How are believers washed, sanctified, and justified according to 1 Corinthians 6:11?
Believers are washed, sanctified, and justified in the name of the Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of our God. This occurs through the triune God’s work: the Father looks on sinful men, the Spirit convicts them of the Son’s finished work, and grace, the cross, and faith apply it.
In 1 Corinthians 6:11, the text declares believers are washed, sanctified, and justified in the name of the Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of our God. Les explains this as the working of all three persons of the Godhead: God the Father in heaven looks down on sinful men; the Holy Spirit convicts sinful men of the finished work of God the Son. The triune God comes in and washes people like the Corinthians, and like us, who were no different. Though we may not have practiced gross idolatry or immorality, the potential was there; our hearts were born just as wicked. But as a result of God's grace, the finished work of the cross, and our faith in it, we too have been washed, sanctified, and justified.
And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.
More Questions
Who washes, sanctifies, and justifies believers in 1 Corinthians 6:11?
In 1 Corinthians 6:11, the washing, sanctification, and justification of sinners is the work of the whole triune God—the Father, the Holy Spirit, and God the Son.
What does it mean to be 'washed' in 1 Corinthians 6:11?
To be 'washed' in 1 Corinthians 6:11 means to be clean.
What does Paul mean when he says believers "are washed"?
Paul's "washed" in 1 Corinthians 6:11 refers not to cleansing by water but to being cleansed by a sovereign act of God.