Fulton Church of Christ

Why “clean” versus “unclean?” Bottom line, “Because I am the Lord your God.” “Because I said so.”
Uncleanness cleaned by sprinkling
- Leprosy: Leviticus 14:7, 14:51
- Priests: Numbers 8:7, Exodus 29:21
- Touching the dead: Numbers 19:13, 21
Sprinkling sanctifies: Leviticus 16:19, 8:11, 8:30
Hebrews 9:18 – 26 Verse 22 contains two ideas
- Sprinkling sanctifies
- Sacrifice remits sins
Hebrews 10:11 – 22
- Jesus’ sacrifice remits sins: 10:12, 14, 18
- Sprinkling Jesus’ blood sanctifies: 10:14, 20, 22
We cannot be our own sacrifice, but we are called upon to cleanse ourselves
- 2 Corinthians 7:1 Let us cleanse ourselves
- James 4:8 Cleanse your hands, you sinners; purify your hearts, you doubleminded
Jesus takes the High Priestly role of sprinkler
- Ephesians 5:26 That He might sanctify and cleanse her with the washing of water by the word.
- 1 Peter 1:2 “Sprinkling of the Blood of Jesus” is parallel to “Sanctification of the Spirit.”
- 1 John 1:7 The blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin
- 1 John 1:9 Two images
  - If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins
  - And to cleanse us from all unrighteousness

Uncleanness