“The Washing of Regeneration, and Renewing of the Holy Ghost”
Titus 3:5
5 Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost . . .
Elder Christoffel Golden Jr. said:
“Only the Atonement can rid man of sin, making one justified in the sight of God. Afterward comes the gift of sanctification—being made clean, pure, and spotless—which can only be dispensed through the power of the Holy Ghost on conditions of obedience to the laws and ordinances of the gospel of Jesus Christ.
“Paul himself testified that he had been baptized for a remission of sins (see Acts 22:12–16) and reminded Titus that we would be saved ‘not by works of righteousness which we have done, but . . . by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost’ (Titus 3:5).”
(“Words of the Early Apostles: Grace,” Ensign, Oct. 2003, 51.)
