Author's Note: All previous volumes of this series are here. The first 56 volumes are compiled into the book  "Bible Study For Those Who Don't Read The Bible." "Part Two," featuring volumes 57-113, was published in December 2022.

Thanks for joining us today as we continue our discussion about blood in the Bible, focusing on the New Testament. If you were busy living your godly, sin-free life and somehow missed last week’s study, fear not! You can catch up now or read this synopsis from last week:

“In the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament), blood symbolizes life and death. Blood is also used as a sacrifice to God for the atonement of sin in one's life or among His people. Blood sacrifice, the slaughter of animals, is recorded numerous times in the Old Testament. Later, in the New Testament, after the death and resurrection of Jesus, those who followed Him believed, and we believe today, that His blood was shed as atonement for our sins and for all humankind.”

The “blood of Christ” is a theological concept central to all Christ-centered faiths. If you take away one lesson from this study, it is the transition from animal blood in the Old Testament, offered as a sacrifice to God for the redemption of sins, to Christ in the New Testament. Jesus offered His blood as a sacrifice for our sins and for all humankind, thereby establishing a new, eternal Covenant between God and humanity.

Researching this study, from a sermon, I found the following paragraph:

“The New Covenant is a promise of a new relationship between God and humanity, initiated by Jesus Christ’s death and resurrection, offering forgiveness of sins, inner transformation, and direct access to God through grace rather than the old Mosaic law. It is sealed by Jesus' blood, making it a superior, eternal, and permanent covenant.”

Jesus instituted this New Covenant, as recorded........

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