We were born filthy
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"We are all infected and impure with sin! And all our righteous acts are like filthy rags; we all shrivel up like a leaf, and like the wind our sins sweep us away!" Isaiah 64:6
This is our state by nature.
We were born filthy, hence the ancient inquiry and reply, "Who can produce something pure from what is impure? No one!"
The impurity of our hearts—soon appears in our lives: we loved the filthy, and pursued the forbidden object.
Impurity separates from God, and disqualifies for Heaven. Nothing evil or impure will be allowed to enter there. We must be pardoned and cleansed—or eternally perish!
The removal of our guilt can only be by the sacrifice of Jesus. His blood must be sprinkled upon us—or guilt will not be removed from us.
Our inward cleansing, or sanctification, is by the Holy Spirit using the glorious gospel. The truth must be applied to us, become a powerful principle within us, and the rule that regulates and guides us.
The more we feel its power—the more we shall discover and deplore our impurity; and the more we shall long, pray, and strive for true holiness, or conformity to the Lord Jesus Christ. Every truly sanctified soul mourns daily over inward defilement, and cleaves to the Lord Jesus as his righteousness, holiness and redemption!
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