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Written In Blood: A Devotional Bible Study Of The Blood Of Christ
Book by Coleman, Robert Emerson
- GenresNonfictionDevotional
128 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 1972
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April 21, 2020
"Written in Blood" was originally published in 1972 by Fleming H. Revell Company. This 1984 edition was published by NavPress in 1984 under the title "The New Covenant."
I read this during Lent and found it to be an excellent tool for focusing on the blood sacrifice of Jesus. Since its completion, I have gone back to pay more attention to the questions and scripture references I had tabbed at the end of chapters. Some of these questions were pretty deep for me; others stimulated my love for the whole of scripture. Also included with each section is a hymn or gospel song written by people who expressed their faith and dependency on the blood of Jesus with deep sensitivity.
Quotes:
"What the blood of Christ has accomplished for us, the Spirit of Christ effects in us . . .
The blood speaks of the life of Christ poured out; the Spirit speaks of His life poured in . . . The two flow together (Hebrews 10:29; Ephesians 2:13,18). The eternal Spirit who offered up the blood of Christ also breathes in the power of that sacrifice (Hebrews 9:14). The eternal Spirit who offered up the blood of Christ also breathes in us the power of that sacrifice (Hebrews 9:14).”
The blood sanctifies me, draws me to God, cleanses my conscious so that I may serve the living God (Hebrews 9:14).
“There is an actual partaking of the divine nature (2 Peter 1:4). Jesus . . . gives us Himself” (page 30).
“The (OT) sacrifice itself may have been necessary because of some transgression, but the giving of it was holy, and it was this fact — and this fact alone — that made the blood acceptable in God’s sight.
Yet what is equally precious, the blood upon the altar represented God’s reception of the sacrifice, and was therefore a perfect expression of His love to man . . . .
Behold the love of a God! It’s in the blood. And when you look at Calvary, you see that it is the blood of God’s own Son.”
“From the beginning, the blood of the covenant is a testimony of God’s unmerited love” (page 97).
In the midst of my reading, I googled to hear the music of Psalm 118. Worship.
https://www.google.com/search?q=julie...
Psalm 118.21-29
I read this during Lent and found it to be an excellent tool for focusing on the blood sacrifice of Jesus. Since its completion, I have gone back to pay more attention to the questions and scripture references I had tabbed at the end of chapters. Some of these questions were pretty deep for me; others stimulated my love for the whole of scripture. Also included with each section is a hymn or gospel song written by people who expressed their faith and dependency on the blood of Jesus with deep sensitivity.
Quotes:
"What the blood of Christ has accomplished for us, the Spirit of Christ effects in us . . .
The blood speaks of the life of Christ poured out; the Spirit speaks of His life poured in . . . The two flow together (Hebrews 10:29; Ephesians 2:13,18). The eternal Spirit who offered up the blood of Christ also breathes in the power of that sacrifice (Hebrews 9:14). The eternal Spirit who offered up the blood of Christ also breathes in us the power of that sacrifice (Hebrews 9:14).”
The blood sanctifies me, draws me to God, cleanses my conscious so that I may serve the living God (Hebrews 9:14).
“There is an actual partaking of the divine nature (2 Peter 1:4). Jesus . . . gives us Himself” (page 30).
“The (OT) sacrifice itself may have been necessary because of some transgression, but the giving of it was holy, and it was this fact — and this fact alone — that made the blood acceptable in God’s sight.
Yet what is equally precious, the blood upon the altar represented God’s reception of the sacrifice, and was therefore a perfect expression of His love to man . . . .
Behold the love of a God! It’s in the blood. And when you look at Calvary, you see that it is the blood of God’s own Son.”
“From the beginning, the blood of the covenant is a testimony of God’s unmerited love” (page 97).
In the midst of my reading, I googled to hear the music of Psalm 118. Worship.
https://www.google.com/search?q=julie...
Psalm 118.21-29
March 21, 2022
If you've taken a basic theology course in the last couple of decades you've heard all of Coleman's points, but perhaps not collected together. It's a good overview, told in dry but simple language.
Its most interesting feature may be that it alternates explanations w/ excerpts from hymns about Christ's blood, sacrifice, etc. This perhaps highlights that Christ's sacrifice is not something we can talk about solely in academic language: it is inherently poetic.
Its most interesting feature may be that it alternates explanations w/ excerpts from hymns about Christ's blood, sacrifice, etc. This perhaps highlights that Christ's sacrifice is not something we can talk about solely in academic language: it is inherently poetic.
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