The Blood Must Be Heard: Why Every Gospel Presentation Must Include Christ’s Blood

Introduction

When you give the gospel, you are not sharing a story about trying harder or following Jesus more closely. You are declaring God’s remedy for sin. Scripture says the gospel by which we are saved is that Christ died for our sins, was buried, and rose again the third day, 1 Corinthians 15:1 to 4. The words for our sins require content. God tells us plainly what paid for those sins. It is the blood of Christ. If the blood is omitted, the message is not complete.

The Gospel Defined By God

Paul defines the saving message in 1 Corinthians 15:1 to 4. Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures, He was buried, and He rose again the third day according to the scriptures. The cross is not only a place where Christ suffered. It is where payment was made. Romans 3:24 to 25 says we are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood. God requires faith in the blood. Not faith in ourselves. Not faith in a promise to do better. Faith in His blood.

Why The Blood Must Be Mentioned

1. The blood is the price of forgiveness. In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, Ephesians 1:7.

2. The blood justifies and saves from wrath. Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him, Romans 5:9.

3. The blood makes peace with God. Having made peace through the blood of his cross, Colossians 1:20.

4. God’s way has always required blood for remission. Without shedding of blood is no remission, Hebrews 9:22.

If you leave out the blood, you leave out the very means by which God says He saves. The sinner has not been told how God deals with his guilt.

What Happens When The Blood Is Omitted

When the blood is not declared, people are left with clichés and efforts. Give your life to Christ. Surrender all. Try to follow Jesus. None of these phrases tell a sinner what God did to remove his sins. They shift trust from Christ’s finished work to human performance. Paul warns that any other gospel is accursed, Galatians 1:8 to 9. The safe ground is to preach the cross with its blood as the satisfaction for sin and the resurrection as God’s proof.

How To Give The Gospel Clearly

1. State the problem. All have sinned and come short of the glory of God, Romans 3:23. The wages of sin is death, Romans 6:23.

2. State God’s provision. Christ shed His blood for our sins, died, was buried, and rose again the third day, 1 Corinthians 15:1 to 4. We are redeemed and forgiven through his blood, Ephesians 1:7.

3. State God’s requirement. God set Christ forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, Romans 3:25. Salvation is the gift of God, received by faith without works, Ephesians 2:8 to 9 and Titus 3:5.

4. State God’s promise. When you hear the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believe, you are sealed with the Holy Spirit, Ephesians 1:13. You now have peace with God, Romans 5:1.

Keep the spotlight on Christ’s blood and resurrection. Invite the hearer to trust that finished payment now.

Common Counterfeits To Avoid

1. Believe in Jesus and surrender your life. This centers on the sinner’s promise rather than Christ’s payment.

2. Ask Jesus into your heart. Scripture speaks of trusting His blood and His resurrection, not inviting with a formula.

3. Confess your sins until you are clean. Cleansing is by the blood, not by a list. The list would never end, 1 John 1:7 applied rightly shows the blood cleanses.

4. Follow Jesus as a disciple to be saved. Salvation is not by works of righteousness which we have done, Titus 3:5. Works follow salvation. They do not produce it.

A Simple Script You Can Use

The Bible says all have sinned and the wages of sin is death. God loved you and sent His Son. Jesus Christ shed His blood for your sins, died, was buried, and rose again the third day. God says you are redeemed and forgiven only through His blood. He set Christ forth to be the full payment through faith in His blood. If you will trust His finished work right now, not your works, God will save you and seal you with the Holy Spirit.

Include the verses as you speak. Romans 3:23. Romans 6:23. 1 Corinthians 15:3 to 4. Ephesians 1:7. Romans 3:25. Ephesians 1:13. Let God’s words do the work.

Why This Matters For The Body Of Christ

Our program is the dispensation of the grace of God revealed to Paul, Ephesians 3:2. The message that saves today is not surrender or covenant obedience. It is the preaching of the cross. We glory in the cross because there the blood was shed for our sins and there God’s justice was satisfied. We preach Christ crucified and risen, and we call sinners to believe that record. Anything less is not the gospel that saves.

Summary

God saves sinners only through the blood of Christ and His resurrection. The gospel must say that Christ paid for our sins with His blood. This is how God justifies the ungodly and grants peace. Leave out the blood and the message is incomplete. Declare it plainly. Trust it fully. And rejoice that through His blood you have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.