Purchased the Church with His Blood

The Church was purchased with God's own blood.

Paul spoke to the elders of the church;

"Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood." - Acts 20:28 

God manifested (robed) Himself in flesh so He could make the ultimate atonement for our souls. (1 Timothy 3:16, 2 Corinthians 5:19).

Blood was necessary to free the offender from charge. (Atonement)

"For the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul." - Leviticus 17:11 

"And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission." - Hebrews 9:22 

Remission of sins is forgiveness, pardon, of sins (the letting them go, as if they had not been committed) remission of their penalty – Thayer’s Greek Lexicon

Jesus told His disciples at the last supper, 

"For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins." - Matthew 26:28 

Jesus brought a new covenant by His death, burial, and resurrection. This new covenant supplied the blood that would remit sins once and for all.

"Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us." - Hebrews 9:12 

"And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem." - Luke 24:47 

On the day of Pentecost the church began. The Gospel message proclaims remission of sins when we repent and are baptized in the name of Jesus. With baptism in the name of Jesus comes the promise of the gift of the Holy Ghost.  

"Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call." - Acts 2:38-39 

God’s blood obtained eternal redemption for all of us – “all that are afar off.”