The blood of Christ is applied to sinners through faith, which recognizes His sacrifice and accepts it for personal atonement.
The application of Christ's blood to sinners involves both recognition of His sacrificial death and the personal acceptance of that sacrifice through faith. In Exodus 12:7, the blood of the Passover lamb had to be applied to the doorposts for the Israelites to be spared from judgment. Similarly, Christ’s shed blood must be applied to the believer’s heart through faith in order to escape judgment for sin. This act of faith is what transforms a sinner into a saint, as highlighted in Romans 3:25, where it states that God presented Christ as a sacrifice of atonement, received through faith. This critical theological concept underscores the grace and merit involved in our salvation.
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