The apostle Paul explained that Christ “loved the congregation and gave himself up for it, in order that he might sanctify it, cleansing it with the bath of water by means of the word, so that he might present the congregation to himself in its splendor, without a spot or a wrinkle or any of such things, but holy and without blemish. ”
Apustulis Pāvils paskaidroja, ka Kristus ” ir mīlējis draudzi un atdevis sevi par to, lai to darītu svētu un attīrītu, mazgājot ūdenī, Dieva vārdos, lai vestu draudzi savā priekšā visā tās krāšņumā, bez traipa, grumbas vai kaut kā tamlīdzīga, bet svētu un bez vainas ”.