God’s Grace For Successful Living Titus 2 & 3
... loving-kindness, goodwill, divine favor, e.g., Acts 7:10; Acts 14:26; there is stress on its freeness and universality, …and the pleasure or joy He designs for the recipient; thus it is set in contrast with debt, Rom. 4:4, 16,... (VINES)
God Not Under Obligation to Man - Mat 18: God’s Love is unmerited! – Rom 5:8. The means of salvation is unmerited! – Mat 26:28; Heb. 2:9 All spiritual blessings in Christ are unmerited – Eph. 1:3; Col. 1:19-20.
We are saved by grace – Eph. 2:5-8. The doctrine of grace has been abused – Rom. 6:1,15; Jude 4. Something we can receive and then lose – Acts 13:43; Gal. 5:4. “Brings salvation”
Ephesians 2:8-9
Titus 2:1-15 Speak sound doctrine – 2:1 The older men - 2:2 The older women – 2:3-4 The younger women – 2:4-5 The younger men – 2:6-8 Bondservants – 2:9-10
“Has appeared to all men” – Titus 2:11 God’s will and desire is that all men be saved – 2 Pet. 3:9. “Universally Extended”
“Denying Ungodliness” Titus 2:11 Genesis 39:7-12 Grace does not nullify our duty to obey God.
Love not the world – 1 John 2:15-17 Can’t serve God and mammon – Mat 6:19-24 To be a friend with the world is to be an enemy of God – James 4:4 Our affections should be on things above, not on the earth – Col. 3:1-10 “Denying Worldly Lust” Titus 2:11
Demands We Live Soberly – (Inward) Righteously – (Outward) Godly –(Upward)
v 14 - “and purify for Himself His own special people,” —1 Cor. 6:19,20; V14 - “zealous for good works.” – 2 Cor. 7:11. 2 Cor. 7:11. Living To Serve
FROM ROMANS: Is To No Longer Continue In Sin! – 6:1,2 Is To Die To Sin! – 6:3-8 Sin No Longer Has Dominion! – 6:9-14 Is To Be A Servant of Righteousness! – 6:15-23
The Grace of God is to have living results in the life of the child of God!! Romans 12:1,2