Why Blood Sacrifice?

Each week we get together for communion where we remember the sacrifice Christ made on the cross. Why sacrifice, why do we remember blood? When Adam and Eve were in the garden, they were sinless. Due to Satan appealing to Eve’s pride, she ate the forbidden fruit from the tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. Adam not only stood by and watched her, but joined her, thus learning about good and evil, they realized for the first time they were naked and were embarrassed. To cover their nakedness, or sin, God slew and animal and provided it’s skin to cover their nakedness, this becoming the first animal sacrifice for the covering of sin. The Children of Israel conducted animal sacrifice for sin, but it, too was only to cover sin. They could not remove sin. They were told; though that a perfect sacrifice would be provided some day so they would no longer need to continually sacrifice bulls and goats. That perfect sacrifice came in the form of Jesus Christ, the son of the living God. As Hebrews 4:3-4 states: 3 But in these sacrifices there is a reminder of sins every year. 4 For it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins. Vs 10 goes on to say: we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. It took a sinless savior to pay the price of our sins. It took his blood to wash away the sinfulness of a fallen world. That is why in a few moments we will be passing trays with bread representing the body of Christ and juice representing his blood. This we do in remembrance of Christ and his perfect love for us and his mercy. His blood covers us with his righteousness so we may be in the presence of God when we go to be with him in eternity. Than promise of eternal life also comes from his mercy provided on a rough wooden cross.