Brethren, do you realize that Jesus Christ saved us to beautify us? Yes. That's the picture of how Christ loved the church and the washing with this water. And he's taking out all the wrinkles and all the defects. He's beautifying us. That's what this is meant... That's what his word is for.

(Excerpt taken from: 26 Ways We Talk Ourselves Out of Obeying God’s Word)