Wednesday, July 9, 2008

It’s All About The Blood!

I just had my annual physical exam. Along with the probing and questioning, they took a pretty fair amount of blood. The doctors can tell a great deal about your health by examining your blood. You have a particular blood "type". Also, various components of the blood tell the doctor how your cholesterol levels are, the "PSA" test lets you know the health of your prostate gland. They can tell if you have diabetes or are prone to it. Real bad news could be delivered that you are "HIV positive".

One test the doctors did not perform on my blood is the one that would tell me that my blood is "SIN positive"!

Oh, yes … your blood is "SIN positive" also! It is genetic. SIN has been passed down through the generations from Adam who let SIN into his life and thus branded us all. This is pretty bad news because we know from the Bible that God is righteous and cannot abide SIN. We have been doomed through Adam’s blood.

But wait … do not despair … there is a cure!

Paul told the Ephesians in chapter 2, verse 13, "Now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near through the blood of Christ."

Jesus, himself said, "For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins", (Matthew 26:28).

"But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin." (1 John 1:7)

And finally, "For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life handed down to you from your forefathers,
but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect."
(1 Peter 1:18:19)

So, the cure is there … believe in Jesus Christ who shed His blood that yours may be purified. Take your medicine!

Larry Abele, Editorial Team

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