Jesus’s Blood was Sinless Part 3 · The Disciple Machine

Jesus’s Blood was Sinless Part 3

Flesh and Blood: What Jesus Took and What He Did Not

Hebrews 2:14 is one of the most revealing verses in the New Testament, yet it is often read too quickly to be understood fully. The verse begins by describing humanity as partakers of flesh and blood. That word means full participation, complete sharing, nothing excluded. Humanity shares fully in Adam’s flesh and Adam’s blood, and because of that, humanity shares fully in Adam’s death.

But when the writer turns to Christ, the language changes. Jesus did not partake in the same way. He took part. That distinction is not accidental—it is deliberate and theologically loaded. The Greek language makes clear that Jesus entered humanity without sharing fully in Adam’s condition. He took what was necessary for redemption and left behind what would disqualify Him.

Jesus took flesh. He did not take Adam’s blood. This explains how Jesus could be fully human without being fallen. It explains how He could be tempted in every way and yet remain without sin. Adam was created innocent and still fell. Jesus stood firm because His blood was never corrupted.

This distinction also explains why Jesus’ death was voluntary. Death has authority only where sin exists. Since Jesus’ blood was sinless, death had no legal claim over Him. He laid His life down willingly, not because death demanded it, but because love required it. And because death never owned Him, death could not keep Him.

Understanding this distinction between flesh and blood unlocks the meaning of salvation. Redemption is not God ignoring sin; it is God legally resolving it. Jesus entered humanity without inheriting its poison so that He could absorb humanity’s guilt without becoming guilty Himself.

Takeaway Thoughts

Humanity partakes fully in Adam’s flesh and blood—Jesus did not.

Hebrews 2:14 makes a deliberate distinction: humanity shares completely in Adam’s condition, but Jesus only “took part.” He entered humanity without inheriting what would disqualify Him.

Jesus took flesh, but not Adam’s corrupted blood.

This explains how Jesus could be fully human yet not fallen—tempted in every way, yet without sin. What caused Adam to fall never existed in Him.

Because death never owned Him, death could not keep Him.

Death has authority only where sin exists. Jesus’ sinless blood meant His death was voluntary, His sacrifice legal, and His resurrection inevitable.

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