Titus 3:5

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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

Hebrews 6:6

General references

Bible References

By works

Though I am in the right, my own mouth would condemn me; though I am blameless, he would prove me perverse.

What is man, that he can be pure? Or he who is born of a woman, that he can be righteous?

How then can man be in the right before God? How can he who is born of woman be pure?

Enter not into judgment with your servant, for no one living is righteous before you.

I will declare your righteousness and your deeds, but they will not profit you.

And he answered, "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself."

For by works of the law no human being will be justified in his sight, since through the law comes knowledge of sin.

And to the one who does not work but believes in him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is counted as righteousness,

though they were not yet born and had done nothing either good or bad--in order that God's purpose of election might continue, not because of works but because of him who calls--

But if it is by grace, it is no longer on the basis of works; otherwise grace would no longer be grace.

yet we know that a person is not justified by works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, so we also have believed in Christ Jesus, in order to be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the law, because by works of the law no one will be justified.

Now the promises were made to Abraham and to his offspring. It does not say, "And to offsprings," referring to many, but referring to one, "And to your offspring," who is Christ.

But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us,

who saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works but because of his own purpose and grace, which he gave us in Christ Jesus before the ages began,

Washing

Jesus answered him, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God."

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

that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word,

Baptism, which corresponds to this, now saves you, not as a removal of dirt from the body but as an appeal to God for a good conscience, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,

Renewing

Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.

Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.

and to be renewed in the spirit of your minds,

and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge after the image of its creator.

and then have fallen away, to restore them again to repentance, since they are crucifying once again the Son of God to their own harm and holding him up to contempt.

General references

with which Aaron and his sons shall wash their hands and their feet.

and place the basin between the tent of meeting and the altar, and put water in it.

And some of the oil that remains in his hand the priest shall put on the lobe of the right ear of him who is to be cleansed and on the thumb of his right hand and on the big toe of his right foot, on top of the blood of the guilt offering.

The wolf shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the young goat, and the calf and the lion and the fattened calf together; and a little child shall lead them.

I, I am the LORD, and besides me there is no savior.

So then it depends not on human will or exertion, but on God, who has mercy.

not a result of works, so that no one may boast.

We love because he first loved us.