Blood (1) Songs

I have noticed that more and more songs about the blood of Jesus are being played on Christian radio. This could be good, but I am worried about some of the theology that is being propagated.

Some songs seem to confuse the blood of Jesus with the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is the one who carries all the power of God, so the blood of Jesus is not the power of God. When songs speak of the power of the blood, they might be claiming that the blood of Jesus was effective for the purpose for which it was shed, but some songs seem to go beyond that.

The blood that gives me strength from day to day
It will never lose its power (Andraé Crouch – The Blood Will Never Lose Its Power).

Your blood will never lose its power.
Your blood will never lose.
Your victory will stand forever.
Your blood will never lose (Rend Collective - Your Royal Blood)

Providing power for daily life is not the purpose of the blood of Jesus. It is the Holy Spirit who gives us power from day to day. He will never lose his power. Confusing the blood of Jesus with the power of the Holy Spirit is a mistake.

Some songs verge on worship of Jesus' blood.

The blood, the blood, the blood
Oh, the wonderful blood (Tiffany Hudson-The Wonderful Blood).

Followers of Jesus should only worship God (Father, Son and Holy Spirit).

When I went to the New Testament, I was surprised at how little mention the blood of Jesus receives. I will analyse these mentions in the remainder of this series of posts.