Becoming Clean

"And these twelve ministers whom thou beholdest shall judge thy seed. And, behold, they are righteous forever; for because of their faith in the Lamb of God their garments are made white in his blood." - 1 Nephi 12:10

It is faith that is cited as to why the garments of the 12 apostles are made clean in the blood of Christ. To be more precise, they had faith that they could be clean through the atonement of Christ. The repented and exercised faith to this end. Then it is said that "...because of their faith in the Lamb of God their garments are made white in his blood."

It is the sacrifice of Jesus that affords us the opportunity of becoming clean. It is repentance and the exercise of faith that make use of his great atoning sacrifice in our life. We will repent and exercise faith when we "...shall have hope through the atonement of Christ and the power of his resurrection, to be raised unto life eternal, and this because of your faith in him according to the promise."(Moroni 7:41) We can gain faith and hope on Christ by a prayerful study of the scriptures.