The Blood of the New Testament

“For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.” (Matthew 26:28)

The shedding of the blood of Christ is never said to be conditional for all. The truth is that the shedding of the blood of Christ really effected redemption, because it remitted sins and assuredly obtained the forgiveness of sinners, when He died, when His blood was shed.

When the price was paid, the purchase was obtained. If the blood shed had the value required, then the purchase must have been effective upon payment. Otherwise, the blood shed would have not been equal to what was purchased. But it was equal to what was to be purchased, so then the purchase can never be said to be conditional upon some other transaction. As if additional currency could be required from the object being purchased.

The price actually acquired the possession when the payment was made. Then if the blood of purchase was shed indiscriminately for all mankind, it follows that all were purchased when the payment was made, and Universalism would be true. But if for ‘many’, it follows that, when payment was made, many were purchases, and election is true.

The blood of Jesus Christ was shed for many for the remission of sins. When Christ died, in dying, He brought many sons to glory. We, that is, those chosen in Christ before the foundation of the world, predestinated to the adoption of children by Christ Jesus to Himself, made by Him to be accepted in the Beloved, ’having been redeemed through His blood,’ we have it through His blood, when that blood was shed.

Everything else, like believing and receiving, follows from that. That does not follow from believing and receiving. How could it? Then in must needs read, ‘we have redemption through our believing in His blood. But it does not. It reads, ‘We HAVE REDEMPTION through His BLOOD.’