Purified or Putrefied?

Purified or Putrefied?

The two nearly sound alike

But there end the similarities,

The difference is day and night.

Note the “T” in the latter

It could actually stand for tainted,

No such “T” in the former

Not as far as I am acquainted.

You might be brighter than I

And you might insert a “T”

But that would be a terrible mistake

In fact, it would be rather silly.

Don’t mistake it for the cross

As some may want to do,

That I must tell you, my friend,

Would be a myopic view.

There is no “T” in purified

No taint or contamination therein,

Jesus’ blood is the cleanser

That washes away all sin.

Putrefied, however, is different

It’s contaminated through and through,

Hence the “T” therein means tainted

It’s not good for me or for you.

As a matter of fact, we were putrefied

Like whitewashed sepulchers we were

But thanks to our Heavenly Father

He drew us to the Saviour.

As a consequence, we are purified

Through no merit of our own

But through the blood of Jesus Christ,

We can now approach God’s throne.

Purified or putrefied

 That is the question one must ask,

The latter, reject; the former accept,

That’s an opportunity all should grasp.

It is provided free of cost

Having been paid for by the Christ,

Jesus, the suffering Lamb of God

Became that ultimate sacrifice.

Stewart Russell (c) March 2019