Alex Townsend
Series in Titus
The Beauty of Saving Grace
Titus 2:11 - 14
1 October 2017
The simple message of Christianity is that God saves sinners. Nothing displays God's glory like salvation in fallen men.
Saving grace justifies us (v. 11). The word is a legal term which means 'to declare righteous.' Because the eternal God has died for us, we have a right standing with Him.
Saving grace sanctifies us (v. 12). Sanctification is a progressive growing in christlikeness for all believers. We have been given a new nature which desires to put off worldly desires and to live "sensibly, righteously, and godly in this present age."
Saving grace gives us the hope of glorification (v. 13). Our great hope is putting off this body of sin; in being made perfect on that day Christ takes us home.
Saving grace gives us eternal security (v. 14). We are purified for "his own possession." Christ gave Himself to pay the price of our sin, and to deliver us out of this age.
How we will respond to saving grace? Let us repent if we have not been living in light of our great salvation, and worship God for his great gift.