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– Modern American church grace says: “all are welcome. Come as you are. The coffee’s on us, sit back and relax…and don’t worry about changing. We couldn’t ask you to do that. We don’t want to offend you.”

– Grace says: “all are welcome. Come as you are and be prepared and willing for God to change you. Because when you recognize the true cost of grace, you recognize that it is a debt that you cannot pay, and you are compelled to change…out of gratitude. You will have to die to yourself. Be prepared to sacrifice parts of your sinful lifestyle that the world accepts, and says it’s OK, but God doesn’t.”

DANIEL SAMMS NOVEMBER 10, 2020

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TITUS CHAPTER TWO

Contents: Pastoral work of a true minister.
Characters: Christ, Paul, Titus.
Conclusion: The ministers of Christ should discharge their duties with faithfulness, being careful to teach only such truths as are emphasized by God’s Word, and dividing to each person, according to their age, and condition in life, those special portions of the truth designed for their particular spiritual needs. Let all considerations of the Gospel be ever linked to those foundation truths, the grace of God in our Lord Jesus Christ, the sanctified life through Him, and the blessed hope of His return.
Key Word: Sound doctrine, vv. 1, 15.
Strong Verses: 7, 11, 12, 13, 14.
Striking Facts: vv. 11–13. We have in vv. 12, 13, the A B C’s of the school of grace. The Gospel of grace teaches us (1) to leave the old life (2) to live the new life (3) to look for that blessed hope, the glorious appearance of Christ.

Keith Brooks, Summarized Bible: Complete Summary of the New Testament (Bellingham, WA: Logos Bible Software, 2009), 72.

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Paul was not a universalist, believing that all people go to heaven. Rather, God’s grace is for all the kinds of people discussed in vv. Titus 1–10 (young and old, men and women, slaves and masters). See note on 1Tm 4:10.¹

Charles L. Quarles, “Titus,” in CSB Apologetics Study Bible, ed. Ted Cabal (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2017), 1518.

1. Some claim this verse conflicts with other scriptural passages by teaching universalism (all individuals will be saved). However, “all people” refers to both Jews and Gentiles (all kinds of people rather than every single individual). The word “especially” could be translated “namely.” “All people” equals every believer regardless of ethnic background. Charles L. Quarles, “1 Timothy,” in CSB Apologetics Study Bible, ed. Ted Cabal (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2017), 1509. ↩︎

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