Grace Teaches Godliness for All
Vanoverloop expounds Titus 2:11-12 to demonstrate that God's sovereign grace necessarily produces godliness and holy living in believers, refuting the charge that grace-based salvation encourages carelessness and immorality. The article shows how Christians, though living in an evil world, are taught and enabled by grace itself to deny ungodliness and live soberly, righteously, and godly in the present age.
For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world. Titus 2:11, 12 The teachings concerning gracious salvation are to be believed! And they are to be lived (Tit. 1:1; Tit. 2:1; Tit. 3:8)! The previous verses have shown how Christians are to live those teachings (Tit. 2:2-10). Now (in vv. 11-14) the apostle gives the reason why Christians are to...
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