Lord’s Day 26
Q73. Why then does the Holy Spirit call baptism the washing of regeneration and the washing away of sins?
God has good reason for these words. He wants to teach us that the blood and Spirit of Christ wash away our sins just as water washes away dirt from our bodies. But more important, he wants to assure us, by this divine pledge and sign, that the washing away of our sins spiritually is as real as physical washing with water.
Scripture Proofs — King James Version
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1 Corinthians 6:11
“And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.”
Revelation 1:5
Revelation 7:14
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Acts 2:38
Romans 6:3–4
Galatians 3:27
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Test Yourself · Q73