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How do we become "vessels of honor" (2 Tim. 2:20–21)?

Answered by Gene Cunningham, Basic Training Bible Ministries · from The Basics, Lesson 2–4: The Equipment—Spiritual Gifts

Through cleansing. In 1 John 1:9, God promises that "if we confess our sins, He will always forgive us and cleanse us from all unrighteousness." If any man cleanses himself, Paul says, "he will be a vessel for honor." The future tense indicates the normal, sequential action of a person moving from the point of salvation forward, using confession continually. As we grow, we learn to confess more quickly and to stay in fellowship for longer and longer periods of time. As we constantly take those upward steps, pressing on to the high ground of spiritual maturity, we will become special vessels that God will use in magnificent ways.

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Source: The Basics The Basics, Lesson 2-4 — The Equipment—Spiritual Gifts (p.99) · Read this lesson in the book → · Read this lesson online →

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