“What is the meaning of the blood of Christ?”……The phrase "blood of Christ" is used several times in the New Testament and is the expression of the sacrificial death and full atoning work of Jesus on our behalf. References to the Savior's blood include the reality that He literally bled on the cross, but more significantly that He bled and died for sinners. The blood of Christ has the power to atone for an infinite number of sins committed by an infinite number of people throughout the ages, and all whose faith rests in that blood will be saved.……The reality of the blood of Christ as the means of atonement for sin has its origin in the Mosaic Law. Once a year, the priest was to make an offering of the blood of animals on the altar of the temple for the sins of the people.…Hebrews 9:22…22 In fact, according to the law of Moses, nearly everything was purified with blood. For without the shedding of blood, there is no forgiveness.…But this was a blood offering that was limited in its effectiveness, which is why it had to be offered again and again. This was a foreshadowing of the "once for all" sacrifice which Jesus offered on the cross…Hebrews 7:27…27 Unlike those other high priests, he does not need to offer sacrifices every day. They did this for their own sins first and then for the sins of the people. But Jesus did this once for all when he offered himself as the sacrifice for the people's sins.…Once that sacrifice was made, there was no longer a need for the blood of bulls and goats. …The blood of Christ is the basis of the New Covenant. On the night before He went to the cross, Jesus offered the cup of wine to His disciples and said, …Luke 22:20…20 After supper he took another cup of wine and said, "This cup is the new covenant between God and his people-an agreement confirmed with my blood, which is poured out as a sacrifice for you. (Some manuscripts do not include 22:19b-20, which is given for you . . . which is poured out as a sacrifice for you.)…The pouring of the wine in the cup symbolized the blood of Christ which would be poured out for all who would ever believe in Him. When He shed His blood on the cross, He did away with the Old Covenant requirement for the continual sacrifices of animals. Their blood was not sufficient to cover the sins of the people, except on a temporary basis, because sin against a holy and infinite God requires a holy and infinite sacrifice.…Hebrews 10:3…3 But instead, those sacrifices actually reminded them of their sins year after year.… While the blood of bulls and goats were a "reminder" of sin, "the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect" paid in full the debt of sin we owe to God, and we need no further sacrifices for sin.…1 Peter 1:19…19 It was the precious blood of Christ, the sinless, spotless Lamb of God.… Jesus said, "It is finished" as He was dying, and He meant just that…John 19:29-30…29 A jar of sour wine was sitting there, so they soaked a sponge in it, put it on a hyssop branch, and held it up to his lips.30 When Jesus had tasted it, he said, "It is finished!" Then he bowed his head and released his spirit. -the entire work of redemption was completed right there forever, "having obtained eternal redemption" for us…Hebrews 9:12…12 With his own blood-not the blood of goats and calves-he entered the Most Holy Place once for all time and secured our redemption forever.…Not only does the blood of Christ redeem believers from sin and eternal punishment, but "His blood will make our consciences pure from useless acts so we may serve the living God"…Hebrews 9:14…14 Just think how much more the blood of Christ will purify our consciences from sinful deeds (Greek from dead works. ) so that we can worship the living God. For by the power of the eternal Spirit, Christ offered himself to God as a perfect sacrifice for our sins.…This means that not only are we now free from having to offer sacrifices which are "useless" to obtain salvation, but we are free from having to rely on worthless and unproductive works of the flesh to please God. …Because the blood of Christ has redeemed us, we are now new creations in Christ…2 Corinthians 5:17…17 This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun!… and by His blood we are freed from sin to serve the living God, to glorify Him, and to enjoy Him forever.