Blood Is Thicker Than Water

Relevant Bible Verses

1) John 19:34 But one of the soldiers pierced His side with a spear; and immediately there came out blood and water.

2) 1 Peter 1:19 But with precious blood, as a Lamb without blemish and without spot, the blood of Christ

3) 1 Peter 1: 20 Who was foreknown before the foundation of the world but has been manifested in the last times for your sake

Is blood really thicker than water? Maybe. Maybe not.

A good friend in Australia invited me to stay with him when he heard that I was taking my family for a short holiday in Melbourne. He also knew that my brother-in-law resides in Australia. In any case, I do not really mind where we were going to stay as it was going to be a short trip. I had to politely reject his invitation because I knew my the other better half (wife) would prefer to stay with her brother during our visit to Melbourne. He was very understanding when I rejected the offer, but made a cheeky comment by saying, "I suppose blood is thicker than water".

If you were to physically examine, blood is definitely thicker than water. However, in this instant, it means that the bonds of family and common ancestry are stronger than those bonds between unrelated people (such as friendship).

Jesus was hung on the cross and died on the mount of Golgotha, a place of a skull. When the Romans soldiers came to Jesus, they noticed that Jesus was motionless hanging on the old rugged cross. But to ensure and to complete His death, one of the soldiers actually pierced Jesus with a spear. According to the Bible, blood and water flowed out from the pierced side of Jesus.

We read that Jesus' death was planned even before the foundation of the world (1 Pet 1:20). But the meaning behind the water and blood that flowed out from the Lord's pierced side is even more enlightening.

Blood is for redemption, to deal with sins of the world (Heb 9:22). The blood of Christ is also for redemption of the churches today (Act 20:28).

Water is for imparting life, to deal with death for the producing of the church. Thus, by drinking of the water of life, we shall be given "fountain of water gushing up into eternal life" (John 4:14).

The Lord's death did two things for the human race. Firstly, it takes away our sins. Secondly, it imparts life into us. Therefore, the blood and the water that flowed out from the Lord's pierced side provided two aspects, i.e the redemptive aspect and the life-imparting aspect.

Thus, the question if blood is thicker than water, in this article is not really the issue. But that the results of our Lord's blood and water on that old rugged cross have provided us with the full redemption of our sins and the imparting of eternal life!