Day 27 • Question 72
72
Does
this
outward
washing
with
water
itself
wash
away
sins?
No,
only
the
blood
of
Jesus
Christ
and
the
Holy
Spirit
cleanse
us
from
all
sins.
1
Footnote 1
Matthew 3:11
"I baptize you with water for repentance, but he who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.
1 Peter 3:21
Baptism, which corresponds to this, now saves you, not as a removal of dirt from the body but as an appeal to God for a good conscience, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,
1 John 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 cleanses us from all sin.