5. not by deeds of righteousness which we had done ourselves, but because of His mercy— He saved us through the mikveh of rebirth and renewing of the Ruach ha-Kodesh,
6. whom He abundantly poured out on us through Messiah Yeshua our Savior,
7. so that being set right by His grace, we might become heirs with the confident hope of eternal life!
8. Trustworthy is the saying, and I want you to insist on these things, so that those who have put their trust in God may be careful to devote themselves to good deeds. These things are good and beneficial for people.
9. But avoid foolish controversies and genealogies and strife and disputes about Torah, for they are unprofitable and useless.
10. Dismiss a quarrelsome person after a first and second warning,
11. knowing that such a person is twisted and is sinning—he is self- condemned.