Gold has been a standard of wealth for thousands of years. Our country’s currency used to be based on thee gold and silver standards. Of course, that is no longer the case. Our currency is a fiat currency which basically means that the government says it’s worth. OK, sure it’s a little more complicated than that, but you get the point. The currency of any nation or kingdom is based on something. So that leads to the question, “What is the currency of the Kingdom of God?” The answer is, quite simply and quite profoundly, blood.

In establishing His law with the Israelites, God set the standard of blood for Kingdom transactions. It was stated in passages like Leviticus 17:11: “For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it to you upon the altar to make atonement for your souls; for it is the blood that makes atonement for the soul.” This concept is further addressed in Hebrews 9:22: “And according to the Law, one may almost say, all things are cleansed with blood, and without shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.” The blood sacrifice was the price to be paid for the remission of sins.

In 1 Peter 1:18-19, Peter says, “You were not redeemed with corruptible things like silver or gold from your futile conduct inherited from your forefathers, but with precious blood, as of a lamb unblemished and spotless, the blood of Christ.” Christ became the blood sacrifice which was the price to be paid for the remission of sins. And now we must live our lives for Him – for the one who paid the ransom for our very souls. He gave us life by giving up His own life and now our lives are His – bought and paid for by the Blood of the Lamb. It is a simple and yet profound transaction that has taken place. As Paul put it in 1 Corinthians 6:20 – We have been bought with a price (the blood of Jesus) and now we are to honor God in our bodies,; that is in everything we say and do.

This Bible study was presented to the Agape Life Bible Study Class of the First Baptist Church in Brenham, Texas, on Sunday, January 19 2025. It is part of a series in a Bible study curriculum called Connect 360, published by the GC2 Press of the Baptist General Convention of Texas. The overall title of the current set of lessons is Hunger for Holiness: Living Pure in an impure World. You can find print and digital versions of this series online at https://gc2press.org/hunger-for-holiness-1-peter-digital-study-guide/ .Handouts with slide content can be requested at: fromthebackporchintexas@gmail.com . Handouts are also available at: fromthebackporch.org .


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