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NASB | Titus 3:5 He saved us, not on the basis of deeds which we have done in righteousness, but according to His mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewing by the Holy Spirit, |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Titus 3:5 He saved us, not because of any works of righteousness that we have done, but because of His own compassion and mercy, by the cleansing of the new birth (spiritual transformation, regeneration) and renewing by the Holy Spirit, |
Subject: Titus 3:5 and washing of regeneration |
Bible Note: 'When the church departed from Scriptural truth, such individuals HAD to part from such teachings' is completely false. What about reforming, mending and healing from within. You would do this in a marriage wouldn't you? Never walk away! The bankruptcy of Martin Luther's position can be seen in his German Bible translation adding "alone" to the word faith in Romans 3:28. The phrase "faith alone" appears nowhere in the Bible except James 2:24. Would you TRUST a man who infamously mistranslated his Bible. A man who wrote a book called 'On the Jews and their Lies (1542), and who drowned Anabaptists because they 'wanted to be baptised full immersion as adults.' The Church opposed corrupted Protestant versions of the Bible only, i.e. like the above. If you want to read about history in 'comic-land' then that's your business. If you decide to get 'deep in history' as Newman wrote you just might 'cease to be Protestant.' At least you will be informed. There are loads of history books by non-Catholics on the true history of Christianity. I would recommended reading the ultimate collection on Church history by Jaroslav Pelikan (Lutheran later Orthodox) starting with The Emergence of the Catholic Tradition (The Christian Tradition : a History of the Development of Doctrine, Vol 1). There are 5 volumes covering 2,000 years of Christian history. The distinguished academic and historian Jack Chick has a catalogue that you could send off for too(only joking). Calling the Catholic Church the Popish church is kindergarden. Luther's legacy is tragic. The national Churches in Europe hold about 2 percent of their populations. The Catholic nations have huge proportions of their people strong in faith and crowding the Churches every Sunday. The Cathedrals of the historic Protestant denominations in Europe are nearly empty: museum pieces. Catholicism has chronic vigour. Lutherism didn't. Regards Dalcent |