The Blood.

Topic: Blood, Forgiveness

One night in a church service a young woman felt the
tug of God at her heart. She responded to God's call
and accepted Jesus as her Lord and Savior. The young
woman had a very rough past, involving alcohol, drugs,
and prostitution. But, the change in her was evident. 

As time went on she became a faithful member of the church.
She eventually became involved in the ministry, teaching
young children.


It was not very long until this faithful young woman had
caught the eye and heart of the pastor's son. The
relationship grew and they began to make wedding plans.
This is when the problems began. 

You see, about one half of the church did not think that a 
woman with a past such as hers was suitable for a pastor's son. 
The church began to argue and fight about the matter. 
So they decided to have a meeting. As the people made 
their arguments and tensions increased, the meeting was 

getting completely out of hand.

The young woman became very upset about all the things
being brought up about her past. As she began to cry the
pastor's son stood to speak. He could not bear the pain
it was causing his wife to be. He began to speak and
his statement was this: " My fiancee's past is not what
is on trial here. What you are questioning is the ability
of the blood of Jesus to wash away sin. Today you have
put the blood of Jesus on trial. So, does it wash away

sin or not?" The whole church began to weep as they
realized that they had been slandering the blood of the
Lord Jesus Christ.

Too often, even as Christians, we bring up the past and
use it as a weapon against our brothers and sisters.
Forgiveness is a very foundational part of the Gospel
of the Lord Jesus Christ. If the blood of Jesus does not
cleanse the other person completely then it cannot
cleanse us completely. If that is the case, then we are
all in a lot of trouble.


What can wash away my sins, nothing but the blood
of Jesus....end of case!!!

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Bruce Waitman <><