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A Discerning Shopper
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Washing of Baptism Misread?
Dear Lou,
You write:
A protestant told me that “washed” in this verse does not refer to baptism but rather the blood of Christ. This appears in the Catechism under baptism and he says this is wrong…the Catholic Church is using the verse out of context. Could you please reply to me about this?
Paul wrote:
“But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and in the Spirit of our God.”
Scripture uses the same language elsewhere to link “washing” with baptism (“And now why do you wait? Rise and be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on his name.” Acts 22:16; “Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.” Hebrews 10:22; “Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her, 26 that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word” Ephesians 5:25-26).
Since baptism is baptism “into his death” (Romans 6) it does not follow that such washing has nothing to do with the blood of Christ. But neither is it true that passages which speak of the blood of Christ have nothing to do with baptism. Quite obviously, Paul has in mind here the “washing” of baptism. It is your friend, not the Church, who is misreading the passage.
Mark Shea,
Senior Content Editor
Catholic Exchange
