The New Life

The Cleansing of Sin.
given you, is also cleansed away. It sliall be to you
according to your faith. Let your faith in God, in
the word, in the blood, in your Jesus increase continually:
"God is faithful and righteous to cleanse
us from all unrighteousness."
Lord God, I thank Thee for these promises. Thou
givest not only forgiveness, but also cleansing. As
surely as forgiveness comes first, does cleansing follow
for every one that desires it and believes. Lord,
let Thy word penetrate my heart, and let a divine
cleansing from every sin that is forgiven me be the
stable expectation of my soul.
Beloved Saviour, let the glorious, ceaseless cleansing
of Thy blood through Thy Spirit in me be made
known to me and shared by me every moment.
Amen.
1. What is the connection between cleansing by God and
cleansing by man himself?
2. What, according to i John i. 9, are the two things that
must precede cleansing ?
3. Is cleansing, as well as forgiveness, the work of God in us?
If this is the case, of what inexpressible importance is it to trust
God for it. To believe that God gives me a divine cleansing iu
the blood when He forgives me, is the way to become partaker
of it.
4. What, according to Scripture, are the evidences of a pure
heart?
5. What are "clean hands?" (Ps. xxiv.)
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