Section 26: Lord’s Day 26

How art thou admonished and assured by holy baptism, that the one sacrifice of Christ upon the cross is of real advantage to thee?

Thus: That Christ appointed this external washing with water,^a adding thereto this promise, that I am as certainly washed by his blood and spirit from all the pollution of my soul;^b that is, from all my sins, as I am washed externally with water, by which the filthiness of the body is commonly washed away.^c

1. a. Matthew 28:19; Acts 2:38

   Matthew 28:19

   Acts 2:38

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2. b. Mark 16:16; Matthew 3:11; Romans 6:3

   Mark 16:16

   Matthew 3:11

   Romans 6:3

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3. c. Mark 1:4; Luke 3:3

   Mark 1:4

   Luke 3:3

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What is it to be washed with the blood and spirit of Christ?

It is to receive of God the remission of sins, freely, for the sake of Christ’s blood, which he shed for us by his sacrifice upon the cross:^a and also to be renewed by the Holy Ghost, and sanctified to be members of Christ; that so we may more and more die unto sin, and lead holy and unblameable lives.^b

1. a. Hebrews 12:24; 1 Peter 1:2; Revelation 1:5

   Hebrews 12:24

   1 Peter 1:2

   Revelation 1:5

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2. b. John 1:33; Romans 6:4; Colossians 2:11

   John 1:33

   Romans 6:4

   Colossians 2:11

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Where has Christ promised us that he will as certainly wash us by his blood and spirit, as we are washed with the water of baptism?

In the institution of baptism which is thus expressed, “go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost,”^a “he that believeth, and is baptized, shall be saved; but he that believeth not, shall be damned.”^b This promise is also repeated, where the scripture calls baptism “the washing of regeneration,^c and the washing away of sins.”^d

1. a. Matthew 28:19

   Matthew 28:19

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2. b. Mark 16:16

   Mark 16:16

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3. c. Titus 3:5

   Titus 3:5

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4. d. Acts 22:16

   Acts 22:16

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