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

If I be righteous, Mine mouth doth declare me wicked, Perfect I am! -- it declareth me perverse.

What is man that he is pure, And that he is righteous, one born of woman?

And what? is man righteous with God? And what? is he pure -- born of a woman?

And enter not into judgment with Thy servant, For no one living is justified before Thee.

I declare thy righteousness, and thy works, And they do not profit thee.

And he answering said, 'Thou shalt love the Lord thy God out of all thy heart, and out of all thy soul, and out of all thy strength, and out of all thy understanding, and thy neighbour as thyself.'

wherefore by works of law shall no flesh be declared righteous before Him, for through law is a knowledge of sin.

and to him who is not working, and is believing upon Him who is declaring righteous the impious, his faith is reckoned -- to righteousness:

(for they being not yet born, neither having done anything good or evil, that the purpose of God, according to choice, might remain; not of works, but of Him who is calling,) it was said to her --

and if by grace, no more of works, otherwise the grace becometh no more grace; and if of works, it is no more grace, otherwise the work is no more work.

having known also that a man is not declared righteous by works of law, if not through the faith of Jesus Christ, also we in Christ Jesus did believe, that we might be declared righteous by the faith of Christ, and not by works of law, wherefore declared righteous by works of law shall be no flesh.'

and to Abraham were the promises spoken, and to his seed; He doth not say, 'And to seeds,' as of many, but as of one, 'And to thy seed,' which is Christ;

and God, being rich in kindness, because of His great love with which He loved us,

who did save us, and did call with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to His own purpose and grace, that was given to us in Christ Jesus, before the times of the ages,

Washing

Jesus answered and said to him, 'Verily, verily, I say to thee, If any one may not be born from above, he is not able to see the reign of God;'

And certain of you were these! but ye were washed, but ye were sanctified, but ye were declared righteous, in the name of the Lord Jesus, and in the Spirit of our God.

that he might sanctify it, having cleansed it with the bathing of the water in the saying,

also to which an antitype doth now save us -- baptism, (not a putting away of the filth of flesh, but the question of a good conscience in regard to God,) through the rising again of Jesus Christ,

Renewing

A clean heart prepare for me, O God, And a right spirit renew within me.

and be not conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, for your proving what is the will of God -- the good, and acceptable, and perfect.

and to be renewed in the spirit of your mind,

and having put on the new, which is renewed in regard to knowledge, after the image of Him who did create him;

and having fallen away, again to renew them to reformation, having crucified again to themselves the Son of God, and exposed to public shame.

General references

and Aaron and his sons have washed at it their hands and their feet,

and hast put the laver between the tent of meeting and the altar, and hast put water there.

And of the residue of the oil which is on his palm, the priest putteth on the tip of the right ear of him who is to be cleansed, and on the thumb of his right hand, and on the great toe of his right foot, on the blood of the guilt-offering;

And a wolf hath sojourned with a lamb, And a leopard with a kid doth lie down, And calf, and young lion, and fatling are together, And a little youth is leader over them.

I -- I am Jehovah, And besides Me there is no saviour.

so, then -- not of him who is willing, nor of him who is running, but of God who is doing kindness:

not of works, that no one may boast;

we -- we love him, because He -- He first loved us;