Ephesians 2:13 informs us that the blood of the Lord Jesus Christ destroys the barriers between a holy God and sinful humans as well as the barriers that divide us from one another.
Had the Lord Jesus been killed without shedding his blood, we would not have our sins washed away.
People are forbidden to eat blood (Genesis 9:4; Leviticus 3:17; 7:26; 17:10-14; 19:26; Deuteronomy 12:16, 23; 1 Samuel 14:34), and this prohibition is singled out at the Council of Jerusalem as something binding on the new Gentile believers (Acts 15:20, 29; 21:25).
It was part of pagan worship, as were the other actions they were warned against. 1 Kings 18:28 records the custom of pagan worship: humans cutting themselves.
Cultic prostitution was also part of their worship as can be seen in Deuteronomy 23:17-18, with the kadoshah (q岬塪膿拧膩, 拽职讚值砖指讈謻讛) and the kadosh (q膩d膿拧, 拽指讚值謻砖讈). People believed they were having intercourse with gods who would give them prosperity.
1 Corinthians 10:20 warns us that "the sacrifices of pagans are offered to demons."
But it is the BLOOD of the Lord Jesus Christ that washes away sin, breaks down barriers and defeats Satan (Revelation 12:11).
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After serving Grace Presbyterian Church in Alexandria, Louisiana, Bob was honorably retired on Sunday, September 27, 2015, and given the title "Pastor Emeritus." This was forty years to the day after he became their pastor.
He now works for the Presbytery of the Gulf South as...