It's in the Blood!

This message is presented in 3 parts.  Part 2 will be available on Dec. 2, 2013, and Part 3 will be available on Dec. 9, 2013.  We pray blessings on your reading and understanding of the Word!

Part 1

The Book of Leviticus tells us much concerning laws of sacrifices and offerings, typifying what Jesus would become for us, “GOD'S OFFERING AND OUR SACRIFICE”!

In Hebrews 9:18 "Whereupon neither the first testament was dedicated without blood:  (Vs 22) without shedding of blood is no remission".  It was not optional.  The penalty for sin had to be paid with blood!  This is what my subject is about: “IT’S IN THE BLOOD”!

The Unity of Believers

TEXT:  EPHESIANS 4:13

“Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ”.

Unity is a state of being one; with accord; in agreement; in harmony.  The synonyms for “unity” are: oneness; individuality; indivisibility; inseparability; solitude; identity; sameness; uniformity; consistency; coherence; unification; fusion; peace; unit; compact!

The Apostle Paul saw only one Church, not a Jewish Church and a Gentile Church.

“Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace" (Ephesians 2:15).

 Even now, there shouldn’t be what we call “Black Churches” and “White Churches”.  Neither should there be different denominations, but there are.  Yet, there are those that think as Paul did - there is still ONE CHURCH, the Body of Christ!

“For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body:  so also is CHRIST.  For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit" (1 Corinthians 12:12-13)!