Nothing but the blood of Jesus can cleanse us from sin.
The question, 'What can wash away my sins?' directs us to the profound truth that only the sacrificial death of Christ can remove our sins. In 2 Kings 5, Naaman's leprosy is a representation of our sinfulness, and the cure prescribed by God was a foreshadowing of the ultimate cleansing through Christ's blood. The writer of Hebrews asserts in 9:22 that 'without shedding of blood, there is no remission.' This underscores that our cleansing and redemption come purely through Christ's atoning sacrifice. It is essential for believers to understand that any attempt at righteousness through self-effort is inadequate; instead, we must rely fully on the grace provided through Christ's blood to wash away our sins.
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