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After the same manner also [he took] the cup, when he had supped, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink [it], in remembrance of me.
Note 3 at 1Co 11:25: It is impossible to put a value on the blood of Jesus. It is the price that was paid for the redemption of the whole human race. The Apostle Peter, in his epistle, stated that silver and gold could never compare to the "precious blood of Christ" (1Pe 1:18-19). "For it is the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul" (Le 17:11). God has guaranteed, by covenant, never to remember our sins after we have accepted by faith that the blood of Jesus has covered them (Heb 8:12-13; 9:12, 14, 26; 10:14, and 16-19).
The following is a partial list of some of the things that the blood of Jesus has accomplished on our behalf:
- It was the price that purchased us from the power of darkness (Ac 20:28 and Col 1:13-14).
- It justified us before God (Ro 5:9).
- It sanctified us (Heb 10:10, 14; and 13:12).
- It redeemed us (Eph 1:7 and Re 5:9).
- It brought us near to God (Eph 2:13).
- It purged our consciences (Heb 9:14).
- It provided remission and forgiveness of sins (Heb 9:22 and Eph 1:7).
- It gives us boldness to enter into the holiest (i.e., God's presence) (Heb 10:19).
- It cleanses us from all sin (1Jo 1:7 and Re 1:5).
(10) It overcomes the devil (Re 12:11).
