THE BLOOD OF JESUS
By Pastor Max Solbrekken, D.D.
In this Statement of Faith, I declare that the “life of faith” is possible through our Lord Jesus Christ. The birth of Jesus of Nazareth affects us all. He was the greatest gift given by God the Father to mortal man.
God
the Son came to earth to destroy the devil’s power and to liberate us all and
make us His own children! Through His vicarious death on Golgotha and His
resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ purchased our Redemption and Liberty!
Jesus
of Nazareth is the incarnated Son of God from eternity. He came to earth to
destroy Satan and his Evil Power and to rescue the human family. Before the
creation of man, God knew his leading archangel Lucifer would be overtaken by
Pride and would seek to destroy His plans for mankind.
In
Eternity Past, God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit formulated the great plan
of salvation for the man which He would create in His own likeness. He knew
that Adam would be tempted and would fall for Lucifer’s evil lies. God the Son
would be incarnated to redeem man through His vicarious death and resurrection.
It is called the ‘Blood of the Everlasting Covenant’.
“Now the
God of Peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great
Shepherd of the sheep, through the Blood of the Everlasting
Covenant, make you perfect in every good work to do His will,
working in you that which is well pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ,
to whom be glory for ever and ever.” (Heb. 13:20,21)
To
redeem sinful man from eternal damnation, God the Son would be incarnated, born
of a virgin (True God and True Man) to meet the demands of Divine
Justice in the Courts of Heaven through His vicarious death and resurrection
from the dead.
His
righteous Blood would be applied to lost humanity by the blessed Holy Spirit!
The evil, wicked Lucifer would be stripped of his power over the human race
through the everlasting BLOOD of Jesus Christ the Saviour of the world!
SATAN’S HEAD CRUHED BY JESUS’ BLOOD!
After
Adam and Eve’s sin in the Garden of Eden, Almighty God asked, “Hast thou
eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat? And
the Lord God said unto the woman, what is this that hast done? And the woman
said, the serpent hath beguiled me, and I did eat.
"And
the Lord God said unto the serpent, because thou hast done this, thou art curst
above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou
go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:
“And
I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and
her SEED; it shall bruise (crush nor. knuse) thy
head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.” (Gen.3:14-15). Jesus of
Nazareth was the SEED of the woman (Eve). Jesus
Christ’s victory in paying for our sins on Golgotha and rising from the
dead three days later fulfilled prophesy and crushed Satan’s head, while Jesus'
suffering was only “bruising His heel”.
GOD IS THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE!
“In
the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God and the Word was God. The
same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by Him, and without
Him was not anything made that was made. In Him was Life; and the life was the
light of men.
"That
was the True Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world. But as
many as received Him, gave He power to become the sons of God, even to them
that believe on His name.” (John 1:1-4, 12).
“For
the law was given by Moses, but Grace and Truth came by Jesus Christ.” (John
1:17); “But to us there is but ONE God, the Father, of whom are all things, and
we in Him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by Him.”
(1 Cor. 8:6).
“Giving
thanks unto the Father, which hath made us to be meet to be partakers of the
inheritance of the saints in light; who hath delivered us from the power
of Darkness, and hath translated us into the Kingdom of His own dear Son:
“In
whom we have Redemption through His BLOOD, even the forgiveness of sins. For by
Him were all things created, that are in Heaven. And that are in earth, visible
and invisible, whereby they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or
powers: all things were, and by Him created by Him, and for Him:
And
He is before all things, and by Him all things consist.
“And
He is the HEAD of the body, the Church; who is the Beginning, the Firstborn
from the dead; that in all things HE might have the pre-eminence. For it
pleased the Father that in Him should shall fullness dwell; And having
made PEACE through the Blood of His Cross, by Him to reconcile unto Himself, by
Him I say, whether they be things in earth or things in Heaven.
“In
the body of His flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and
unreprovable in His sight: If ye continue in the faith, grounded and settled
and not turned away from the hope of the gospel…Even the Mystery which hath
been hid from ages and from generations, but now is made manifest to the
saints:
To
whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of
this MYSTERY among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you,
the HOPE of Glory; whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching
every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ
Jesus.” (Col. 1:12-28)
GOD’S WORD ALWAYS WINS!
“No
weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that
shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of
the servants of the Lord, and their righteousness is of Me, saith the
Lord.” (Is. 54:17)
“Seek ye the Lord while He may be found, call ye
upon Him, while He is near: Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous
man his thoughts: and let him return unto the Lord, and He will have mercy upon
him; and to our God, for He will abundantly pardon.
