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Cleansing
from all sin
1John 1:7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have
fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies
us from all sin.
Crucified
with Christ
Romans 6:6 For we know that our old self was crucified with
him so that the body of sin might be done away with, that we should no
longer be slaves to sin-
Galatians 2:20 I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live,
but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in
the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
Romans 6:11 In the same way, count yourselves dead to sin but alive to
God in Christ Jesus.
Baptized
with the Holy Spirit
MT 3:11 "I baptize you with water for repentance. But
after me will come one who is more powerful than I, whose sandals I am
not fit to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.
Acts 1:5 For John baptized with water, but in a few days you will be baptized
with the Holy Spirit."
Acts 11:16 Then I remembered what the Lord had said: `John baptized with
water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.' 17 So if God gave
them the same gift as he gave us, who believed in the Lord Jesus Christ,
who was I to think that I could oppose God?"
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Filled
with the Holy Spirit
Acts 2:4 All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began
to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them.
Acts 4:31 After they prayed, the place where they were meeting was shaken.
And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God
boldly.
Acts 13;52 And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.
Eph 5:18 Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead,
be filled with the Spirit.
Acts 6:3 Brothers, choose seven men from among you who are known to be
full of the Spirit and wisdom. We will turn this responsibility over to
them 4 and will give our attention to prayer and the ministry of the word."
This proposal pleased the whole group. They chose Stephen, a man full
of faith and of the Holy Spirit; also Philip, Procorus, Nicanor, Timon,
Parmenas, and Nicolas from Antioch, a convert to Judaism. 6 They presented
these men to the apostles, who prayed and laid their hands on them. So
the word of God spread. The number of disciples in Jerusalem increased
rapidly, and a large number of priests became obedient to the faith. Now
Stephen, a man full of God's grace and power, did great wonders and miraculous
signs among the people.
Acts 7:55 But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, looked up to heaven and
saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God. 56
"Look," he said, "I see heaven open and the Son of Man
standing at the right hand of God."
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Acts 11:22 News of this reached the ears of the church at Jerusalem, and
they sent Barnabas to Antioch. 23 When he arrived and saw the evidence
of the grace of God, he was glad and encouraged them all to remain true
to the Lord with all their hearts. 24 He was a good man, full of the Holy
Spirit and faith, and a great number of people were brought to the Lord.
The
fullness of God
Ephesians 3:16 I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen
you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, 17 so that Christ
may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted
and established in love, 18 may have power, together with all the saints,
to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, 19
and to know this love that surpasses knowledge--that you may be filled
to the measure of all the fullness of God.
Ephesians 4:13 until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge
of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of
the fullness of Christ.
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Holiness
Romans 6:19 I put this in human terms because you are weak in your natural
selves. Just as you used to offer the parts of your body in slavery to
impurity and to ever-increasing wickedness, so now offer them in slavery
to righteousness leading to holiness. 20 When you were slaves to sin,
you were free from the control of righteousness. 21 What benefit did you
reap at that time from the things you are now ashamed of? Those things
result in death! 22 But now that you have been set free from sin and have
become slaves to God, the benefit you reap leads to holiness, and the
result is eternal life.
2Corinthians 7:1 Since we have these promises, dear friends, let us purify
ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit, perfecting
holiness out of reverence for God.
Ephesians 4:22 You were taught, with regard to your former way of life,
to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires;
23 to be made new in the attitude of your minds; 24 and to put on the
new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.
1 Thessalonians 3:13 May he strengthen your hearts so that you will be
blameless and holy in the presence of our God and Father when our Lord
Jesus comes with all his holy ones.
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1 Thessalonians 4:7 For God did not call us to be impure, but to live
a holy life. 8 Therefore, he who rejects this instruction does not reject
man but God, who gives you his Holy Spirit.
Hebrews 12:14 Make every effort to live in peace with all men and to be
holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord. 15 See to it that no
one misses the grace of God and that no bitter root grows up to cause
trouble and defile many. 16 See that no one is sexually immoral, or is
godless like Esau, who for a single meal sold his inheritance rights as
the oldest son.
Romans 12:1 Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to
offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God--this
is your spiritual act of worship. 2 Do not conform any longer to the pattern
of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.
Ephesians 1:4 For he chose us in him before the creation of the world
to be holy and blameless in his sight.
Ephesians 5:25 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church
and gave himself up for her 26 to make her holy, cleansing her by the
washing with water through the word, 27 and to present her to himself
as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but
holy and blameless.
