Purificação
A purificação é um tema central na Bíblia. Deus nos chama a sermos limpos — não apenas externamente, mas no coração, na mente e em toda a conduta de vida.
Purificados pelo sangue de Cristo
O sangue de Jesus nos purifica de todo pecado. Sua morte na cruz é o sacrifício perfeito que nos torna limpos diante de Deus.
and if we may walk in the light, as He is in the light—we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of His Son Jesus Christ cleanses us from every sin;
if we may confess our sins, He is steadfast and righteous that He may forgive us the sins, and may cleanse us from every unrighteousness;
how much more will the blood of the Christ (who through the perpetual Spirit offered Himself unblemished to God) purify your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?
who being the brightness of the glory, and the impress of His subsistence, bearing up also all things by the saying of His might—having made a cleansing of our sins through Himself, sat down at the right hand of the Greatness in the highest,
who gave Himself for us, that He might ransom us from all lawlessness, and might purify to Himself a special people, zealous of good works.
Purificação interior
Deus cria em nós um coração puro. A purificação começa no interior — nos pensamentos, intenções e motivações do coração.
Create for me a clean heart, O God, || And renew a right spirit within me.
TO THE OVERSEER. A PSALM OF DAVID, IN THE COMING OF NATHAN THE PROPHET TO HIM WHEN HE HAS GONE IN TO BATHSHEBA. Favor me, O God, according to Your kindness, || According to the abundance of Your mercies, || Blot out my transgressions. Thoroughly wash me from my iniquity, || And cleanse me from my sin,
draw near to God, and He will draw near to you; cleanse hands, you sinners! And purify hearts, you split-souled!
Having, then, these promises, beloved, may we cleanse ourselves from every defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting sanctification in the fear of God;
Beloved, now, we are children of God, and it was not yet revealed what we will be. We have known that if He may have appeared, we will be like Him, because we will see Him as He is; and everyone who is having this hope on Him, purifies himself, even as He is pure.
Lavados pela Palavra
A Palavra de Deus e o batismo nos purificam. Jesus disse: 'Vós já estais limpos pela palavra que vos tenho falado.'
you are already clean, because of the word that I have spoken to you;
The husbands: love your own wives, as the Christ also loved the Assembly, and gave Himself for it, that He might sanctify it, having cleansed [it] with the bathing of the water in the saying,
and now, why do you linger? Having risen, immerse yourself, and wash away your sins, calling on the Name of the LORD.
also an antitype to immersion which now saves you—not a putting away of the filth of flesh, but the question of a good conscience in regard to God, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,
Wash yourselves, make yourselves pure, || Turn aside the evil of your doings, from before My eyes, || Cease to do evil, learn to do good.
And He said, "That which is coming out from the man, that defiles the man; for from within, out of the heart of men, the evil reasonings come forth, adulteries, whoredoms, murders, thefts, covetous desires, wickedness, deceit, arrogance, an evil eye, slander, pride, foolishness; all these evils come forth from within, and they defile the man."