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

And he answering said, "Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might, and with all thy understanding, and thy neighbour as thyself."

Wherefore by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified before God: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.

But to him who doth not work, but believeth in him who justifieth the ungodly, his faith is reckoned in account for righteousness.

(though the children were not yet born, nor had done any thing good or evil, that according to the election of God the purpose might abide, not from works, but from him who called;)

But if by grace, it is no more by works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if by works, it is no more grace: otherwise work is no more work.

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

But to Abraham were the promises spoken, and to his seed. He saith not, To seeds, as unto many persons; but as to an individual, and to thy seed, which is Christ.

But God, being rich in mercy, through the great love with which he hath loved us,

who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before time had a beginning;

Washing

Jesus answered and said to him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.

Yet such were some of you: but ye have been washed, but ye have been sanctified, but ye have been justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the spirit of our God.

that he might sanctify it, purifying it in the laver of water by the word,

The antitype to which baptism now saveth us (not the mere removal of filth from the flesh, but the engagement of a good conscience to God), by the resurrection of Jesus Christ:

Renewing

And be not conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renovation of your mind, that you may prove by experience what is the will of God, that is good, acceptable, and perfect.

but be renewed in the spirit of your minds;

and have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge, after the image of him that created him.

and yet have fallen away: for they crucify again to themselves the Son of God, and expose him to public infamy.

General references

Well then, it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God who sheweth mercy.

not by works, lest any man should boast;

We love him, because he first loved us.