p. 6 | DIVINE CLEANSING by J. C. Cole

Pacific Press Publishing Company · Oakland, California · Aug 23, 1899

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 25, No. 34.

DIVINE CLEANSING.

By J. C. Cole

1. WHAT was David's earnest request? "Cleanse Thou me." Ps. 19:12.

2. Can we cleanse ourselves? "For tho thou wash thee with niter, and take thee much soap, yet thine iniquity is marked before Me, saith the Lord God." Jer. 2:22.

3. How are we cleansed? "By the washing of regeneration." Titus 3:5.

4. How clean can the Lord make us? "Whiter than snow." Ps. 51:7.

5. What only does the Lord ask in order to be accepted? "A willing mind." 2 Cor. 8:12.

6. How long does it take the Lord to cleanse us? "Immediately . . . he was cleansed." Mark 1:42.

7. If the reader has not been cleansed from sin what should he do? "I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee, and am no more worthy." Luke 15:17-24.

St. Johns, Ore. J. C. COLE.