2009-10-06T11:34:50-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/purification/ http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews%201:3&version=NIV 2009-10-06T11:34:50-05:00 The rules for ritual purification for the Israelites were lengthy and complicated. When Jesus came and died he provided a once and for all purification for us. We are all counted clean in God's eyes because of the sacrifice of Jesus. http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Proverbs%2025:4&version=NIV 2009-09-27T21:25:40-05:00 Just as unwanted and excess material must be removed from gold or silver before it acquires its value, so we must sometimes go through the fires of purification in our own lives to bring out our true potential as servants of God.