Encouragement

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The Washing of Regeneration

Tit 3:5
Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;
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Halleluya beloved!!
Our Father has by two processes according to His divine mercy saved us and to keep us in continuous sanctification. They are...
1. By the washing of regeneration, and
2. By the renewing of the Holy Ghost;

Saying, This is the blood of the testament which God hath enjoined unto you.
Moreover he sprinkled with blood both the tabernacle, and all the vessels of the ministry. And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission.
It was therefore necessary that the patterns of things in the heavens should be purified with these; but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these. Heb 9:20-23

Jesus has saved us already, yours is to receive and appropriate it to yourself and staying consciouosly in it, and receiving the fulness of God's glory.

Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again. Jn 3:5-7

Until we receive the washing of regeneration, we will continue to fall short of God's glory through sin.

But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets; Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference:
For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; Rom 3:21-23

The Regeneration ...paliggenesia..gk, meaning ....spiritual rebirth (the state or the act), ...spiritual renovation, ...regeneration, is used for spiritual regeneration, involving the communication of a new life into our souls.

That law of sin and death reigning and operating in our lives must of necessity be crushed by the superior law of life (zoe..gk) in Jesus Christ. We are therefore made free from sin and its power to lead a new life in our souls.

There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death. Rom 8:1-2

The two operating powers of the washing of regeneration to produce a life of peace in Christ are...
1. The Word of Truth, Jam 1:18; 1Pe 1:23, and
2. The Holy Spirit, Jhn 3:5, 6

The washing ...loutron..gk, meaning ...a bath, ...baptism, ...washing, of regeneration we receive but once at our confession of Jesus Christ and our baptism signifying our death and burial to sin and being raised to newness of life.

This new birth stresses the communication of spiritual life into our souls in contrast to antecedent spiritual death communicated by the offense.

For if by one man’s offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.) Therefore as by the offence of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life.
For as by one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous. Rom 5:17-19

Are you washed?

If your answer is yes, congratulations then Jesus is saying move on to step no. 2, that is the renewing of the Holy Spirit, in keeping your soul in perpetual sanctification.

Jesus saith to him, He that is washed needeth not save to wash his feet, but is clean every whit: and ye are clean, but not all. Jn 13:10

Jesus emphasies that our feet needs to be washed to prepare us in a continuous state of sanctification. The laver, for the washing, is explained by Apostle Paul in Eph 5:26, "having cleansed it by the washing (loutron) of water with the word."

As we dip ourselves into the laver of the Word daily, we are washed, spiritually renovated and our feet cleansed for our walk of life.

Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you. Jn 15:3

... even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,
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. Eph 5:25-27

This continuous washing helps us ...
To walk in the paths of righteousness in all our endeavors knowing ye are washed.
To walk in holiness.
To walk in the light as He is in the light.
To walk in the Word

Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water. Heb 10:22

Stay blessed!!!

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