Be Ye Clean

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"If a man therefore purge himself from these [Sin: Wicked acts & thoughts], he shall be a vessel unto honour, sanctified, and meet for the master’s use, and prepared unto every good work." -- 2 Timothy 2:21

"Depart ye, depart ye, go ye out from thence, touch no unclean thing; go ye out of the midst of her [Babylon, the world]; be ye clean, that bear the vessels of the Lord." -- Isaiah 52:11

And if we will do this we will be able to stand before the Lord as Paul and say, "I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith: Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day." -- 2 Timothy 4:7-8

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