Alex Townsend
Series in Titus
He Saved Us
Titus 3:3 - 7
4 March 2018
Most people live unaware of their dire spiritual condition. But God nonetheless pours out on us grace through salvation.
Who is it that offers this salvation? He is God eternal, merciful, gracious, and righteous. The God who offers salvation is the one God of everything, existing in three persons. It is he that chose to save us.
What is our condition? It was that of living in rebellion and sin - until Christ saved us. Remembering who we were fuels our thanksgiving, and commands our obedience, because it brings to mind our total dependence on God. It also helps us understand unbelievers, because we were once as they.
What is the salvation that God has worked? It is an everlasting covenant with believers, founded on God's mercy, and not our works. Salvation was planned by the Father, accomplished by Christ, and applied by the Spirit. The result is freedom to serve Christ, having been made a new creation, and heirs of heaven.