منتدى الفرح المسيحى - Do the Apostle's words about the Church

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Pope Shenouda III

Do the Apostle's words about the Church: "...that He might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word" (Eph.5: 26) mean that cleansing is through the word, that is, salvation is through the word? What about the other verses which signify the necessity of the word for salvation such as: "...having been born again, not of corruptible seed but incorruptible, through the word of God which lives and abides forever" (1Pet.1: 23) and "Of His own will He brought us forth by the word of truth" (Jas.1: 18), and which did not say: "having been born again... through baptism" and "saved us through baptism"?