Hello, Brethren
In this post, I thought it would be great if any who are willing, would share some thoughts, insights, or revelations about the grace of God. Once posted, we could all read and meditate upon His grace, and see where the Spirit of the Lord leads.
I will go first.
Titus 2:11-14,
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11. For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,
12. Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;
13. Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;
14. Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.
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I note something in this passage that seems rather ignored by many believers today.
The fact that God's grace is given to us as a teacher. The divine influence upon the heart (from the Greek word
charis), which has appeared to all men, is not merely given to cover us when we sin and justify us when we believe, it's also given to deliver us from ungodliness and worldly lusts.
Grace affects the moral character of our hearts. Grace ought to be leading us to not just a one time, past salvation of our souls, but rather to a continued redemption from all iniquity, so that we can be/become the unique, zealous people God wants us to be/become.
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