“So shall My Word be that
goeth forth out of My mouth: it shall not return unto Me void, but it shall
accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I
sent it. For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace:
"For the mountains and the
hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field
shall clap their hands. Instead of the thorn shall come up the fir tree, and
instead of the briar shall come up the myrtle tree: and it shall be to the Lord
for an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.” (Is. 55: 6-13)
NOTHING WITHOUT THE CROSS
The
Bible says, “God, who at sundry times and diverse manners spake in time past
unto the fathers by the prophets, hath in these last days spoken unto us
by His Son, whom He hath appointed heir of all things, by Whom also
He made the worlds,
"Who
being the brightness of His glory, and the express image of His person, and
upholding all things by the Word of His Power, when He had by
Himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on
High.
"And
again, when HE bringeth in the first begotten into the world, He saith, And let
all the angels of God worship Him... But of the Son, He saith, Thy throne O God
is forever and ever: a scepter of righteousness is the scepter of Thy Kingdom.
"Thou
hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity, therefore God, even Thy God, hath
anointed Thee with the oil of gladness above Thy fellows. And, Thou, Lord, in
the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth, and the heavens are the
works of Thine hands.
"They
shall perish; but Thou remainest; and they shall all wax old as doth a garment;
And as a venture shalt Thou fold them up, and they shall be changed: but Thou
art the same, and Thy years shall not fail." (Heb. 1:12)
CHRIST OFFERED UP HIS LIFE FOR US!
God's Word declares: "Wherefore He is able also to save them to the
uttermost that come unto God by Him, seeing He ever liveth to make intercession
for them. For such an High Priest became us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled,
separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens
"Who needeth not daily, as those high priests, to offer up
sacrifice, first for His own sins, and then for the peoples for this HE DID ONCE, WHEN HE OFFERED UP HIMSELF." (Heb. 7: 25-27)
"For
I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and iniquities will
I remember no more." Heb. 8:12): "But Christ being come an High
Priest of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not
made with hands, that is to say, not of this building;
"Neither by the blood of
goats, but by His OWN BLOOD He entered in once into the Holy Place,
having obtained eternal Redemption for us.
"For
if the blood of bulls and of goats, and the ashes of an heifer sprinkling
the unclean, sanctifieth to the purifying of the flesh: How much more
shall the Blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself
without spot, PURGE your conscience from dead works to serve
the Living God?" (Heb. 9: 11-14)
"So
Christ was ONCE OFFERED to bear the sins of many; and unto them that
look for Him shall He appear the second time without sin unto Salvation...Then
said He, Lo, I come to do Thy will, O God. He taketh away the first, that He
may establish the Second. By the which will we are sanctified through the BODY OF CHRIST,
once for all.
"But
this Man, after He had offered one sacrifice for sins FOREVER, sat down on
the right hand of God...For by ONE Offering, He hath perfected for
ever them that are sanctified. Whereof the Holy Ghost also is a witness to us:
for after that He had said before, This the COVENANT that
I will make with them after those days, saith the Lord, I will put My laws into
their hearts, and in their minds will I write them;
"And their sins and iniquities will I REMEMBER NO MORE. Now where remission of these is, there is NO MORE OFFERING FOR SIN. (The sins are forgiven). Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the BLOOD of JESUS, by a new and living way, which He hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, His flesh." (Heb. 9:28; 10: 9-20)
"But ye are come unto Mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an enumerable company of angels. To the general assembly and church of the firstborn, which are written in Heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect,
"And to Jesus, the mediator of the New Covenant, and to the Blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than that of Abel. Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear. For our God is a consuming fire."
"Jesus Christ the same yesterday, today and forever. Wherefore Jesus also, that He might sanctify the people with His own BLOOD, suffered without the gate. Let us go forth therefore unto Him without the camp, bearing His reproach.
"Now may the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, make you perfect in every good work to do His will, working in you that which is well pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen." (Heb. 12:22-24; 13:8, 12, 13, 20, 21. He is all I need. Jesus our Saviour is all we need!
Max Solbrekken World Mission Box 44220 RPO Garside Edmonton, AB T5V 1N6. Email: [email protected]; comehometojesus.ca; Facebook; Youtube; Donations can be made by e-Transfer; make your donation to [email protected]; May God bless you.
eing the brightness of His glory, and the express image of His Person, and upholding all things by the Word of His POWER, when He had BY HIMSELF purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the MAJESTY on High.
“But of the Son He saith, Thy Throne, O God, is forever and
ever,
“Without
the shedding of Blood there is no forgiveness
