Bible Questions Answered:
“...so I do not understand this
washing, to make clean...”
Waheed/ Bangalore, India (Tamil Nadu)
Bible Answer:
Bible Text:
Ephesians 5:25-27 KJV
25 ...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,
27 That He might present it to
Himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such
thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.
One may wash in a river or sea, and it
will not help make one clean, spiritually.
Paul's writings to the Ephesian
believers states that, “Christ also loved the church, and gave
Himself for it;”
Romans 3:23-25 NLT (Apostle
Paul)
23 For everyone
has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard.
24 Yet God,
with undeserved kindness, declares that we are righteous. He did this
through Christ Jesus when He freed us from the penalty
for our sins.
25 For God
presented Jesus as the sacrifice for sin. People are made right
with God when they believe that Jesus sacrificed His life, shedding
His blood..."
Romans 5:1 NLT
Therefore, since we have been made
right in God’s sight by faith, we have peace with God
because of what Jesus Christ our
Lord has done for us.
We are “justified,” through faith
in the finished work of our Savior Jesus Christ.
This is “not,” anything we could
ever do, but that only God's Son could do for us!
Romans 5:18,19 NLT
18 Yes, Adam’s one sin brings
condemnation for everyone, but Christ’s one act of righteousness
brings a right relationship with God and new life for everyone.
19 Because one person disobeyed God,
many became sinners. But because One other person obeyed God, many
will be made righteous.
Now, being
justified, we are to live a life of righteousness.
Homily:
Wouldn't it be
foolish for a doctor to remove a tumor, caused by the bad habit of
smoking, only to tell his patient, OK, now you can resume your
smoking.
How foolish that
would be, for that is what almost killed him.
Our precious Savior
has saved us from sin and death, and now calls us to live a holy
life.
Romans 8:2 KJV
For the law of the Spirit of life in
Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.
Leviticus 20:7
KJV
Sanctify yourselves therefore, and
be ye holy: for I am the LORD your God.
I Peter 1:15 KJV
But as He which hath called you is
holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation;
I Peter 1:16 KJV
Because it is written, Be ye holy;
for I am holy.
Well, how may one
keep pure before his Savior?
Ephesians
5:26,27 KJV
26 That He
(Christ) might sanctify and cleanse it (His
Church) with the washing of water by the word,
27 That He might present it to
Himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such
thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.
Psalm 119:9 KJV
Wherewithal shall a young man
cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to thy word.
Psalm 119:11 KJV
Thy word have I hid in mine
heart, that I might not sin against thee.
Psalm 119:105
KJV
Thy word is a lamp unto my
feet, and a light unto my path.
Psalm 119:130
KJV
The entrance of thy words giveth
light; it giveth understanding unto the simple.
Psalm 119:133
KJV
Order my steps in thy word:
and let not any iniquity have dominion over me.
Psalm 119:160
KJV
Thy word is true from the
beginning: and every one of thy righteous judgments endureth for
ever.
Psalm 119:172
KJV
My tongue shall speak of thy
word: for all thy commandments are righteousness.
John 17:17 KJV
Sanctify them through thy Truth:
thy Word is Truth.
We are
kept clean, by “the washing of water by the word,”
When we read the
holy Word of God, and apply it to our lives, we are kept
clean.
Matthew 7:21 KJV
Not every one that saith unto Me,
Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven;
but he that doeth the will of
My Father which is in heaven.
Our Lord prayed for
His church saying...)
John 17:14-17
NLT
14 I have given
them your word. And the world hates them because they do not
belong to the world, just as I do not belong to the world.
15 I’m not asking
you to take them out of the world, but to keep them safe from the
evil one.
16 They do not
belong to this world any more than I do.
17 Make them holy
by your Truth; teach them your word, which is Truth.
If there is one thing our enemy hates, it is the Word of God. Three
times the enemy, tried to tempt the Savior, and three times He quoted
the Word of God, to refute him (Matthew 4:1-11).
Keep reading the wonderful word of God!
