2. God’s Grace For Successful Living Titus 2 & 3

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)

4.  God Not Under Obligation to Man - Mat 18:23-27.  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.

5.  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”

6. Ephesians 2:8-9

7. 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

8.  “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”

9. “Denying Ungodliness”  Titus 2:11  Genesis 39:7-12 Grace does not nullify our duty to obey God.

10.  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

11. Demands We Live  Soberly – (Inward)  Righteously – (Outward)  Godly –(Upward)

12.  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

13. 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

14.  The Grace of God is to have living results in the life of the child of God!!  Romans 12:1,2