Titus 3:5

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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;

By works

Washing

Renewing

General references

Romans 9:16

Ephesians 2:9

1 John 4:19

Bible References

By works

He answered and said: You shall love the Lord your God with your whole heart, and with your whole soul, and with your whole strength, and with your whole understanding, and your neighbor as yourself.

Wherefore, by works of law, no flesh shall be justified in his sight; for by law is the knowledge of sin.

but to him that works not, but believes on him that justifies the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.

(the children, indeed, having not yet been born, and having done neither good nor evil, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of him that calls,)

And if the election is by grace, it is no longer by works; otherwise grace is no longer grace.

knowing that a man is not justified by works of law, but by faith in Jesus Christ, even we have believed on Christ Jesus, that we may be justified by faith in Christ, and not by works of law: because, by works of law no flesh shall be justified.

Now the promises were spoken to Abraham and to his offspring; he does not say: And to offsprings, as if he spoke of many; but as of one, And to your offspring, which is Christ.

but God, being rich in mercy, on account of his great love with which he loved us,

who has saved us, and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus be fore the times of the ages,

Washing

Jesus answered and said to him: Verily, verily I say to you, unless a man be born again, he can not see the kingdom of God.

And such were some of you: but you are washed, but you are sanctified, but you are justified, in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.

that he might sanctify it, having cleansed it by the bath of water through the word,

the likeness of which, even immersion, (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the seeking of a good conscience toward God,) does now also save us, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,

Renewing

And be not conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may learn what the will of God is the good, and the acceptable, and the perfect.

and that you be renewed in the spirit of your mind,

and have put on the new man, which is renewed for knowledge, ac cording to the image of him that created him;

if they fall away; since they again crucify in themselves the Son of God, and put him to an open shame.

General references

Therefore, it is not of him that wills, nor of him that runs, but of God that shows mercy.

not by works, lest any one should boast.

We love him, because he first loved us.