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'''blood of protection on us so we are not condemned with the world.''' 

And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than that of Abel. (Hebrews 12:24)

The work of salvation produces a new creation. All of the grace of God plays a part in forming the new creation, including the written Word of God, the body and blood of Christ, the Holy Spirit, the gifts and ministries given to the members of the Body of Christ, and the various chastenings and tribulations we endure.

The end result of the working of Divine grace is a person who is in the image of Christ and who is dwelling in untroubled rest in the Father through Christ.

It is the sprinkling of the blood of Jesus on us that makes all this possible. The blood of the Lamb provides the Divine authority so Satan is not able at any point to call into question God's righteousness in forgiving us and bringing us along the path to eternal life.

However, the blood shields us from Divine judgment only as long as we walk in the light of God's Presence and will. 

But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin. (1 John 1:7)

The horrible error of our day is the belief that the blood continues to protect us even though we are not serving God as we should, even though we are not walking in the light of God's will. This error has resulted from a misunderstanding of Paul's argument against the continuation of the Law of Moses, as discussed in Romans, Chapters Two through Five.

Paul's declaration that we are saved by grace rather than by the strict observance of the Law of Moses has been interpreted by Gentiles to mean we are saved by grace (defined as unconditional, perpetual forgiveness) rather than through a godly change in our behavior.

But the fact is, it is the godly change that itself is the salvation. This is difficult for us to perceive if we always have believed that to be saved is to go to Heaven when we die.

Justification has been enlarged until sanctification has all but disappeared as a part of salvation. Yet the New Testament has far more to say about sanctification than it does about justification!

There is a hodge-podge of misunderstanding. If to be saved is to be delivered from the guilt, power, and presence of sin, and it certainly is, then to say we are saved apart from a change into a godly personality is to say we are saved apart from being saved.

The blood of Jesus delivers us from the guilt of sin and provides the continuing authority for the process of delivering us from the power of sin. However, when we are not following on to know the Lord we come under the judgment of God. 

But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world. (1 Corinthians 11:32)

To maintain we go to live forever in Paradise on the basis of making a statement of belief in Christ, regardless of whether we obey the commandments of the Lord, is to be in direct opposition to the clear teaching of the Scripture. It is to bring one's self and one's hearers to destruction. 

He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. (1 John 2:4)