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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
Paul writes these words to Titus, whom Paul describes as my true child in a common faith.
Paul gives Titus and us a picture here of God’s working in
our lives and the reason for each of those steps He takes on our behalf.
Through God’s grace for us, his children He:
*brings salvation for all people,
God
saves us from our sin. Jesus took all our sin onto Himself when He went to
Calvary.
*trains us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions,
God,
through His word and the Holy Spirit,
shows us what He finds unacceptable to Him.
*trains us to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives
now,
When we
allow the Holy Spirit to have control of our lives, we possess self-control.
When we have self-control, we lead upright lives that please God.
God does all these things as we await the hope of seeing the
risen Christ appear in all His glory.
Amen!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful verses and encouragement for the Hope that God gives us in Christ.
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Let us hold fast the unwavering confession of hope, for He who promised is faithful.
-Hebrews 10:23-
Thank you for your thoughts. We have a God who is faithful to us,although we are not always faithful to Him. Peace and blessings to you.
DeleteYes, we are constantly being trained and schooled in the way of the Lord as we walk by faith in this life. May the Lord give us courage and strength for every new day and adventure. He gives us hope even in the midst of trials and tribulations. We are surely blessed to be His children.
ReplyDeletePam: I attended a funeral this morning and learned a lot about a lady of our church. She showed graciousness to her stepchildren by inviting their mother to every holiday celebration for the 22 years she and her husband were married. She was always on the go, church, to the gym, to TOPS, and to her grandchildren's activities. She lived by her faith. I have learned from her and her family about faith and love. Yes, we are blessed to be His children, chosen by Him.
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