01/19/22 GOD'S PLAN FOR TOTAL CLEANSING

01/20/22 GOD'S PLAN FOR TOTAL CLEANSING

Christ can and does forgive every regenerated child of God of every confessed and repented sin.

Those who are justified by faith have peace with God.
Those who are saved have no condemnation.
Those who are walking in faith and therefore walking in the light, are forgiven and cleansed of every sin.
Even those who deny holiness of heart and life, go as far as to errantly say that God forgives, "future sins," at the time of justification. Interestingly, some people believe God provides all-inclusive (perfect) forgiveness in this life, but they do not believe God provides all-inclusive (perfect) cleansing in this life.
Those who are alive in Christ and following Christ daily are assured that they have eternal life. Eternal life is only offered to and experienced when a believer is in a present faith relationship with Christ. We are children of God by faith.
The Bible teaches that God cleanses from all sin, in this life. But remember, there is a cleansing that takes place at the time of our conversion and another aspect of cleansing that takes place at the time of our consecration.

The cleansing at the time of our conversion is:
Cleansing from every sin we have committed;
Cleansing from a guilty conscience;
Cleansing from a life of sinning.

The cleansing at the time of our Entire Sanctification is a cleansing or out heart from the Old Man, aka Carnal or Fleshly Mind, Double-Mindedness, Sin (as a condition or nature), Law of Sin and Death.

The fact that God uses two events to cleanse us from all sin does not mean that there are two separate salvation experiences or that God's cleansing at conversion is a failed cleansing. It means that there is one complete salvation experience that includes two parts: first, cleansing from sins (words, thoughts, and deeds) and second, cleansing from sin (as an inherent attitudinal condition).

God's salvific work takes place in two phases and is consistent with other God events, such as:
God revealed Himself in the Old Testament.
God revealed Himself in the New Testament.
God made man as a physical being.
God created man as a spiritual being.
God created man in two steps;
(as male),
(as female).
Jesus came the first time as a Child, a Lamb, a Shepherd, a Suffering Servant.
Jesus will come the second time as a Conqueror, a Lion, a King, a Judge.

The two acts of cleansing are actually two parts of His cleansing us from all sin. Each part accomplishes a specific work. It is like removing the bad FRUIT from our lives, (adultery and lust, murder and hatred, stealing and coveting, lying and duplicity) and then removing the ROOT (inherent cause of rebellion).

God's plan of salvation has always included CLEAN HANDS (what we do) and PURE HEARTS (what we are). God's word has always proclaimed clean hands and a pure heart. Salvation has always provided clean hands and a pure heart. The problem is that some preachers renounce this great Biblical truth and some other preachers denounce this glorious truth.

Matthew 5:8
(8) Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.
Hebrews 12:13-15
(13) And make straight paths for your feet, lest that which is lame be turned out of the way; but let it rather be healed.
(14) Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:
(15) Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled;
James 4:7-8
(7) Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
(8) Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.
1 Peter 1:22-23
(22) Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:
(23) Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.