of faith in Jesus as the Messiah and the need for the Jews to trust in his blood sacrifice for salvation.
- 📖 Abel’s faith and sacrifice of a lamb symbolize salvation through blood atonement, contrasting with Cain’s offering of fruits, emphasizing the importance of faith in pleasing God.
2.1 Abel is mentioned as a person who had faith and offered a better sacrifice than Cain, illustrating the difference between trusting in sacrifice for forgiveness and relying on one’s own works.
2.2 Cain and Abel are mentioned in the Bible to illustrate the concept of salvation through blood atonement, emphasizing that Jesus is the sacrifice for the forgiveness of sins.
2.3 Cain and Abel, both believers in God, made sacrifices to Him, with Cain offering fruits from the ground and Abel offering sheep, and the story can be found in Genesis chapter 4.
2.4 To please God, one must have faith, as demonstrated by the contrasting examples of Cain and Abel’s offerings, with Abel’s offering of a lamb symbolizing the atonement for his sins through the blood, while Cain’s offering of fruits lacked the same faith.
2.5 The speaker presents a list of various fruits and vegetables they have, expressing gratitude to God for the abundance.
- 🔥 Abel’s faith in the blood sacrifice pleased God, while Cain’s reliance on his own works was rejected, illustrating the importance of salvation through faith in Jesus’ sacrifice and the consequences of rebellion.
3.1 God does not accept works, but only accepts those who trust in the blood sacrifice for salvation.
3.2 Abel’s faith in the blood sacrifice pleased God, while Cain’s faith in his own works was not accepted, illustrating the difference between salvation through faith in Jesus’ sacrifice and relying on one’s own works.
3.3 Cain’s offering of works was not accepted by God, while Abel’s offering of a blood atonement was accepted, highlighting the importance of blood sacrifice for forgiveness of sins.
3.4 Abel learned from his parents that a blood sacrifice is necessary for forgiveness of sins, while Cain rebelled and refused to follow this requirement, resulting in God rejecting him.
3.5 Rebellious people who claim to be Christians but reject the idea of salvation through faith in the blood are not truly Christians, similar to Cain and many others in the world today.
3.6 Cain killed his innocent brother Abel, who had just made a sacrifice, and was cursed by God to be a fugitive and vagabond, but was marked by God to protect him from being killed by others.
- 🔴 The true Church, following the Apostle Paul, believes in the blood of Christ for forgiveness, while the false Roman Catholic Church substitutes it with wine and rejects the true sacrifice of Abel.
4.1 There have always been true and false Christians throughout history, with the true Church following the Apostle Paul and believing in the blood of Christ, while the false Church, such as the Roman Catholic Church, rejected the true blood of Jesus and instead relied on fake blood.
4.2 The Roman Catholic Church substitutes the true blood of Jesus with wine in a cup during the mass, which they claim is their offering, but this does not result in forgiveness.
4.3 Throughout church history, the Inquisition led to the persecution and murder of those who believed in the blood of Christ, like Abel, by the Catholic Church, similar to how Cain killed his brother, which is why the speaker is not a Roman Catholic.
4.4 Abel’s sacrifice of the true shed blood of Christ is the only sacrifice accepted by God, not the Roman Catholic Mass of eating a little wafer and drinking wine.
4.5 God only accepts blood sacrifice, and Abel’s sacrifice of a lamb is a symbol of Christ’s sacrifice, emphasizing the importance of trusting in the blood atonement of Christ for salvation.
4.6 Abel was considered righteous because he trusted in the blood sacrifice, which is how forgiveness of sins is obtained, and Cain was not justified because he did not come through the blood sacrifice.
- 💉 Abel’s blood sacrifice made him righteous and obtained forgiveness, demonstrating the power of trusting in the blood of Christ, while Cain’s jealousy led him to reject God’s way and choose false religion.
5.1 Abel’s sacrifice of an animal and offering its blood made him righteous and obtained forgiveness, as opposed to Cain’s sacrifice of a turnip, demonstrating that salvation requires the blood of Christ.
5.2 Abel, who was killed by his religious brother, speaks even in death as his righteousness through blood sacrifice is a testament to the power of trusting in the blood, and the blood of Jesus Christ speaks even more powerfully, offering eternal life to those who trust in it.
5.3 Abel offered a better sacrifice than Cain because Cain’s works were evil, and Cain was influenced by Satan, who likely appeared to him during his sacrifice.
5.4 Cain is upset that God accepted Abel’s gift of a lamb, while rejecting his own hard work, and the devil plants thoughts of anger and jealousy in his mind.
5.5 Abel’s joy in being forgiven and saved made Cain angry, leading him to reject the way of God and ultimately choose false religion, while Abel represents true salvation through blood atonement.
5.6 The devil’s religion is one of killing through human sacrifice, and the true religion is trusting in the one who died for us, while religions like Roman Catholicism and Islam have a history of killing those who don’t agree with them.
- 🔑 Abel and Enoch demonstrated their faith through their actions, emphasizing the importance of trusting in Jesus’ blood sacrifice for salvation and the possibility of being raptured without experiencing death.
6.1 Abel’s sacrifice and righteousness symbolize the innocence and sacrifice of Jesus Christ, whose blood speaks more powerfully than Abel’s, and we should not refuse to listen to it.
6.2 To obtain righteousness and salvation, one must trust in the blood sacrifice of Jesus, as emphasized in the book of Hebrews.
6.3 Abel’s sacrifice of blood demonstrated his faith and righteousness, emphasizing the importance of trusting in the blood of Christ for salvation, as God always triumphs over the devil.
6.4 Enoch pleased God and was translated to heaven without dying, serving as a type for those who will be raptured without experiencing death.
6.5 Enoch, a prophet who pleased God, prophesied about the Lord coming with his Saints to execute judgment on the ungodly, as mentioned in the book of Jude, and Enoch himself was translated.
6.6 Enoch and Abel demonstrated their faith by pleasing God through their actions of walking with Him and worshiping Him, with Enoch being translated and taken out by God as a result.
- 🙏 To please God and receive salvation, one must have faith in the blood atonement of Jesus Christ, as it is the only way to approach God and obtain forgiveness of sins.
7.1 To please God, one must have faith, believe in His existence, and diligently seek Him.
7.2 God demands sinless perfection and holiness, but since no one can live a sinless life except Jesus Christ, the problem is that people are not holy.
7.3 Salvation and forgiveness of sins can only be achieved through faith in the blood sacrifice of Jesus Christ, as God demands sinless perfection and a blood sacrifice for atonement, which is the doctrine of blood atonement found throughout the Bible.
7.4 Salvation is obtained through faith in the blood atonement of Jesus Christ, as emphasized in the book of Hebrews and supported by verses in Romans.
7.5 To please God and receive salvation, one must accept the blood atonement of Jesus Christ, as faith in his blood is necessary and any other way to approach God is futile.
7.6 Reject those who lead you astray, as they are leading you to eternal damnation, but instead embrace the salvation offered through the blood of Christ.
- 🩸 Preaching about the blood of Jesus is essential for forgiveness of sins and Paul emphasizes its importance in the book of Hebrews.
