Wednesday, April 9, 2008

God's Grace As A Teacher


For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ...
Titus 2:11-13, ESV


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en and women through the centuries have extolled the magnificent grace of God. Beloved old hymns and countless sermons have impressed upon the minds of multiplied millions the wonders of God's undeserved yet unreserved kindness to man. Consider the following brief points from the inspired words Paul wrote to Titus...


A. God's grace brings salvation (v. 11a).
B. God's grace has appeared to all men (v. 11b).
C. God's grace teaches six crucial concepts (v. 12-13).
  1. We must renounce ungodliness (v. 12a).
  2. We must renounce worldly passions (v. 12b).
  3. We must live self-controlled lives (v. 12c).
  4. We must live upright lives (v. 12d).
  5. We must live godly lives (v. 12e).
  6. Doing all the above will enable us to anticipate the return of Christ (v. 13).
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