Many misunderstand salvation because they do not understand the role of blood in God’s plan of redemption. From Genesis to the cross, God established a principle that never changed: sin requires blood.
“Without shedding of blood is no remission.”
— Hebrews 9:22 (KJV)
Before the cross, God allowed sins to be covered temporarily through animal sacrifices. These sacrifices were not the solution; they were pictures pointing forward to Christ. “For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and of... moreMany misunderstand salvation because they do not understand the role of blood in God’s plan of redemption. From Genesis to the cross, God established a principle that never changed: sin requires blood.
“Without shedding of blood is no remission.”
— Hebrews 9:22 (KJV)
Before the cross, God allowed sins to be covered temporarily through animal sacrifices. These sacrifices were not the solution; they were pictures pointing forward to Christ. “For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins” (Hebrews 10:4, KJV). The law exposed sin, but it could not remove it.
The cross marked the turning point.
When Jesus shed His blood, He did what no sacrifice before Him could do. His blood did not merely cover sin — it paid for it completely. Scripture says we are “justified by his blood” (Romans 5:9, KJV). Justification is a legal declaration from God Himself that the sinner is no longer guilty.
This is why salvation after the cross is not based on works, endurance, or religious effort. It is based on the finished value of Christ’s blood. God is not saving people today by law-keeping or self-improvement, but by faith in what the blood of Jesus accomplished.
“In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins.”
— Ephesians 1:7 (KJV)
After the cross, something radically changed: peace with God became possible immediately. No priest. No altar. No sacrifice repeated. “Having made peace through the blood of his cross” (Colossians 1:20, KJV). Salvation is not gradual—it is instant the moment a person believes.
This is also why salvation is secure. If eternal life depended on our performance, it would never last. But because it depends on Christ’s blood, it cannot fail. God will never demand payment twice for the same sin.
The gospel message today is therefore blood-centered, cross-centered, and grace-centered:
đź“– The Gospel (KJV)
“How that Christ died for our sins,
And that he was buried,
And that he rose again the third day.”
— 1 Corinthians 15:1–4
Salvation is received the moment a sinner believes this gospel. At that moment, the blood of Jesus is applied, sins are forgiven, righteousness is credited, and eternal life is given. Grace does not excuse sin — the blood satisfied God’s justice fully.
The cross did not lower God’s standard.
The blood of Jesus met it completely. ✝️
SGT Dinah Scivoletti
Joan of Arc Priory
Act and God will Act (Actus et Deus Act)