Colossians 1:21 Once you were alienated from God and were enemies in your
minds because of your evil behavior. 22 But now he has reconciled you
by Christ's physical body through death to present you holy in his sight,
without blemish and free from accusation-- 23 if you continue in your
faith, established and firm, not moved from the hope held out in the gospel.
This is the gospel that you heard and that has been proclaimed to every
creature under heaven, and of which I, Paul, have become a servant.
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Colossians 3:12 Therefore, as God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved,
clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and
patience. 13 Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you
may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. 14 And
over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect
unity.
1Peter 1:13 Therefore, prepare your minds for action; be self-controlled;
set your hope fully on the grace to be given you when Jesus Christ is
revealed. 14 As obedient children, do not conform to the evil desires
you had when you lived in ignorance. 15 But just as he who called you
is holy, so be holy in all you do; 16 for it is written: "Be holy,
because I am holy."
1Peter 2:4 As you come to him, the living Stone--rejected by men but chosen
by God and precious to him-- 5 you also, like living stones, are being
built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual
sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
2Peter 3:11 Since everything will be destroyed in this way, what kind
of people ought you to be? You ought to live holy and godly lives 12 as
you look forward to the day of God and speed its coming. That day will
bring about the destruction of the heavens by fire, and the elements will
melt in the heat. 13 But in keeping with his promise we are looking forward
to a new heaven and a new earth, the home of righteousness.
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Sanctification/
Entire Sanctification
1Thessalonians 5:23 May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify
you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept
blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. 24 The one who calls
you is faithful and he will do it.
John 17:15 My prayer is not that you take them out of the world but that
you protect them from the evil one. 16 They are not of the world, even
as I am not of it. 17 Sanctify them by the truth; your word is truth.
18 As you sent me into the world, I have sent them into the world. 19
For them I sanctify myself, that they too may be truly sanctified.
Acts 20:32 "Now I commit you to God and to the word of his grace,
which can build you up and give you an inheritance among all those who
are sanctified. 33 I have not coveted anyone's silver or gold or clothing.
34 You yourselves know that these hands of mine have supplied my own needs
and the needs of my companions. 35 In everything I did, I showed you that
by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words
the Lord Jesus himself said: `It is more blessed to give than to receive.'
"
Acts 26:16 `Now get up and stand on your feet. I have appeared to you
to appoint you as a servant and as a witness of what you have seen of
me and what I will show you. 17 I will rescue you from your own people
and from the Gentiles. I am sending you to them 18 to open their eyes
and turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God,
so that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who
are sanctified by faith in me.'
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1 Corinthians 1:30 It is because of him that you are in Christ Jesus,
who has become for us wisdom from God--that is, our righteousness, holiness
and redemption. 31 Therefore, as it is written: "Let him who boasts
boast in the Lord."
1Thessalonians 4:3 It is God's will that you should be sanctified: that
you should avoid sexual immorality; 4 that each of you should learn to
control his own body in a way that is holy and honorable, 5 not in passionate
lust like the heathen, who do not know God; 6 and that in this matter
no one should wrong his brother or take advantage of him.
2Timothy 2:20 In a large house there are articles not only of gold and
silver, but also of wood and clay; some are for noble purposes and some
for ignoble. 21 If a man cleanses himself from the latter, he will be
an instrument for noble purposes, made holy, useful to the Master and
prepared to do any good work.
Hebrews 2:10 In bringing many sons to glory, it was fitting that God,
for whom and through whom everything exists, should make the author of
their salvation perfect through suffering. 11 Both the one who makes men
holy and those who are made holy are of the same family. So Jesus is not
ashamed to call them brothers. 12 He says,"I will declare your name
to my brothers;
in the presence of the congregation I will sing your praises."
Hebrews 10:8 First he said, "Sacrifices and offerings, burnt offerings
and sin offerings you did not desire, nor were you pleased with them"
(although the law required them to be made). 9 Then he said, "Here
I am, I have come to do your will." He sets aside the first to establish
the second. 10 And by that will, we have been made holy through the sacrifice
of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.
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Hebrews 10:11 Day after day every priest stands and performs his religious
duties; again and again he offers the same sacrifices, which can never
take away sins. 12 But when this priest had offered for all time one sacrifice
for sins, he sat down at the right hand of God. 13 Since that time he
waits for his enemies to be made his footstool, 14 because by one sacrifice
he has made perfect forever those who are being made holy.
1Peter 1:1 Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to God's elect, strangers
in the world, scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia and
Bithynia, 2 who have been chosen according to the foreknowledge of God
the Father, through the sanctifying work of the Spirit, for obedience
to Jesus Christ and sprinkling by his blood: Grace and peace be yours
in abundance.
