Forgiveness and The Blood

How is sin forgiven? What is the ultimate basis for the remission of sin? The answer is given in Hebrews 9:27 'Without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness of sin.' This is an absolute. Why is it necessary to shed blood? Because sin is in the blood. It is in the blood of the degenerate, in the blood of the alcoholic, in the blood of the addict. Sin is in the blood of the diseased. It is running through every gateway and alley of the body, and it would seem that to expunge sin, we would have to get rid of blood. Perhaps that is one reason. Another reason, as we read in the book of Leviticus, is that the life of man is in the blood. The higher the life, the more precious the blood. When you come to the life of Christ, who sheds his blood, you get the total remission of sin.