Spurgeon was using it in reference to the salvation of men. We come to God and plead the blood of Christ in our salvation. It is because of the blood of Christ that we are saved.
Pleading the blood, after salvation, as a means to get God to honor our prayer request as if it makes our request a sure thing as a result of doing so in not in fact biblical.
agreed, as those in Charismatic churches who keep pleading the blood to ward of Satan and to get healed are using that sacred thing as those holding to bones and relics of so called saints having intrinsic powers!
Nope.
You are just upset that I don't agree with your theory about hedges.
The thread is about "pleading the blood" and I added the "pray a hedge around you" phrase as another example of phrases that are odd comments. I then added that I think the "hedge" phrase is man-centered. You take exception to my view. Fine. I disagree with your view. Fine.
Have I talked you off the cliff yet, Mr Mitchell?
The charismatic folks do not understand scripture nor do they want to. They apply it just however they want to to fill their emotion fest services with as much drama as possible. Further, I know first hand that without all that drama they do not feel like they can maintain their faith.
I fell sorry for some are
caught up in it, as they are really saved, and yet are being captured and controlled by wolves in pulpits, teaching doctrines of demons!
Is is possible that the statement "praying a hedge" around someone is more for the person for whom we are interceeding? Kind of a type or figure so that they can at least begin to wrap their mind around the reality of the efficacy of intercession?
As far as "pleading the blood". Would that have to be limited to salvation? Perhaps spiritual strongholds, addictions, etc. Could be approached with the mindset of "pleading the blood" as a scriptural reminder of the victory wrought at the cross for every believer. Not just that sins were forgiven but the blood offered once for all is sufficient for our daily temptations as well?
Rather than incantations and personal power over the Lord they should be viewed as powerful reminders of our weakness and our utter dependance on Him.
I have already shown him those verse. He cannot deal with that actual verses so he plays games. There seems to be a lack of integrity with this one. You best just to leave him to his misery and move on.
you have no idea what you are talking about. You created your own version of that analogy and then assigned your version to everyone else so you could knock it down. You are wrong about how it is used, you are wrong about the verses, and you are wrong about everything dealing with this. Par for the course with you.