When Jesus takes possession of our lives it is not only that the past is forgotten and forgiven; if that were all, we might well proceed to make the same mess of life all over again; but into life there enters a new power which enables us to be what by ourselves we could never be and to do what by ourselves we could never do. Water and the Spirit stand for the cleansing and the strengthening power of Christ, which wipes out the past and gives victory in the future.”
Nang magumpisang panahanan ng Banal na Espiritu an gating mga puso, hindi lamang tayo nilinis at nilimot ang ating nakaraan, kundi binigyan din tayo ng kakayahan ng Banal na Espiritu upang maging mga babae at lalaki na binago ng Diyos, isang bagay na hindi natin kayang gawin sa ating sariling kakayahan. Ang tubig at Espiritu ay kumakatawan sa paglilinis at pagbibigay sa atin ng kalakasan ni Kristo na pumawi sa ating nakaraan at nagbibigay sa atin ng tagumpay sa hinaharap."