2009-08-25T11:36:30-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/washed/ http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Corinthians%206:9-11&version=NIV 2009-08-25T11:36:30-05:00 Followers of Christ weren't chosen because they were good people--on the contrary, each and every Christian was an much a sinner as anybody else. But upon accepting Christ, we are washed clean of our past sins and sanctified before God.