Where does the requirement of blood for cleansing come from in the Bible?
The requirement of blood for cleansing originates in the Old Testament law and sacrificial system. Hebrews declares that almost all things are by the law purged with blood, and without shedding of blood there is no remission. This principle underlies the necessity of Christ's blood for redemption.
Les explains that the requirement of blood for cleansing is a basic tenet of Scripture, not something he dreamed up. He points back to Hebrews, where it says almost all things are by the law purged with blood, and without shedding of blood there is no remission. This goes back to the Old Testament sacrifices. He ties it to redemption: we were purchased with the precious blood of Christ, as a lamb without blemish, ordained before the foundation of the world. Les stresses that this is the price of our redemption and cannot be bypassed.