Contained in this book are the most significant words ever spoken by a human being. They are the words of Jesus Christ of Nazareth who came in the flesh. The meat of this book contains Christ's words that are identified in the Bible by red letters. However, the human narration of the Biblical authors: Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John have been extracted. Only the red lettered words spoken by Jesus Christ remain.

Inside the red lettered words of Jesus, you will find parables, instructions, encouragement, and comfort. You will find prophecies Jesus spoke concerning the end of days. You will also find the one and only path that leads to the Heavenly Father and into the kingdom of heaven.

As you read the red words of Jesus you will find numerous themes. However, the most significant theme Jesus preached was His sacrificial death upon the cross followed by His supernatural resurrection by the Holy Spirit. It is this theme of Jesus' death, burial, and resurrection that is the basis of the Christian faith

By exploring what the Bible teaches on Jesus' death, burial, and resurrection we will validate the truthfulness of Christ's claim to be the Son of God. We can thus validate the truth of His spoken words. We will also look at numerous Biblical prophecies that were fulfilled in Jesus Christ. The fulfilled prophecies point to Jesus as being the Messiah.

The apostle Paul wrote in 1 Corinthians 15:3-4: 3 For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, 4 and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures.

One reason this book is entitled, Blood Red Words is because the sustenance of this book are the red lettered words spoken by Jesus recorded in the Bible. Another reason for this title is because I want the readers to understand, see, and experience the power of Jesus' shed blood in their own lives. Jesus' purpose was to pour out His blood upon the cross for the remission of human sin. Jesus was the ultimate sacrifice.

Before Jesus died on the cross, animals such as oxen, goats, sheep, and birds were killed as a sacrifice in an effort to remove people's sins. God actually required animal sacrifices to provide a temporary covering of human sins (Leviticus 4:35, 5:10). The animal sacrifices were a foreshadow of the one perfect and complete sacrifice of Jesus Christ on the cross.

Humans no longer need to offer animal sacrifices today. Animal sacrifices have ended because Jesus Christ was the perfect sacrifice. John the Baptist recognized Jesus as the sacrificial Lamb. When John saw Jesus coming to him to be baptized, John said, "Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!" (John 1:29).

Jesus Christ took our sin upon Himself and died in our place. Jesus was faultless but willingly gave Himself to die for the sins of mankind (1 Timothy 2:6). Jesus laid down His own life. He had power to lay it down, and He had power to take it again (John 10:17-18). Jesus laid down His life to take our sins upon Him. In Second Corinthians 5:21 the apostle Paul wrote of Jesus saying, "For He [God] made Him [Jesus] who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him."

As you read Jesus' words in red found in this book, think of what Jesus' sacrifice means to you. Meditate on His blood red words and see what He endured for you. As you go through this book, answer the following questions. What has Jesus' blood personally done for me? What would I be doing without the sacrifice of Jesus upon the cross? Where would I be without the blood red words of Jesus?