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Purified/
Pure heart
PS 51:2 Wash away all my iniquity
and cleanse me from my sin.
PS 51:7 Cleanse me with hyssop, and I will be clean;
wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.
PS 51:10 Create in me a pure heart, O God,
and renew a steadfast spirit within me.
Ezekiel 23 I will show the holiness of my great name, which has been profaned
among the nations, the name you have profaned among them. Then the nations
will know that I am the LORD, declares the Sovereign LORD, when I show
myself holy through you before their eyes. 24 " `For I will take
you out of the nations; I will gather you from all the countries and bring
you back into your own land. 25 I will sprinkle clean water on you, and
you will be clean; I will cleanse you from all your impurities and from
all your idols. 26 I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in
you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of
flesh. 27 And I will put my Spirit in you and move you to follow my decrees
and be careful to keep my laws.
Acts 15:8 God, who knows the heart, showed that he accepted them by giving
the Holy Spirit to them, just as he did to us. 9 He made no distinction
between us and them, for he purified their hearts by faith.
Titus 2:11 For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to
all men. 12 It teaches us to say "No" to ungodliness and worldly
passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this
present age, 13 while we wait for the blessed hope--the glorious appearing
of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ, 14 who gave himself for us
to redeem us from all wickedness and to purify for himself a people that
are his very own, eager to do what is good.
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James 4:7 Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will
flee from you. 8 Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your
hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. 9 Grieve,
mourn and wail. Change your laughter to mourning and your joy to gloom.
10 Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up.
1Peter 1:22 Now that you have purified yourselves by obeying the truth
so that you have sincere love for your brothers, love one another deeply,
from the heart. 23 For you have been born again, not of perishable seed,
but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God.
7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship
with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all
sin.
1John 1:8 If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the
truth is not in us. 9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just
and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.
1John 3:1 How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we
should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason
the world does not know us is that it did not know him. 2 Dear friends,
now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made
known. But we know that when he appears, we shall be like him, for we
shall see him as he is. 3 Everyone who has this hope in him purifies himself,
just as he is pure.
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Perfection
Hebrews 10:11 Day after day every priest stands and performs his religious
duties; again and again he offers the same sacrifices, which can never
take away sins. 12 But when this priest had offered for all time one sacrifice
for sins, he sat down at the right hand of God. 13 Since that time he
waits for his enemies to be made his footstool, 14 because by one sacrifice
he has made perfect forever those who are being made holy.
Matthew 5:43 "You have heard that it was said, `Love your neighbor
and hate your enemy.' 44 But I tell you: Love your enemies and pray for
those who persecute you, 45 that you may be sons of your Father in heaven.
He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on
the righteous and the unrighteous. 46 If you love those who love you,
what reward will you get? Are not even the tax collectors doing that?
47 And if you greet only your brothers, what are you doing more than others?
Do not even pagans do that? 48 Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly
Father is perfect.
2 Corinthians 13:9 We are glad whenever we are weak but you are strong;
and our prayer is for your perfection. 10 This is why I write these things
when I am absent, that when I come I may not have to be harsh in my use
of authority--the authority the Lord gave me for building you up, not
for tearing you down. 11 Finally, brothers, good-by. Aim for perfection,
listen to my appeal, be of one mind, live in peace. And the God of love
and peace will be with you.
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Colossians 1:28 We proclaim him, admonishing and teaching everyone with
all wisdom, so that we may present everyone perfect in Christ. 29 To this
end I labor, struggling with all his energy, which so powerfully works
in me.
Hebrews 12:22 But you have come to Mount Zion, to the heavenly Jerusalem,
the city of the living God. You have come to thousands upon thousands
of angels in joyful assembly, 23 to the church of the firstborn, whose
names are written in heaven. You have come to God, the judge of all men,
to the spirits of righteous men made perfect, 24 to Jesus the mediator
of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word
than the blood of Abel.
1John 2:3 We know that we have come to know him if we obey his commands.
4 The man who says, "I know him," but does not do what he commands
is a liar, and the truth is not in him. 5 But if anyone obeys his word,
God's love is truly made complete in him. This is how we know we are in
him: 6 Whoever claims to live in him must walk as Jesus did.
1 John 4:11 Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love
one another. 12 No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another,
God lives in us and his love is made complete in us.
1 John 4:16 God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in
him. 17 In this way, love is made complete among us so that we will have
confidence on the day of judgment, because in this world we are like him.
18 There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because
fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect
in love.
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