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©FOUNDATION
A MAGAZINE OF BIBLICAL FUNDAMENTALISM
Dennis W. Costella, Editor; Karel Beyer, Production Manager; Matt
Costella,
Copy Editor
M.H. Reynolds, Jr. (1919-1997), Founding Editor
The Blood of Jesus
by The Rev. William Reid, M.A.
"Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the
holiest by the blood of Jesus," Hebrews 10:19
[This is a reprint of a book
published by James Nisbet & Co., London, England, in 1866. Liberty Bell
Press no longer prints this book and has granted permission to the FEA for
reprinting. This resource is available in a booklet from the FEA. Click
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©FOUNDATION Magazine, July-August 1998
Contents
Preface
Chapter 1: Forgiveness Through The Blood Of Jesus
Chapter 2: How Our Sins Are Taken Away By The Blood Of Jesus
Chapter 3: The Blood Of Jesus, Not Conviction Of Sin, The
Foundation Of Our Peace And Joy <= you are here
Chapter 4: A Letter About The Love Of Jesus
Chapter 5: Salvation Through The Blood Of Jesus, The Gift Of God
Chapter 6: The Blood Of Jesus Our Only Ground Of Peace With God
Chapter 7: Regeneration Through The Blood Of Jesus
Chapter 8: Faith In The Blood Of Jesus Essential To Salvation
Chapter 9: The Blood Of Jesus The Believer’s Life And Peace
Chapter 10: Faith In The Blood Of Jesus The Spring Of Holiness
Chapter 11: The Blood Of Jesus The Essence Of The Gospel
Chapter 12: The Holy Spirit’s Testimony To The Blood Of Jesus
Chapter 3
The Blood Of Jesus, Not Conviction Of Sin, The Foundation Of Our
Peace
Topics In This Chapter:
- Conviction Not To Be Desired As An End
- Christ Bore Our Sin On The Cross
IF THE HOLY GHOST be
awakening you to a true apprehension of your danger as a rebel against God's authority,-a
guilty, polluted, hell-deserving sinner,-you must be in a deeply anxious state of mind,
and such questions as these must be ever present with you , -"What must I do to be
saved? What is the true ground of a sinner's peace with God ? What am I to believe in
order to be saved ?" Well, in so far as laying the foundation of your reconciliation
is concerned, I wish you to observe that you have nothing to do ; for the Almighty
Surety of sinners said on Calvary, "It is finished.," (John 19:30). Jesus
has done all that the Holy Jehovah deemed necessary to be done to insure complete pardon,
acceptance, and salvation to all who believe in His name. If you take Jesus as your
Saviour, you will build securely for eternity. " For other foundation can no man
lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ," (1 Cor. 3:11). He is the
foundation-stone of salvation laid by God himself, and on His finished atoning work alone
you are instructed to rest the salvation of your soul, and not on anything accomplished by
you, wrought in you, felt by you, or proceeding from you. It is of the last importance to
be clear as to the fact that it is the work of Christ without you, and not the work
of the Spirit within you, that must form the sole ground of your deliverance from
guilt and wrath, and of peace with God. You must beware of resting your peace on your
feelings, convictions, tears, repentance, prayers, duties, or resolutions. You must begin
with receiving Christ, and not make that the termination of a course of fancied
preparation. Christ must, be the Alpha and Omega, He must be EVERYTHING in our salvation,
or He will be nothing. Beware lest you fall into the common mistake of supposing
that you will be more welcome to accept of Christ that you are brought through a terrible
process of "law-work." You are as welcome to Christ now as you will ever
be. Wait not for deeper convictions of sin, for why should you prefer conviction to Christ
? And you would not have one iota more safety although you had deeper convictions of sin
than any sinner ever had.
Convictions of sin are precious ; but they bring no
safety, no peace, no salvation, no security, but war, and storm, and trouble. It is
well to be awakened from sleep when danger is hanging over us ; but to awake from sleep is
not to escape from danger. It is only to be sensible of danger, nothing more. In like
manner, to be convinced of your sins is merely to be made sensible that your soul is in
danger. It is no more. It is not deliverance. Of itself, it can bring no
deliverance ; it tells of no Saviour. It merely tells us that we need one. Yet there are
many who, when they have had deep convictions of sin, strong terrors of the law,
congratulate themselves as if all were well. They say, ‘Ah, I have been convinced
of sin; I have been under terrors; it is well with me; I am safe.’ Well
with you ? Safe ? Is it well with the seaman when be awakes and finds his vessel going to
pieces upon the rocks amid the fury of the whelming surge? Is it well with the
sleeper when he awakes at midnight amid the flames, of his dwelling? Does he say, 'Ah,
it is well with me; I have seen the flames?' In this way sinners are not unfrequently
led to be content with some resting-place short of the appointed one. Anxiety to have deep
convictions, and contentment with them after they have been experienced, are too often
the means which Satan uses for turning away the sinner's eye from the perfect work of
Jesus, who himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree. Our peace with God, our
forgiveness, our reconciliation, flow wholly from the sin-atoning sacrifice of Jesus.
Behold, then, O Spirit-convinced soul, the Lamb of God
that taketh away the sin of the world! In His death upon the cross, behold the Lamb of God
that taketh away the sin of the world! In His death upon the cross, behold the mighty
sacrifice, the ransom for the sins of many! See there the sum of all His obedience and
sufferings! Behold the finished work!--a work of stupendous magnitude, which
He alone could have undertaken and accomplished ! Behold our sacrifice, our finished
sacrifice, our perfected redemption, the sole foundation of our peace, and hope, and joy.
‘He His own self bare our sins in His own body on the tree," (1 Pet.
2:24). It is not said that our duties, or our prayers, or our fastings, or our convictions
of sin, or our repentance, or our honest life, or our alms deeds, or our faith, or our
grace--it is not said that these bore our sins; it was Jesus, Jesus himself, Jesus alone,
Jesus, and none but Jesus, 'bore our sins in His own body on the tree.’ Rest,
then, in nothing short of peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ."
Christ has done the mighty work;
Nothing left for us to do,
But to enter on His toil,
Enter on His triumph too.
His the labour, ours the rest;
His the death, and ours the life;
Ours the fruits of victory,
His the agony and strife."
Continue With: Chapter 4: A Letter
About The Love Of Jesus
Back to: Chapter 2: How Our Sins Are Taken Away By The Blood Of
Jesus
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