Monday, April 22, 2013
What Can Wash Away My Sin
What Can Wash Away My Sin
"For God did not send his son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world."
John 3:17
One night in a church service a young woman felt God tugging at her heart, and she responded to His call and accepted Jesus as her Lord and Savior. The young woman had been addicted to drugs, alcohol and prostitution, and had a very rough past. But, the change in her became evident, and as time passed she became a faithful member of the church, and it was evident to everyone that she had truly been changed and was a devoted follower of Jesus. It was not long until this changed young woman was noticed by the pastor's son, and after several months of dating he asked her to marry him. Some of the church members who knew of the woman's past life, began questioning that it was not suitable for her to marry the pastor's son, and began to argue and fight amongst themselves about the matter. This eventually led to a meeting with all church members involved, and as the meeting was getting completely out of control, the pastor's son stood and said, "My fiancée's past is not what is on trial here. What you are questioning is the ability of the blood of Jesus to wash away sins. So, does it wash away sin or not?" The entire church suddenly realized that they had been slandering the blood of the Lord Jesus Christ. This story should remind us that when we bring up someone's past, and use it as a weapon against them, that forgiveness is the most important foundational part of the Gospel of Jesus. If the blood of Jesus does not cleanse the other person completely, then it cannot cleanse you completely either, as you also have sinned. This lovely old hymn, says it all, "What can wash away my sins, nothing but the blood of Jesus."
My Daily Devotional Volume Six
April 22
Robert William Brock, Jr.
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WHAT IS THE WASHING OF REGENERATION?
ReplyDeleteMost people who believe that men are saved by faith alone simply disregard the Scriptures that express water baptism as being essential to forgiveness of sins.
What is the washing of regeneration?
Titus 3:5 not by works of righteousness which we have done , but according to His mercy He saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit,(NKJV)
God saved us through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit. What is is washing of regeneration?
Titus 3:5 he saved us, not because of any works of righteousness that we had done, but according to his mercy, through the water of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit.(New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition)
He saved us through the water of rebirth, not because we were born of water the first time. No one can be reborn of amniotic fluid, that would be the first birth.
Titus 3:5 he saved us, not because of any works of righteousness that we had done, but according to his mercy, through the water of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit.(New Revised Standard Version)
You cannot take the water out of washing of regeneration.
Titus 3:5 he saved us, not because of any works of righteousness that we had done, but according to his mercy, through the water of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit. (New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised)
Being reborn of water and the Spirit cannot be separated.
John 3:3-5 ...unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God." 5. ....unless one is born of water and the Spirit , he cannot enter the kingdom of God. (NKJV)
You must be again of water and the Spirit. Born of the Spirit alone cannot saved you.
THE WASHING OF REGENERATION.
Ephesians 5:25-27....as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for it, 26 that He might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,.... (NKJV)
Christ sanctified and cleansed the body of Christ with the washing of water. The washing of regeneration.
Ephesians 5:26 He did this to make her holy by washing her in a bath of water with the word. (Common English Bible)
There is no rebirth without water baptism.
Ephesians 5:26 He made the church holy by the power of his word, and he made it pure by washing it with water.(Contemporary English Version)
There is no dry washing of regeneration.
THE WASHING OF REGENERATION.
Acts 22:16 'And now why are you waiting? Arise and be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on the name of the Lord." (NKJV)
No sins (under the New Covenant) are wash away without water baptism.
Acts 22:16 Now, don't wait any longer. Get up, be baptized andwash away your sins, trusting in Jesus to save you.' (Easy-to-Read Version)
The washing of regeneration.
THE WASHING OF REGENERATION.
1. Titus 3:5 not by works of righteous which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit. (NKJV)
WATER AND SPIRIT.
2. John 3:5 Jesus answered, "Most assuredly, I say, unless one isborn of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.(NKJV)
WATER AND SPIRIT.
Acts 2:38 The Peter said to them, "Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. (NKJV)
WATER AND SPIRIT.
There is no salvation without the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit.
THERE IS NO DRY-CLEANING, FOR SALVATION, UNDER THE NEW COVENANT TERMS OF PARDON!
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