Titus 3:5-7 1599 Geneva Bible (GNV)
5 Not by the works of righteousness, which we had done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of the new birth, and the renewing of the holy Ghost,6 Which he shed on us abundantly, through Jesus Christ our Savior,
7 That we, being justified by his grace, should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.
Father help me to read Your word this morning – amen
Brethren:
It is not works that grant us mercy or admittance to heaven. Although doing works are important. It is the belief in the sacrifice of Christ that brings and redeems us to the Father. Without that belief we are naught more than filthy garments. - RP. Woitowitz Sr.
“For our own salvation was not by works of righteousness, but by God's mercy, His meeting us in our circumstances of sin and shame, and having compassion. The washing of regeneration implies the communication of new life, but emphasizes the moral change that new life brings with it, for it is a cleansing process. And the Holy Spirit has renewed once and for all every soul who has received this mercy. The 'old man has been forever put off, and the new man put on.'
We have seen that
the 'renewing of the Holy Ghost' is not a thing to be
repeated, but has been done once as to every believer: this has
renewed the believer in the spirit of his mind; for the Spirit has
been poured on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior. God
does not give the Spirit by measure, for the Spirit is a living
Person, and not limited by human limitations. And this blessing has
come through Jesus Christ our Savior, He to whom all the riches of
God have been given, and who delights to share unstintingly with His
saints.” - LM Grant
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