22.13: Salvation is More Powerful than any Cleanser on the Market Today John 13

<p>About a year ago, when the COVID-19, the &nbsp;Coronavirus became a worldwide pandemic, you couldn’t find hand &nbsp;sanitizer, cleansers or even toilet paper in any store. A cleanliness &nbsp;and sanitation paranoia enveloped the world. Even with wearing a mask &nbsp;and cleaning just about everything I touch, I still managed to catch a &nbsp;cold this week. It wasn’t COVID, I had no fever. Still, I don’t know &nbsp;where or how I caught it. Moreover, just like completely, trying to &nbsp;purify your surroundings it’s very much like you trying to purify your &nbsp;own soul. It’s a futile effort.</p> <p>In some <a href="https://giselleaguiar.com/2021/01/15/are-you-so-hung-up-on-tradition-that-you-missed-the-true-salvation-of-jesus/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">religions</a>, there is a paranoia of <a href="https://giselleaguiar.com/2020/07/05/sanctification-striving-to-be-holy-like-god-is-holy/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">sanctification</a> and purification. People go through rituals like <a href="https://giselleaguiar.com/2020/08/01/proven-truth-baby-baptism-absolutely-does-not-equal-salvation/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">baby baptism</a>, first communion, confirmation, <a href="https://giselleaguiar.com/2020/08/04/truth-confessing-to-a-priest-doesnt-get-you-saved/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">confession</a>, genuflecting, doing the sign of the cross, mindlessly chanting the rosary, <em><strong>but none of that cleanses your soul!</strong></em> Only the <a href="https://giselleaguiar.com/2020/07/29/what-is-the-salvation-of-jesus-christ/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Salvation</a> — given freely to us by <a href="https://giselleaguiar.com/2020/01/15/why-did-jesus-have-to-die/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross</a> — His blood — can <a href="https://giselleaguiar.com/2020/01/08/are-you-good-enough-to-get-into-heaven/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">purify us enough to allow us passage into Hea