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Scriptures Referenced

2. The BLOOD gives life to those who consume it (John 6:53).

John 6:52-54 Amplified Bible (AMP)
52 Then the Jews began to argue with one another, saying, “How can this man give us His flesh to eat?”

53 And Jesus said to them, “I assure you and most solemnly say to you, unless
you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood [unless you believe in Me
as Savior and believe in the saving power of My blood which will be shed for you],
you do not have life in yourselves.

54 The one who eats My flesh and drinks My blood [believes in Me, accepts Me as Savior]
has eternal life [that is, now possesses it], and I will raise him up [from the dead] on the last day.

3. The BLOOD causes us to dwell in Christ and He in us (John 6:56).

John 6:55-57 Amplified Bible (AMP)
55 For My flesh is true [spiritual] food, and My blood is true [spiritual] drink.

56 He who eats My flesh and drinks My blood [believes in Me, accepts Me as Savior]
remains in Me, and I [in the same way remain] in him.

57 Just as the living Father sent Me,
and I live because of the Father, even so the one who feeds on Me
[believes in Me, accepts Me as Savior] will also live because of Me.

4. The BLOOD is the means by which Jesus purchased the church (Acts 20:28).

Acts 20:27-29 Amplified Bible (AMP)
27 For I did not shrink from declaring to you the whole purpose and plan of God.

28 Take care and be on guard for yourselves and for the whole flock over which the Holy Spirit
has appointed you as overseers, to shepherd (tend, feed, guide) the church of God
which He bought with His own blood.

29 I know that after I am gone, [false teachers like]
ferocious wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock;
 

The BLOOD cleanses our conscience from dead works to serve the living God

Hebrews 9:14 New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (NRSVCE)

14 how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit[a]
offered himself without blemish to God, purify our[b] conscience
from dead works to worship the living God!

Hebrews 13:20-21 New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (NRSVCE)

20 Now may the God of peace, who brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus,
the great shepherd of the sheep, by the blood of the eternal covenant,

21 make you complete in everything good so that you may do his will,
working among us[a] that which is pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ,
to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen.
 

The BLOOD is the means by which we overcome the accuser of the brethren

Revelation 12:11 Amplified Bible (AMP)

11 And they overcame and conquered him because of the blood of the Lamb
and because of the word of their testimony, for they did not love their life
and renounce their faith even when faced with death.