Titus 2:11-14: "For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, training us to renounce all ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives, in the present age, waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, who gave himself up for to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for himself a people for His own possession who are zealous for good works."
This passage is, admittedly, more than a mere mouthful. But beyond its density is an acute truth worth contemplating. Paul is saying that God's grace actually trains us. It is the grace of God that sanctifies and purifies. This flies in the face of our human propensity towards meritorious Christianity, i.e. the harder one tries at devotion the more grace they will receive applied to his/her life.
The aforementioned passage warrants some meditative contemplation. It would serve us well to spend some time with it, chew it, and, when we feel we can see its depth, we should read the whole chapter again for the richness of context. This simple practice is the path for the Word of God taking root in our hearts so that it becomes the very core of our very lives. It would behoove us all to take heed.
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